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How to Say ‘The room only holds twenty’ in Portuguese

A sala só leva vinte

ah SAH-lah saw LEH-vah VIN-cheh

[ah SAH-lah saw LEH-vah VIN-cheh]

💬 Usage Tip: levar usually means 'to take or carry', but for rooms and vehicles it means 'to hold': O carro leva cinco "The car takes five".

Phrase Breakdown

A sala

ah SAH-lah

The room

This is the definite article plus the noun. Say it as one unit: 'a-SA-la'.

Example

A sala é grande.

The room is big.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

sala

[SAH-lah]

room

A room, here a dining room in a restaurant.

Example

A sala tem janelas.

The room has windows.

só leva vinte

saw LEH-vah VIN-cheh

only holds twenty

'Levar' here means 'to hold' or 'to fit'. 'Só' means 'only' and has an open 'o' sound.

Example

O carro só leva cinco.

The car only holds five.

Words in this phrase

só

[saw]

only

No one or nothing more besides; solely.

Example

Só você sabe o que sinto.

Only you know what I feel.

leva

[LEH-vah]

holds / takes

From 'levar'; here means it fits a capacity of people.

Example

Esta mesa leva oito pessoas.

This table seats eight people.

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.

Guides for Portuguese learners

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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