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How to Say ‘Fifty cents, plus the price of the trip.’ in Portuguese

Cinquenta cêntimos, mais o preço da viagem.

seen-KWEHN-tuh SEN-tee-moosh mysh oo PREH-soo dah vee-AH-zhayn

[seen-KWEHN-tuh SEN-tee-moosh mysh oo PREH-soo dah vee-AH-zhayn]

Phrase Breakdown

Cinquenta cêntimos,

seen-KWEHN-tuh SEN-tee-moosh

Fifty cents,

'Cinquenta' sounds like 'sin-KWEN-ta'. 'cêntimos' is stressed on the first syllable: 'SEN-ti-mush'. Pause slightly at the comma.

Example

Custa cinquenta cêntimos.

It costs fifty cents.

Words in this phrase

Cinquenta

[seen-KWEHN-tuh]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Tenho cinquenta euros.

I have fifty euros.

cêntimos

[SEN-tee-moosh]

cents

Plural of 'cêntimo', a hundredth of a euro.

Example

Custa cinquenta cêntimos.

It costs fifty cents.

mais o preço

mysh oo PREH-soo

plus the price

'mais' means 'plus' here. The 's' links to 'o', so it sounds like 'MAI-zu PRÊ-su'.

Example

Mais o IVA.

Plus VAT.

Words in this phrase

mais

[mysh]

plus

Used to add amounts.

Example

Dez mais cinco.

Ten plus five.

o

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

preço

[PREH-soo]

price

The amount something costs.

Example

O preço é justo.

The price is fair.

da viagem.

dah vee-AH-zhayn

of the trip.

Completes the phrase. Use a falling tone, since this is a statement.

Example

O custo da viagem.

The cost of the trip.

Words in this phrase

da

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

viagem

[vee-AH-zhayn]

trip / journey

A single journey or travel.

Example

A viagem demora vinte minutos.

The trip takes twenty minutes.

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