Key Phrases
Hoje
Today
A que horas?
What time?
São três e meia da tarde
It is three thirty in the afternoon
Skills You'll Learn
Telling time
Dizer as horas
Understanding days and times
Compreender dias e horas
Basic daily conversations
Conversas básicas do dia-a-dia
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hoje
oh-zh
Today
Amanhã
ah-maN-YAHG
Tomorrow
💬 The [nh] in [amanhã] is like the [ny] sound in (canyon), not an English [n]. The final [ã] is nasal, so the word ends through your nose rather than with a clear [a].
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Day-poish de a-min-yah
Day after tomorrow
Ontem
on-tem
Yesterday
Hora
ou-ra
Hour
Minuto
mee-noo-too
Minute
Segundo
seh-gun-doo
Second
Noite
no-ee-teh
Night
Manhã
maN-YAHG
Morning
💬 The [nh] in [manhã] is the same sound as in [amanhã]: like (ny), not plain [n]. The final [ã] is nasal too, a very common Portugal Portuguese sound to get used to.
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