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"Fifty" in Portuguese: cinquenta

cinquenta

Say it: sing-KWEN-tahnumber/sinq.ˈuẽ.ta/

Fifty in Portuguese is cinquenta. Say cinquenta anos for fifty years old and cinquenta e um for fifty-one. Spelling keeps the qu.

Retirement chat

Meu pai faz cinquenta anos em maio.
My dad turns fifty in May.
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How to pronounce cinquenta

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sing-KWEN-tah

/sinq.ˈuẽ.ta/

sing-KWEN-tah

"Fifty" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
cinquentafifty

Default number.

cinquenta anosfifty years old

Age.

cinquenta e umfifty-one

Next numbers.

cinquenta reaisfifty reais

Money.

How to use cinquenta in real life

  1. 1Retirement chat

    Meu pai faz cinquenta anos em maio.

    My dad turns fifty in May.

    Age.

  2. 2Grocery total

    A compra deu cinquenta reais certinho.

    The shopping came to exactly fifty reais.

    Money.

  3. 3Pool laps

    Nadei cinquenta metros sem parar.

    I swam fifty meters without stopping.

    Distance.

Mistakes English speakers make with cinquenta

Incorrect: Eu tenho fifty anos.

Correct: Eu tenho cinquenta anos.

Use cinquenta, not English fifty.

Incorrect: Cinquenta um dias.

Correct: Cinquenta e um dias.

Glue with e: cinquenta e um.

Good to know

Cinquenta is a milestone birthday with big family parties in Brazil. Note the spelling cinquenta (not ‘cincuenta’). From fifty-one up, keep e.

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Splitting a gift budget

  1. ChatPal

    Temos cinquenta para o presente?

    Do we have fifty for the gift?

  2. You

    Temos cinquenta no envelope.

    We have fifty in the envelope.

  3. ChatPal

    Perfeito. Cinquenta cobre a moldura.

    Perfect. Fifty covers the frame.

  4. You

    Então fechamos essa.

    Then we’ll go with that one.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Fifty" in Portuguese

How to say it?

Cinquenta.

Fifty-one?

Cinquenta e um.

Fifty years old?

Cinquenta anos.

Spelling tip?

Cinquenta with qu.

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