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How to Say ‘Sales went up twenty percent in March.’ in Portuguese

As vendas subiram vinte por cento em março.

azh VEN-dush soo-BEE-rown VEENT poor SEN-too ehm MAR-soo

[azh VEN-dush soo-BEE-rown VEENT poor SEN-too ehm MAR-soo]

Phrase Breakdown

As vendas subiram

azh VEN-dush soo-BEE-rown

Sales went up

This is the subject and verb. 'Subiram' is stressed on 'BI'.

Example

As vendas subiram este ano.

Sales went up this year.

Words in this phrase

[azh]

the

Plural feminine definite article, used before feminine plural nouns.

Example

As pessoas parecem abertas a perguntas no evento.

The people seem open to questions at the event.

vendas

[VEN-dush]

sales

Plural of 'venda', feminine noun for a sale.

Example

As vendas subiram este mês.

Sales went up this month.

subiram

[soo-BEE-rown]

rose / went up

Past tense of 'subir' (to go up) for 'they'.

Example

Os preços subiram muito.

Prices went up a lot.

vinte por cento

VEENT poor SEN-too

twenty percent

This says how much sales rose. Say it as one smooth group.

Example

Poupei vinte por cento.

I saved twenty percent.

Words in this phrase

vinte

[VEENT]

twenty

The number 20.

Example

Temos vinte clientes novos.

We have twenty new customers.

por

[poor]

per

Used for rates: per hour, per person.

Example

Custa cinco euros por pessoa.

It costs five euros per person.

cento

[SEN-too]

cent (in 'per cent')

Used in 'por cento' to express a percentage.

Example

Cresceu dez por cento.

It grew ten percent.

em março.

ehm MAR-soo

in March.

'Em' is a nasal sound, close to 'ãy'. Months are written in lowercase in Portuguese.

Example

Faço anos em março.

My birthday is in March.

Words in this phrase

[ehm]

Used to indicate inclusion within space or limits.

Example

Está em casa.

It's in the house.

março

[MAR-soo]

March

The third month of the year; written in lowercase in European Portuguese.

Example

Em março começa a primavera.

Spring starts in March.

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