How to Say ‘It's twenty thousand euros’ in Portuguese
São vinte mil euros
sown VEENT meel EH-oo-roosh
[sown VEENT meel EH-oo-roosh]
💬 Usage Tip: With an amount of money, Portuguese says São "they are" because the euros are plural, where English says "It's". mil "thousand" never takes an s: dois mil euros.
Phrase Breakdown
São vinte mil
sown VEENT meel
It's twenty thousand
'São' has a nasal 'ão' sound. 'Vinte' sounds like 'VEENT', with a nasal 'i' and an almost silent final 'e'.
São vinte mil pessoas.
It's twenty thousand people.
Words in this phrase
São
[sown]
(they) are / it comes to
Plural form of 'ser' (to be), used when stating a price.
São três euros.
It's three euros.
vinte
[VEENT]
twenty
The number 20.
Tenho vinte minutos.
I have twenty minutes.
mil
[meel]
thousand
The number 1000; it does not change in the plural.
Custa mil euros.
It costs a thousand euros.
euros
[EH-oo-roosh]
euros
Plural of euro, Portugal's currency.
Tenho dez euros.
I have ten euros.
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