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How to Say ‘I think it's about seventy centimetres.’ in Portuguese

Acho que tem uns setenta centímetros.

AH-shoo kuh TAYNG oonsh seh-TEN-tuh sen-TEE-meh-troosh

[AH-shoo kuh TAYNG oonsh seh-TEN-tuh sen-TEE-meh-troosh]

Phrase Breakdown

Acho que tem

AH-shoo kuh TAYNG

I think it has

'Acho que' is a very common way to say 'I think that'. 'Ch' sounds like English 'sh': 'A-shu kuh tãy'.

Example

Acho que tem razão.

I think you're right.

Words in this phrase

Acho

[AH-shoo]

think

From achar, often used to mean think, believe, or find an opinion.

Example

Eu acho que Portugal tem boas hipóteses.

I think Portugal has a good chance.

que

[kuh]

that

Often used in expressions like claro que sim to reinforce the statement.

Example

Acho que podemos colaborar bem.

I think that we can collaborate well.

tem

[TAYNG]

has

Form of 'ter' (to have) for he/she/it; used to state age.

Example

O meu filho tem dez anos.

My son is ten years old.

uns setenta centímetros.

oonsh seh-TEN-tuh sen-TEE-meh-troosh

about seventy centimetres.

'Uns' gives an approximate number. Stress 'TEN' in 'setenta' and 'TÍ' in 'centímetros'.

Example

A mesa tem uns setenta centímetros.

The table is about seventy centimetres.

Words in this phrase

uns

[oonsh]

about; around

Before numbers, 'uns' means approximately.

Example

Custa uns dez euros.

It costs about ten euros.

setenta

[seh-TEN-tuh]

seventy

The number 70.

Example

O meu avô tem setenta anos.

My grandfather is seventy years old.

centímetros

[sen-TEE-meh-troosh]

centimetres

Plural of 'centímetro', a hundredth of a metre.

Example

O lápis tem quinze centímetros.

The pencil is fifteen centimetres long.

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