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How to Say ‘It's one euro twenty.’ in Portuguese

É um euro e vinte.

eh oom EH-oo-roo ee VIN-cheh

[eh oom EH-oo-roo ee VIN-cheh]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices drop the word for cents. um euro e vinte means €1.20, and dois euros e cinquenta "two euros fifty" works the same way.

Phrase Breakdown

É um euro

eh oom EH-oo-roo

It's one euro

Used to give a price. Link the words smoothly: 'eh-ung-EH-oo-roo'.

Example

O pão é um euro.

The bread is one euro.

Words in this phrase

É

[eh]

It is

Used to identify or describe a situation.

Example

É verdade.

It is true.

um

[oom]

a; one

Indefinite article or number used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

No seguimento do evento, foi um prazer e Um gosto falar consigo.

Following the event, it was a pleasure and a delight to speak with you.

euro

[EH-oo-roo]

euro

The currency of Portugal.

Example

Custa um euro.

It costs one euro.

e vinte.

ee VIN-cheh

and twenty (cents).

'Cêntimos' (cents) is left out. 'E' sounds like 'ee', and 'vinte' is nasal: 'VEENT'.

Example

Dois euros e vinte.

Two euros twenty.

Words in this phrase

e

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

vinte

[VIN-cheh]

twenty

The number 20; in prices it often implies cents when said after euros.

Example

São dois euros e vinte para o bilhete do elétrico.

It’s two euros and twenty for the tram ticket.

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The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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