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How to Say ‘It's more than five hundred years old’ in Portuguese

Tem mais de quinhentos anos

TAYNG mysh duh kee-NYEN-toosh AH-noosh

[TAYNG mysh duh kee-NYEN-toosh AH-noosh]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese gives age with ter "to have": the brotherhood literally "has" five hundred years. It works the same for people: Tenho trinta anos "I'm thirty".

Phrase Breakdown

Tem mais de

TAYNG mysh duh

It's more than

Portuguese uses 'ter' (to have) for age. 'Tem' is nasal: 'tay(ng)'.

Example

Tem mais de cem anos.

It's more than a hundred years old.

Words in this phrase

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.

mais

[mysh]

Used to ask for additional information or greater quantity.

Example

Quero saber mais antes de me candidatar.

I want to know more before applying.

[duh]

than

Used after 'mais' before numbers: 'mais de' = more than.

Example

Há mais de cem pessoas.

There are more than a hundred people.

quinhentos anos

kee-NYEN-toosh AH-noosh

five hundred years (old)

The final 's' of 'quinhentos' links to 'anos' as a 'z' sound: 'kee-NYEN-tu-ZA-nush'.

Example

O castelo tem quinhentos anos.

The castle is five hundred years old.

Words in this phrase

quinhentos

[kee-NYEN-toosh]

five hundred

The number 500, masculine form.

Example

Custa quinhentos euros.

It costs five hundred euros.

anos

[AH-noosh]

years

Plural of "ano," used for talking about repeated yearly events.

Example

Há anos que participo nesta conferência.

I have been taking part in this conference for years.

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