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A casa tem duas sanitas.

A casa tem duas sanitas.
The house has two toilets.
From Lesson 157:A casa de banho (o duche, a escova de dentes)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about A casa tem duas sanitas.

Why is it duas and not dois?
In Portuguese, the numbers one and two change depending on the gender of the noun they count. Because sanita (toilet) is a feminine word, you must use the feminine form duas. If you were counting a masculine word, like quartos (bedrooms), you would use dois.
Does sanita mean the room or the actual toilet bowl?
Sanita refers specifically to the physical toilet bowl. If you want to talk about the room itself (the bathroom or restroom), you would say casa de banho. So this sentence means the house literally has two toilet fixtures, not necessarily two full bathrooms.
Is sanita the common word for toilet everywhere Portuguese is spoken?
No, sanita is the standard word used in Portugal. If you are exposed to Brazilian Portuguese, you will more commonly hear privada or vaso sanitário for the toilet bowl.
Why does the word sanitas end with a sh sound when spoken?
In European Portuguese, an s at the very end of a word is usually pronounced like an English sh. So sanitas sounds a bit like sah-nee-tash.

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