Portuguese numbers · with audio
Numbers in Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese numbers follow a few simple patterns, and once you know zero to twenty and the tens you can say almost anything. This page shows you how to count in Portuguese the way Brazilians do, with audio on every number and a converter for any number you need.
- 0 zero
- 1 um
- 2 dois
- 3 três
- 4 quatro
- 5 cinco
- 6 seis
- 7 sete
- 8 oito
- 9 nove
- 10 dez
Numbers 1–10 in Portuguese (how to count to ten)
Here is how to count to ten in Portuguese. Press ▶ to hear each number in a Brazilian voice; the respelling is a rough guide for English speakers, with the stressed syllable in capitals.
| Number | Portuguese | Say it | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | zeroZEH-roo | ZEH-roo | |
| 1 | um / umaoong | oong | |
| 2 | dois / duasdoys | doys | |
| 3 | trêstrays | trays | |
| 4 | quatroKWAH-troo | KWAH-troo | |
| 5 | cincoSEEN-koo | SEEN-koo | |
| 6 | seissays | says | |
| 7 | seteSEH-chee | SEH-chee | |
| 8 | oitoOY-too | OY-too | |
| 9 | noveNOH-vee | NOH-vee | |
| 10 | dezdess | dess |
One and two change with the noun: um livro, uma casa (one book, one house); dois livros, duas casas. Every other number from three to ten stays the same.
Numbers 11–20
Eleven to fifteen have their own names. From sixteen to nineteen, Portuguese says ten-and-six, ten-and-seven: dezesseis, dezessete, dezoito, dezenove.
| Number | Portuguese | Say it | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | onzeOHN-zee | OHN-zee | |
| 12 | dozeDOH-zee | DOH-zee | |
| 13 | trezeTRAY-zee | TRAY-zee | |
| 14 | quatorzePortugal: catorzekwah-TOR-zee | kwah-TOR-zee | |
| 15 | quinzeKEEN-zee | KEEN-zee | |
| 16 | dezesseisPortugal: dezasseisdeh-zee-SAYS | deh-zee-SAYS | |
| 17 | dezessetePortugal: dezassetedeh-zee-SEH-chee | deh-zee-SEH-chee | |
| 18 | dezoitodeh-ZOY-too | deh-ZOY-too | |
| 19 | dezenovePortugal: dezanovedeh-zee-NOH-vee | deh-zee-NOH-vee | |
| 20 | vinteVEEN-chee | VEEN-chee |
Portugal writes and says these differently: dezasseis, dezassete, dezanove, and catorze for fourteen. Brazilians write quatorze or catorze; both are correct, and quatorze is the more common.
Numbers 1–100
First the tens. With them and the numbers from one to nine you can build everything up to a hundred.
| Number | Portuguese | Say it | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | vinteVEEN-chee | VEEN-chee | |
| 30 | trintaTREEN-tah | TREEN-tah | |
| 40 | quarentakwah-REN-tah | kwah-REN-tah | |
| 50 | cinquentaseen-KWEN-tah | seen-KWEN-tah | |
| 60 | sessentaseh-SEN-tah | seh-SEN-tah | |
| 70 | setentaseh-TEN-tah | seh-TEN-tah | |
| 80 | oitentaoy-TEN-tah | oy-TEN-tah | |
| 90 | noventanoh-VEN-tah | noh-VEN-tah | |
| 100 | cemseng | seng |
The rule is one word: e (and). Put it between the ten and the unit: vinte e um (21), quarenta e sete (47), noventa e nove (99). There are no exceptions below a hundred.
- 21 vinte e um
- 35 trinta e cinco
- 47 quarenta e sete
- 68 sessenta e oito
- 99 noventa e nove
Every number from 1 to 100. Tap one to hear it.
Printable 1–100 chart (PDF)One page, for learners and teachers: the numbers, the words and the e rule.
Hundreds, thousands and millions
- Cem or cento
- A hundred on its own is cem. With anything after it, it becomes cento: cento e um (101), cento e vinte (120). Cem also stays cem before a noun or mil: cem reais, cem mil.
- Duzentos or duzentas
- The hundreds from 200 to 900 agree with the noun, like um and dois: duzentos livros, duzentas pessoas. Five hundred is quinhentos, not cincocentos.
- Mil, never um mil
- A thousand is just mil. Mil is never plural either: dois mil, dez mil. Between the thousands and the rest, say e only when what follows is below a hundred or a round hundred: mil e um, mil e quinhentos, but mil trezentos e quarenta e sete.
- Um milhão de
- Milhão is a noun, so it takes um and a plural, and a round million takes de before what it counts: um milhão de pessoas, dois milhões de reais. Not round, and the de goes: um milhão e duzentos mil reais.
- Bilhão in Brazil, mil milhões in Portugal
- A thousand million is um bilhão in Brazil. Portugal says mil milhões, and its um bilião is a million million.
| Number | Portuguese | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | cem | |
| 101 | cento e um | |
| 120 | cento e vinte | |
| 200 | duzentos / duzentas | |
| 500 | quinhentos | |
| 999 | novecentos e noventa e nove | |
| 1.000 | mil | |
| 1.001 | mil e um | |
| 1.500 | mil e quinhentos | |
| 1.347 | mil trezentos e quarenta e sete | |
| 2.000 | dois mil | |
| 10.000 | dez mil | |
| 100.000 | cem mil | |
| 1.000.000 | um milhão | |
| 2.000.000 | dois milhões | |
| 1.000.000.000 | um bilhãoPortugal: mil milhões |
Ordinal numbers in Portuguese
Ordinals (first, second, third) agree with the noun: o primeiro dia, a primeira vez. They are written with a small o or a after the number: 1º, 1ª.
| Number | Ordinal | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| 1º1ª | primeiroprimeira | |
| 2º2ª | segundosegunda | |
| 3º3ª | terceiroterceira | |
| 4º4ª | quartoquarta | |
| 5º5ª | quintoquinta | |
| 6º6ª | sextosexta | |
| 7º7ª | sétimosétima | |
| 8º8ª | oitavooitava | |
| 9º9ª | nononona | |
| 10º10ª | décimodécima | |
| 11º11ª | décimo primeirodécima primeira | |
| 20º20ª | vigésimovigésima | |
| 21º21ª | vigésimo primeirovigésima primeira | |
| 30º30ª | trigésimotrigésima | |
| 50º50ª | quinquagésimoquinquagésima | |
| 100º100ª | centésimocentésima | |
| 1000º1000ª | milésimomilésima |
Where Brazilians use them
Floors
Moro no quinto andar.
I live on the fifth floor.
The first of the month
Primeiro de maio é feriado.
The first of May is a holiday.
Only the first takes an ordinal: dois de maio, quinze de maio.
Centuries and kings
Dom Pedro II, o século XXI.
Said: “Dom Pedro segundo, o século vinte e um.”
Pedro II, the 21st century.
Roman numerals are read as ordinals up to ten, and as cardinals after: Dom Pedro segundo, but o século vinte e um.
Numbers in real life in Brazil
Where you'll actually meet numbers in Brazil, with the way they are written and the way they are said.
Phone numbers and meia
Phone numbers are read digit by digit. For six, Brazilians usually say meia (from meia dúzia, half a dozen), so it can't be misheard as três. Mobile numbers have nine digits after the two-digit area code (DDD), and start with 9.
Meu celular é (11) 9 8765-4326.
Said: “Meu celular é um um, nove, oito sete meia cinco, quatro três dois meia.”
My mobile is (11) 9 8765-4326.
O DDD do Rio é 21.
Said: “O DDD do Rio é vinte e um.”
Rio's area code is 21 (area codes are often said as one number).
Em caso de emergência, ligue 190.
Said: “Em caso de emergência, ligue um nove zero.”
In an emergency, call 190 (the police).
Money and prices
Brazil's money is the real (plural reais), and a real has a hundred centavos. Prices are written R$ 12,90: the comma marks the centavos, and a point separates the thousands, R$ 1.234,56. In shops people often drop the words reais and centavos.
Custa R$ 12,90.
Said: “Custa doze e noventa.”
It costs 12.90 (said as “twelve and ninety”).
O aluguel é R$ 1.500,00 por mês.
Said: “O aluguel é mil e quinhentos reais por mês.”
The rent is 1,500 reais a month.
Seu troco: R$ 0,50.
Said: “Seu troco: cinquenta centavos.”
Your change: 50 centavos.
Years
Years are said as ordinary numbers, never split in two as in English: 1994 is a thousand nine hundred and ninety-four.
Nasci em 1994.
Said: “Nasci em mil novecentos e noventa e quatro.”
I was born in 1994.
A Copa de 2014 foi no Brasil.
Said: “A Copa de dois mil e quatorze foi no Brasil.”
The 2014 World Cup was in Brazil.
Me formei em 2008.
Said: “Me formei em dois mil e oito.”
I graduated in 2008.
Dates
Dates go day, month, year, written 05/10/2026, and are said with dia: dia cinco de outubro. Months have no capital letter. Only the first of the month is an ordinal.
Meu aniversário é dia 5 de outubro.
Said: “Meu aniversário é dia cinco de outubro.”
My birthday is on 5 October.
1º de janeiro é feriado.
Said: “Primeiro de janeiro é feriado.”
The first of January is a holiday.
A reunião ficou para o dia 22.
Said: “A reunião ficou para o dia vinte e dois.”
The meeting was moved to the 22nd.
Telling the time
Hours are feminine (a hora), so it is uma hora and duas horas. Half past is e meia, noon is meio-dia and midnight meia-noite. Timetables use the 24-hour clock, written 18h15.
A aula começa às 2h30.
Said: “A aula começa às duas e meia.”
The class starts at half past two.
Vamos almoçar ao meio-dia?
Shall we have lunch at noon?
O ônibus sai às 18h15.
Said: “O ônibus sai às dezoito e quinze.”
The bus leaves at 18:15.
Age
Age is something you have, not something you are: tenho trinta anos, I have thirty years.
Tenho 30 anos.
Said: “Tenho trinta anos.”
I'm 30.
Quantos anos você tem?
How old are you?
Minha filha fez 2 anos ontem.
Said: “Minha filha fez dois anos ontem.”
My daughter turned two yesterday.
Percentages
Per cent is por cento, and decimals are read with vírgula: 4,5% is quatro vírgula cinco por cento.
Tudo com 50% de desconto.
Said: “Tudo com cinquenta por cento de desconto.”
Everything 50% off.
Quer incluir os 10% do garçom?
Said: “Quer incluir os dez por cento do garçom?”
Would you like to add the 10% service charge?
A inflação foi de 4,5%.
Said: “A inflação foi de quatro vírgula cinco por cento.”
Inflation was 4.5%.
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Questions
How do you count to 10 in Portuguese?
Um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito, nove, dez. Zero is zero. One and two change for feminine nouns: uma and duas.
Why do Brazilians say “meia” for six?
Meia is short for meia dúzia, half a dozen. Seis and três sound alike over a bad phone line, so when reading out a phone number, a code or a document number digit by digit, Brazilians say meia for six. In ordinary counting, six is still seis.
Cem or cento?
Cem is exactly 100, on its own or before a noun or mil: cem reais, cem mil. As soon as anything follows, it is cento: cento e um (101), cento e cinquenta (150). The other hundreds are duzentos, trezentos, quatrocentos, quinhentos, seiscentos, setecentos, oitocentos and novecentos.
Is it um or uma, dois or duas?
It depends on the noun. Um and dois go with masculine nouns (um livro, dois livros), uma and duas with feminine ones (uma casa, duas casas). The same goes for 21, 22, 31 and so on (vinte e uma pessoas), for the hundreds from 200 (duzentas pessoas) and for thousands (duas mil pessoas). Milhão is masculine, so it is always dois milhões.
How do you say years in Portuguese?
As one ordinary number, never split in two as in English. 1999 is mil novecentos e noventa e nove, 2000 is dois mil, and 2026 is dois mil e vinte e seis.
How are Brazilian and European Portuguese numbers different?
The numbers are almost the same. Portugal says and writes dezasseis, dezassete and dezanove for 16, 17 and 19 where Brazil has dezesseis, dezessete and dezenove; Portugal uses only catorze for 14, where Brazil also has quatorze; and a thousand million is mil milhões in Portugal and um bilhão in Brazil. Brazilians also say meia for six in phone numbers, which Portugal doesn't. The pronunciation differs more than the words.
How do you write prices in Brazil?
With R$ before the amount, a comma before the centavos and a point between the thousands: R$ 1.234,56. Out loud it is mil duzentos e trinta e quatro reais e cinquenta e seis centavos, or in a shop just mil duzentos e trinta e quatro e cinquenta e seis.
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