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How to Say ‘About two hours.’ in Portuguese

Cerca de duas horas.

SEHR-kah deh DOO-ahsh OH-rash

[SEHR-kah deh DOO-ahsh OH-rash]

💬 Usage Tip: Cerca de means "about" or "around" before a number. duas is the feminine form of "two", used here because horas is feminine; with a masculine word it's dois: dois dias "two days".

Phrase Breakdown

Cerca de

SEHR-kah deh

About / around

This means 'approximately'. Say 'SEHR-kuh duh'. The final 'e' in 'de' is very weak.

Example

Cerca de cem pessoas.

About a hundred people.

Words in this phrase

Cerca

[SEHR-kah]

about

With 'de' means approximately.

Example

Demora cerca de uma hora.

It takes about an hour.

[deh]

(no direct translation)

Preposition linking 'importar-se' to the following verb.

Example

Importa-se de esperar?

Do you mind waiting?

duas horas.

DOO-ahsh OH-rash

two hours.

'Duas' is the feminine form of 'two'. Say 'DOO-uhz OH-ruhsh'. The 's' links as 'z' before a vowel, and the 'h' is silent.

Example

Esperei duas horas.

I waited two hours.

Words in this phrase

duas

[DOO-ahsh]

two

Feminine form of the number 2, used with feminine nouns.

Example

Quero duas mesas.

I want two tables.

horas

[OH-rash]

hours

Plural of 'hora', hour.

Example

Esperei duas horas.

I waited two hours.

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