Questions & Answers about O casaco branco é cinquenta euros.
How do I pronounce the "qu" in cinquenta?
In European Portuguese, the "u" in the "qu" of cinquenta (fifty) is pronounced, giving it a "kw" sound. It sounds roughly like "seen-KWEN-tuh". This is a great word to practice saying out loud!
Do tens like cinquenta change to match masculine or feminine words?
No. While you have learned that numbers like one and two change based on gender (um and uma, dois and duas), the tens from thirty to ninety stay exactly the same. It is always cinquenta, whether you are buying casacos (masculine) or camisolas (feminine).
Why does the sentence use é (is) instead of the verb for costs?
I noticed the sentence says casaco branco. Do colors always come after the noun?
Yes! In Portuguese, adjectives (describing words, like colors) almost always come after the noun they describe. So the white coat becomes the coat white, written as o casaco branco.