How to Say ‘It takes about three hours.’ in Portuguese
Demora cerca de três horas.
deh-MOH-rah SEHR-kah deh TRESH OH-rash
[deh-MOH-rah SEHR-kah deh TRESH OH-rash]
Phrase Breakdown
Demora
[deh-MOH-rah]
it takes
From 'demorar': to take (time), to last.
A viagem demora uma hora.
The trip takes one hour.
cerca de três horas.
SEHR-kah deh TRESH OH-rash
about three hours.
Say 'SER-ka d(e) tre-ZO-rash'. The 's' of 'três' links to 'horas' with a 'z' sound, and the 'h' is silent.
A viagem é cerca de três horas.
The trip is about three hours.
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
[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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