In this lesson we’ll teach you how to pronounce the days of the week in Portuguese. Then, we’ll put them into context, which will help you memorise them more effectively.....
We’ll use the weekdays, along with prepositions - the little words that join it all together.
Stay tuned for more lessons.
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Today, we’ll teach you how to pronounce the days of the week in Portuguese. Then, we’ll put them into context, which will help you memorise them more effectively.
Let’s start.
Monday
Segunda feira
Segunda feira
Segunda feira
Tuesday
Terça feira
Terça feira
Terça feira
Wednesday
Quarta Feira
Quarta Feira
Thursday
Quinta Feira
Quinta Feira
Quinta Feira
Friday
Sexta Feira
Sexta Feira
Saturday
Sábado
Sábado
Sábado
Sunday
Domingo
Domingo
Remember to pronounce the letter O properly.
Domingo
Domingo
It’s not necessary to say feira each time. Sometimes we do, and sometimes we don’t.
Segunda
Terça
Quarta
Quinta
Sexta
Feira comes from the word Feria, which means, day of rest. We’ll cover this in more detail in another article.
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Now we’ll use the weekdays, along with prepositions - the little words that join it all together.
So for example We are open from Monday to Friday.
ESTAMOS ABERTOS DE SEGUNDA A SEXTA-FEIRA.
ESTAMOS ABERTOS DE SEGUNDA A SEXTA-FEIRA
You may be wondering why the first day of the week is called SEGUNDA. or second day. The short answer is that the church decided to adopt the numbers system that The Moors and The Jews used. We’ll talk about this in more depth another time.
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Another example is: On Tuesday I go to the swimming pool.
Na terça feira eu vou á piscina.
Na terça feira eu vou á piscina.
If you want to say I go to the swimming pool every Tuesday or on Tuesdays, you would say
Ás terças feiras eu vou á piscina
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Another example would be On Wednesday I am going out for lunch.
Na quarta feira eu vou almoçar fora.
Na quarta feira eu vou almoçar fora.
On Wednesday translates into, On the Wednesday
Na quarta feira eu vou almoçar fora.
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A further example:
The meeting was scheduled for next Thursday.
Para or for, in English and “que vem” - that’s coming or next week.
A reunião é para a quinta feira da semana que vem.
A reunião é para a quinta feira da semana que vem.
On Friday I go shopping
Na sexta feira eu vou às compras
Na sexta feira eu vou às compras
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No sábado passado fui à praia.
No sábado passado fui à praia.
Last Saturday I went to the beach
Here we are using NO and not NA because Sábado and Domingo are masculine words. All the other weekdays are feminine.
Now we have another example.
Aos domingos mandamos vir uma pizza.
Aos domingos mandamos vir uma pizza.
Aos , because it’s at the Sundays, on Sundays we order pizza.
Aos domingos mandamos vir uma pizza.
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