Questions & Answers about O casaco custa cento e vinte euros.
Why does the sentence use cento instead of cem for one hundred?
In Portuguese, the word for exactly one hundred is cem. However, when the number is over one hundred and is followed by other numbers like tens or units, it changes to cento. That is why one hundred and twenty is cento e vinte.
Do I always have to say the e between the numbers?
Yes! While in English you might simply say one hundred twenty, Portuguese strict rules require the word e between hundreds and tens, as well as between tens and units.
Does the verb custa change if I want to talk about more than one coat?
How is the word euros pronounced in Portugal?
It sounds quite different from English. The eu combination blends into an eh-oo sound, and because the word ends in an s, it finishes with an English sh sound.