Portuguese Phrase
Quanto custam os serviços?
Meaning
This question asks for the price of a set of services. It is a direct way to inquire about how much you will have to pay for the work or assistance being offered.
When to use
Use this phrase in a business or service context – at a repair shop, a consulting firm, a hotel, or any place where you need to know the total cost of the services you are about to receive.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quantocustamosserviços?
Quanto (interrogative adverb)
Used to ask about quantity or price; it does not change with gender or number.
custam (verb custar, 3rd person plural)
Present indicative of 'custar' (to cost). It agrees with the plural noun 'serviços'.
os (definite article, plural masculine)
Matches the plural masculine noun 'serviços'.
serviços (noun, plural masculine)
Means 'services'. The plural form requires the verb to be conjugated in the plural.
🗨In Conversation
Quanto custam os serviços?
How much do the services cost?
Os serviços custam R$ 250,00.
The services cost R$ 250.00.
✕Common Mistakes
Quanto custa os serviços?
Use the singular form only when the noun is singular (e.g., 'Quanto custa o serviço?').
Quanto custam o serviço?
The noun must agree in number with the verb; 'serviços' is plural, so the verb must be 'custam'.
Quanto custam os serviço?
The article and noun must both be plural: 'os serviços'.
↔Alternatives
Qual é o preço dos serviços?
What is the price of the services?
Quanto é que os serviços custam?
How much do the services cost?
Quanto vale os serviços?
How much are the services worth?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil it is common to add a polite preface such as 'Por favor' or 'Poderia me informar' before asking the price. Also, remember that 'custar' is used for price, while 'valer' can imply value or worth, which may sound less formal in a commercial setting.