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Default Time expressions in Portuguese

Time expressions

1. Days of the week
2. Months of the year
3. Seasons of the year
4. Miscellaneous

Here are some useful and very frequently used time expressions.

1. Days of the week

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
(a) segunda-feira Monday
(a) terça-feira Tuesday
(a) quarta-feira Wednesday
(a) quinta-feira Thursday
(a) sexta-feira Friday
(o) sábado Saturday
(o) domingo Sunday

Example:

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Tenho aula de aeróbica na quinta-feira. I have aerobics class on Thursday.
Eu não trabalho aos sábados. I do not work on Saturdays.


2. Months of the year

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
janeiro January
julhoJuly
fevereiro February
agosto August
março March
setembro September
abril April
outubro October
maio May
novembro November
junho June
dezembro December

Example:

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Vamos para o Brasil em junho. We are going to Brazil in June.
Vamos para o Brasil dia 15 de junho. We are going to Brazil on June 15th.

3. Seasons of the year

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
(a) primavera spring
(o) verão summer
(o) outono autumn
(o) inverno winter

Example:

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Adoro a primavera e o verão.. I love spring and summer.
Nós vamos esquiar no inverno. We are going to ski in the winter.


4. Miscellaneous

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
hoje today
ontem yesterday
anteontem the day before yesterday
amanhã tomorrow
depois de amanhã the day after tomorrow
cedo = de manhã in the morning
à tarde = de tarde in the afternoon
à noite = de noite in the evening
este semana this week
semana passada/retrasada last week/the week before last
na próxima semana/semana que vem next week/ coming week
no ano passado/retrasado last year/the year before last
no próximo ano/no ano que vem next year/ coming year
agora/atualmente now/nowadays
antes/antigamente before/in the past
depois/mais tarde afterwards/later
um dia antes/depois a day before/after
no dia anterior/seguinte on the previous/following day

Example:

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
O que você vai fazer hoje à noite? What are you going to do tonight?
Fomos à praia domingo passado. We went to the beach last Sunday.
Eu ligo para você mais tarde. I will call you later.
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