Portuguese Numbers 1 to 100: Full Guide with Pronunciation
By Bruno Lopes · Brazilian Portuguese teacher
Host of I Speak Portuguese · Updated
Meet Bruno and the teaching team1 to 20 (memorize these)
| # | Portuguese | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zero | ZEH-roo |
| 1 | um / uma | oong / OO-mah |
| 2 | dois / duas | doys / DOO-ahs |
| 3 | três | trays |
| 4 | quatro | KWAH-troo |
| 5 | cinco | SEEN-koo |
| 6 | seis | says |
| 7 | sete | SEH-chee |
| 8 | oito | OY-too |
| 9 | nove | NOH-vee |
| 10 | dez | dehz |
| 11 | onze | OHN-zee |
| 12 | doze | DOH-zee |
| 13 | treze | TREH-zee |
| 14 | quatorze | kwah-TOR-zee |
| 15 | quinze | KEEN-zee |
| 16 | dezesseis | deh-zee-SAYS |
| 17 | dezessete | deh-zee-SEH-chee |
| 18 | dezoito | deh-ZOY-too |
| 19 | dezenove | deh-zee-NOH-vee |
| 20 | vinte | VEEN-chee |
The tens (super regular)
| 20 | vinte | 60 | sessenta |
| 30 | trinta | 70 | setenta |
| 40 | quarenta | 80 | oitenta |
| 50 | cinquenta | 90 | noventa |
| 100 | cem |
The pattern from 21 to 99
Just insert e ("and") between the ten and the unit: vinte e um (21), trinta e cinco (35), oitenta e sete (87), noventa e nove (99). No exceptions. Learn the tens and 1–9 and you own the whole range.
Real-world examples
- Quanto custa? — Vinte e cinco reais. (How much is it? — 25 reais.)
- Meu voo sai às dezoito e trinta. (My flight leaves at 6:30 PM. You may see 24-hour time on schedules and signs.)
- Tenho trinta e dois anos. (I'm 32 years old.)
- Moro no apartamento cinquenta e sete. (I live in apartment 57.)
- São dez para as três. (It's ten to three.)
Listen, then try it yourself
These phrase recordings are by Bruno. Play one, listen again, and repeat it aloud. The dialogue below is an original written practice example; the recordings cover the individual phrases shown here.
Practice a short conversation
- Customer: Quanto custa?
- How much does it cost?
- Clerk: Vinte e cinco reais.
- Twenty-five reais.
- Customer: Obrigado, vou levar.
- Thanks, I'll take it.
Your turn
Say your answers aloud before opening the suggestions. Other answers can work too.
- Ask how much a coffee costs.
- Say that something costs 25 reais.
- Say your age using tenho and a number.
Show suggested answers
- Quanto custa um café?
- Custa vinte e cinco reais.
- For example: Tenho trinta e dois anos. Adapt the number to your age.
Keep practicing everyday phrases and Brazilian audio in the Real Life Portuguese app. For feedback on your own conversations, explore lessons with our Brazilian teaching team.
Cem vs. cento
Cem is exactly 100. As soon as you add anything, it becomes cento: cento e um (101), cento e cinquenta (150). Then duzentos (200), trezentos (300), and so on.
Practice this today
Read out loud: your phone number, your age, your zip code, the price of your coffee, and today's date. Do this once a day for a week and numbers stop being a bottleneck.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say phone numbers in Portuguese?
Brazilians say phone numbers digit by digit, in pairs where possible. 9 8765-4321 becomes 'nove — oitenta e sete, sessenta e cinco — quarenta e três, vinte e um'.
Do numbers change with gender in Portuguese?
Only 1 and 2 (and the hundreds from 200 up). 'One book' is 'um livro' (masc.) or 'uma mesa' (fem.). Everything from 3 through 99 stays the same.
How do I say prices in reais?
The word 'reais' is the plural of real. 'R$ 25,50' is said 'vinte e cinco reais e cinquenta centavos'. Note that Brazilians use a comma as the decimal separator, not a period.
