Portuguese · Time, Numbers & Colors

"Ninety" in Portuguese: noventa

noventa

Say it: noh-VEHN-tahnumber/no.ˈvẽ.ta/

Ninety in Portuguese is noventa. Say noventa reais for prices and noventa anos for age. Noventa e um starts the next numbers.

Paying

A conta deu noventa reais no total.
The bill came to ninety reais in total.
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How to pronounce noventa

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noh-VEHN-tah

/no.ˈvẽ.ta/

noh-VEHN-tah

"Ninety" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
noventaninety

Base number.

noventa e umninety-one

Compound.

noventa reaisninety reais

Price.

anos noventathe nineties

Decade talk.

How to use noventa in real life

  1. 1Paying

    A conta deu noventa reais no total.

    The bill came to ninety reais in total.

    Price.

  2. 2Age

    Minha avó faz noventa anos em maio.

    My grandma turns ninety in May.

    Birthday.

  3. 3Bus route

    O ponto do ônibus noventa fica na esquina.

    The stop for bus ninety is on the corner.

    Route number.

Mistakes English speakers make with noventa

Incorrect: Custa ninety reais.

Correct: Custa noventa reais.

Use noventa, not English ninety.

Incorrect: Novente pessoas vieram.

Correct: Noventa pessoas vieram.

The number is noventa, not novente.

Good to know

Brazilian prices often land on round tens like noventa in markets and apps. Ages past oitenta get respectful comments; noventa anos is celebrated loudly. Bus and building numbers just say noventa with no extra article needed.

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Splitting a bill

  1. ChatPal

    Deu noventa no total. Dividimos?

    It came to ninety total. Shall we split?

  2. You

    Sim. Noventa dividido por dois é fácil.

    Yes. Ninety divided by two is easy.

  3. ChatPal

    Então são quarenta e cinco pra cada.

    So that’s forty-five each.

  4. You

    Fechado. Eu pago no Pix.

    Deal. I’ll pay by Pix.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Ninety" in Portuguese

How do you say 90?

Noventa.

91?

Noventa e um.

Ninety reais?

Noventa reais.

The nineties?

Os anos noventa.

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