How to Say ‘About three hours’ in Portuguese
Cerca de três horas
SEHR-kah deh TRESH OH-rash
[SEHR-kah deh TRESH OH-rash]
Phrase Breakdown
Cerca de
SEHR-kah deh
About / around
This expression means 'approximately'. Say 'SER-ka d(e)'. The 'e' in 'de' is barely pronounced.
Cerca de dez minutos.
About ten minutes.
Words in this phrase
Cerca
[SEHR-kah]
about
With 'de' means approximately.
Demora cerca de uma hora.
It takes about an hour.
de
[deh]
(no direct translation)
Preposition linking 'importar-se' to the following verb.
Importa-se de esperar?
Do you mind waiting?
três horas
TRESH OH-rash
three hours
'Três' sounds like 'tresh', and it links into 'horas' as 'tre-ZO-rash'. The 'h' in 'horas' is silent.
Esperei três horas.
I waited three hours.
Words in this phrase
três
[TRESH]
three
The number 3.
Temos três filhos.
We have three children.
horas
[OH-rash]
hours
Plural of 'hora', hour.
Esperei duas horas.
I waited two hours.
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