Focused learning guide
European Portuguese numbers, dates, prices and time
Handle phone numbers, euros, appointments and the 24-hour schedules used in transport and official life in Portugal.
Numbers become useful when attached to a task: giving a phone number, understanding a price, scheduling an appointment or reading a departure board.
Build numbers around transactions
Practise 0–20, tens and hundreds through prices, addresses and identification details. Notice gender agreement in um/uma and dois/duas.
Dates in Portugal
Day–month–year order is standard, and dates commonly use de: 21 de julho de 2026. Learn weekdays and months in lowercase.
Clock time and schedules
Use É uma but São duas. Everyday speech and 24-hour official schedules coexist, so practise both an appointment and a train departure.
Questions learners ask
Frequently asked questions
Is a comma used in euro prices?
Portuguese formatting commonly uses a decimal comma.
Do months take capital letters?
Normally no.
How are phone numbers grouped?
Grouping varies; practise recognising individual digits and common spoken groupings. Confirm important numbers by repeating them back and writing them down.