Portuguese 2.10. Times & Seasons

In this lesson, we study times and seasons in Portuguese.

Days & Weeks

A day in Portuguese is “um dia,” and a week is “uma semana.” The days of the week or “os dias da semana” are:

Today is “hoje,” and tomorrow is “amanhã,” followed by “dia depois de amanhã” (the day after tomorrow). Yesterday is “ontem,” preceded by “anteontem” (the day before yesterday).

Tonight is “esta noite” (literally this night), last night is “noite passada” or “ontem à noite,” and tomorrow night is “manhã à noite” (literally tomorrow at night).

The main periods of the day are “manhã” (morning), “tarde” (afternoon), and “noite” (night). We generally use the preposition “de” to say “de manhã /tarde/noite” (in the morning/afternoon or at night), or the preposition “por” to say “pela manhã /tarde/noite.”

Notice also that “manhã” means morning, whereas “amanhã” means tomorrow. For example, “tomorrow morning” is “amanhã de manhã.”

Months & Years

A month in

Portuguese is “um mês” and a year is “um ano.” A decade is “uma década,” and a century is “um século.”

The months of the year or “os meses do ano” are:

Notice from the two tables above that the days and months are not capitalized in Portuguese, and they are all masculine.

Seasons

Finally, a season in

Portuguese is “uma estação.” The seasons of the year or “as estações do ano” are:

Notice that only “a primavera” is feminine, while the other three seasons are masculine.

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