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"Eighty" in Portuguese: oitenta

oitenta

Say it: oy-TEN-tahnumber/oj.ˈtẽ.ta/

Eighty in Portuguese is oitenta. Say oitenta anos for eighty years old and oitenta e um for eighty-one. Built from oito.

Big birthday

Minha bisavó faz oitenta anos em dezembro.
My great-grandma turns eighty in December.
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How to pronounce oitenta

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oy-TEN-tah

/oj.ˈtẽ.ta/

oy-TEN-tah

"Eighty" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
oitentaeighty

Default number.

oitenta anoseighty years old

Age.

oitenta e umeighty-one

Next numbers.

oitenta reaiseighty reais

Money.

How to use oitenta in real life

  1. 1Big birthday

    Minha bisavó faz oitenta anos em dezembro.

    My great-grandma turns eighty in December.

    Age.

  2. 2Taxi estimate

    A corrida deve dar uns oitenta reais.

    The ride should come to about eighty reais.

    Money.

  3. 3Class size

    A sala comporta oitenta alunos no máximo.

    The room holds eighty students at most.

    Capacity.

Mistakes English speakers make with oitenta

Incorrect: Eu tenho eighty anos.

Correct: Eu tenho oitenta anos.

Use oitenta, not English eighty.

Incorrect: Oitenta um páginas.

Correct: Oitenta e uma páginas.

Glue with e: oitenta e um/uma.

Good to know

Oitenta is a celebrated elder birthday in Brazilian families. From eighty-one up, keep e. Link it to oito for memory: oito → oitenta.

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Buying bulk snacks

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    O pacote tem oitenta unidades?

    Does the pack have eighty units?

  2. You

    Tem oitenta. para a festa.

    It has eighty. That’s enough for the party.

  3. ChatPal

    Perfeito. Oitenta sai mais barato.

    Perfect. Eighty works out cheaper.

  4. You

    Eu levo dois pacotes então.

    I’ll take two packs then.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Eighty" in Portuguese

How to say it?

Oitenta.

Eighty-one?

Oitenta e um.

Eighty years old?

Oitenta anos.

Memory tip?

From oito → oitenta.

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