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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese Numbers

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos

The tables below are designed to help you study the words for different kinds of numbers in Brazilian Portuguese.

For a full description of the rules for using these numbers, check out our post on Brazilian Portuguese numbers!

Forms of cardinal numbers in Brazilian Portuguese

Cardinal numbers are the numbers we primarily use to count and do math.

Cardinal numbers from 0-100

0
Translation: zero
1
Translation: um/uma
2
Translation: dois, duas
3
Translation: três
4
Translation: quatro
5
Translation: cinco
6
Translation: seis
7
Translation: sete
8
Translation: oito
9
Translation: nove
10
Translation: dez
11
Translation: onze
12
Translation: doze
13
Translation: treze
14
Translation: catorze, quatorze
15
Translation: quinze
16
Translation: dezesseis
17
Translation: dezessete
18
Translation: dezoito
19
Translation: dezenove
20
Translation: vinte
21
Translation: um(a)
22
Translation: vinte e dois/duas
23
Translation: vinte e três
24
Translation: vinte e quatro
25
Translation: vinte e cinco
26
Translation: vinte e seis
27
Translation: vinte e sete
28
Translation: vinte e oito
29
Translation: vinte e nove
30
Translation: trinta
31
Translation: trinta e um(a)
32
Translation: trinta e dois/duas
33
Translation: trinta e três
34
Translation: trinta e quatro
35
Translation: trinta e cinco
36
Translation: trinta e seis
37
Translation: trinta e sete
38
Translation: trinta e oito
39
Translation: trinta e nove
40
Translation: quarenta
41
Translation: quarenta e um(a)
42
Translation: quarenta e dois/duas
43
Translation: quarenta e três
44
Translation: quarenta e quatro
45
Translation: quarenta e cinco
46
Translation: quaraenta e seis
47
Translation: quarenta e sete
48
Translation: quarenta e oito
49
Translation: quarenta e nove
50
Translation: cinquenta
51
Translation: cinquenta e um(a)
52
Translation: cinquenta e dois/duas
53
Translation: cinquenta e três
54
Translation: cinquenta e quatro
55
Translation: cinquenta e cinco
56
Translation: cinquenta e seis
57
Translation: cinquenta e sete
58
Translation: cinquenta e oito
59
Translation: cinquenta e nove
60
Translation: sessenta
61
Translation: sessenta e um(a)
62
Translation: sessenta e dois/duas
63
Translation: sessenta e três
64
Translation: sessenta e quatro
65
Translation: sessenta e cinco
66
Translation: sessenta e seis
67
Translation: sessenta e sete
68
Translation: sessenta e oito
69
Translation: sessenta e nove
70
Translation: setenta
71
Translation: setenta e um(a)
72
Translation: setenta e dois/duas
73
Translation: setenta e três
74
Translation: setenta e quatro
75
Translation: setenta e cinco
76
Translation: setenta e seis
77
Translation: setenta e sete
78
Translation: setenta e oito
79
Translation: setenta e nove
80
Translation: oitenta
81
Translation: oitenta e um(a)
82
Translation: oitenta e dois/duas
83
Translation: oitenta e três
84
Translation: oitenta e quatro
85
Translation: oitenta e cinco
86
Translation: oitenta e seis
87
Translation: oitenta e sete
88
Translation: oitenta e oito
89
Translation: oitenta e nove
90
Translation: noventa
91
Translation: noventa e um(a)
92
Translation: noventa e dois/duas
93
Translation: noventa e três
94
Translation: noventa e quatro
95
Translation: noventa e cinco
96
Translation: noventa e seis
97
Translation: noventa e sete
98
Translation: noventa e oito
99
Translation: noventa e nove
100
Translation: cem

Cardinal numbers for 100s

NumberBrazilian Portuguese

100

cem

200

duzentos / duzentas

300

trezentos / trezentas

400

quatrocentos / quatrocentas

500

cemquinhentos / quinhentas

600

seiscentos / seiscentas

700

setecentos / setecentas

800

oitocentos / oitocentas

900

novecentos / novecentas

Cardinal numbers 1000+

NumberBrazilian Portuguese

1000

(um) mil

1001

mil e um / mil e uma

1.000.000

um milhão

2.000.000

dois milhões

1.000.000.000

um bilhão

1.000.000.000.000

um trilhão / trilhões

1.000.000.000.000

um quatrilhão / quatrilhões

1.000.000.000.000.000.000

um quintilhão / quintilhões

1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000

sextilhão / sextilhões

1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000

um septilhão / septilhões

1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000

um octilhão / octilhões

1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000

um nonilhão / nonilhões

1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000

um decilhão / decilhões

Additional vocabulary for doing math in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
mais

plus

menos

minus

vezes

times

dividido por

divided by

igual

equal

Ordinal numbers in Brazilian Portuguese

Ordinal numbers (e.g. “first” or “fifteenth”) are used to put things in order.

Ordinal mumbers
1st - 22nd
1st
Translation: primeiro/a
11th
Translation: décimo/a primeiro/a
21st
Translation: vigésimo/a primeiro/a
2nd
Translation: segundo/a
12th
Translation: décimo/a segundo/a
22nd
Translation: vigésimo/a segundo/a
3rd
Translation: terceiro/a
13th
Translation: décimo/a terceiro/a
4th
Translation: quarto/a
14th
Translation: décimo/a quarto/a
5th
Translation: quinto/a
15th
Translation: décimo/a quinto/a
6th
Translation: sexto/a
16th
Translation: décimo/a sexto/a
7th
Translation: sétimo/a
17th
Translation: décimo/a sétimo/a
8th
Translation: oitavo/a
18th
Translation: décimo/a oitavo/a
9th
Translation: nono/a
19th
Translation: décimo/a nono/a
10th
Translation: décimo/a
20th
Translation: vigésimo/a
Ordinal numbers
10th - 100th
Brazilian Portuguese

10th

vigésimo/a segundo/a

20th

vigésimo/a

30th

trigésimo/a

40th

quadragésimo/a

50th

quinquagésimo/a

60th

sexagésimo/a

70th

septuagésimo/a

80th

octogésimo/a

90th

nonagésimo/a

100th

centésimo/a
Ordinal numbers
100th - 1000th
Brazilian Portuguese

100th

centésimo/a

200th

ducentésimo/a

300th

tricentésimo/a

400th

quadringentésimo/a

500th

quingentésimo/a

600th

sexcentésimo/a

700th

septingentésimo/a

800th

octingentésimo/a

900th

nongentésimo/anonagésimo/a

1000th

milésimo/a

Fractional numbers in Brazilian Portuguese

Fractional numbers are used to describe fractions (e.g. half or a quarter).

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
meio / metade

half

terço

third part

quarto

a quarter

quinto

fifth part

sexto

sixth part

sétimo

seventh part

oitavo

eighth part

nono

ninth part

décimo

tenth part

onze avos/undécimo

eleventh part

doze avos/duodécimo

twelfth part

Multiplicative numbers in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
dobro, duplo/a, dúplex, dúplice

double, twice

triplo/a, tríplice

triple, three times

quádruplo/a

quadruple, four times

quíntuplo/a

quintuple, five times

sêxtuplo/a

sextuple, six times

sétuplo/a

sevenfold, seven times

óctuplo/a

eightfold, eight times

nônuplo/a

ninefold, nine times

décuplo/a

tenfold, ten times

undécuplo/a

elevenfold, eleven times

duodécuplo/a

twelvefold, twelve times

cêntuplo/a

hundredfold, hundred times

Collective numbers for quantities

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
par

pair

trinca

trio (three units)

quina

five units

dezena

ten units

dúzia

dozen (12 units)

vintena

twenty units

centena, cento

one hundred units

grosa

12 dozens = 144 units

milhar, milheiro

one thousand units

dupla

four months

trio

trio (three people or things)

Collective numbers for time (days, months, years,...)

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
semana

week (seven days)

novena

nine days

decêndio

ten days

trezena

thirteen days or 13 units

quinzena

fifteen days

mês

month

quarentena

forty days (lit: quarantine)

bimestre

two months

trimestre

three months

quadrimestre

four months

semestre

six months, semester

ano

year (12 months)

biênio

biennium (two years)

década, decênio

decade (10 years)

século, centenário

century (100 years)

milênio

millennium (1,000 years)

Collective numbers for weighing and measuring

Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
arroba

measurement for approx. 15 kg of liquid weight

tonelada (t)

ton (1,000 kg)

quilômetro (km)

kilometer (1,000 meters)

milha terrestre (mi)

mile (1,609 meters)

milha náutica, marítima

nautical mile (1,852 meters)

are (a)

acre (100 square meters)

hectare (ha)

hectare (100 acres or 10,000 square meters)

trimestre

three months

alqueire

2.42 hectares in São Paulo
4.84 hectares in Goías, Mina Gerais, Rio de Janeiro