Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

cem Becomes cento

Exactly 100 is cem — but the moment anything follows, it changes to cento and takes e:

100cem
101cento e um
120cento e vinte
150cento e cinquenta
The coat costs one hundred and twenty euros.
O casaco custa cento e vinte euros.
The watch costs one hundred and fifty euros.
O relógio custa cento e cinquenta euros.

The Hundreds

200duzentos600seiscentos
300trezentos700setecentos
400quatrocentos800oitocentos
500quinhentos900novecentos

Join tens and units with e, exactly as you learned at quarenta e dois: duzentos e trinta, quinhentos e vinte e cinco.

The flight costs two hundred and thirty euros.
O voo custa duzentos e trinta euros.

Unlike cem, the hundreds AGREE in gender with what they count: duzentos euros but duzentas casas, trezentas alunas:

The school has three hundred students.
A escola tem trezentas alunas.

mil

1000 is mil, and it never changes and never takes um: mil euros, never "um mil". Multiples simply stack the numeral in front: dois mil, nove mil.

The car costs nine thousand euros.
O carro custa nove mil euros.
He has a thousand euros in the bank.
Ele tem mil euros no banco.

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