Key Phrases
Qual é o dia hoje?
What is the day today?
Próxima terça-feira
Next Tuesday
Dias de semana
Weekdays
Skills You'll Learn
Identifying days of the week
Identificar dias da semana
Talking about time in the future
Falar sobre o tempo no futuro
Discussing weekly routines
Discutir rotinas semanais
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Segunda-feira
seh-GOON-dah-FAY-rah
Monday
💬 The weekday names from [segunda-feira] to [sexta-feira] all use the same pattern, so once you know one, you can swap the first part: [terça-feira], [quarta-feira], [quinta-feira]. In Portugal, the unstressed [e] often gets very weak, so [feira] can sound closer to (fay-ra) than you might expect from the spelling.
See breakdown →Terça-feira
TERR-sah-FAY-rah
Tuesday
💬 The weekday names from [segunda-feira] to [sexta-feira] all use the same pattern, so once you know one, you can swap the first part: [segunda-feira], [quarta-feira], [quinta-feira]. In Portugal, the unstressed [e] often gets very weak, so [terça] may sound tighter than the spelling suggests.
See breakdown →Quarta-feira
KWAR-tah-FAY-rah
Wednesday
Quinta-feira
KEEN-tah-FAY-rah
Thursday
Sexta-feira
SEKS-tah-FAY-rah
Friday
Sábado
SAH-bah-doo
Saturday
💬 The accent in [sábado] shows where the stress goes: [SÁ-ba-do]. In European Portuguese, the last two vowels are often very reduced, so it may sound closer to (SAH-bdu).
See breakdown →Domingo
doh-MEEN-goo
Sunday
Semana
seh-MAH-nah
Week
Esta segunda-feira
ESH-tah seh-GOON-dah-FAY-rah
This monday
💬 With days of the week, [esta], [próxima], and [passada] change to match the noun: [esta segunda-feira], [próxima terça-feira], [quarta-feira passada]. That same pattern works with other feminine time words too, like [esta semana].
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