Translate to Portuguese:
a day
um dia
“a day” = um dia
Note that dia is masculine even though it ends in -a. It’s one of those exceptions you just have to remember. Sorry!
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all day
o dia todo
“all” = todo
Todo means “whole/entire.” When modifying a feminine noun, this adjective becomes toda, e.g., “my whole family” -> toda minha família. (f. singular)
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every day
todos os dias
“every” = todo
In time expressions, todo means “every.” It changes to agree with the sex of noun. e.g., “every night” = todas as noite (f. singular)
Note that whilst todos os dias means “every day” , the singular version todo dia means all day.
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Everything is beautiful.
Tudo é lindo.
“eveything” = tudo
Note that tudo can be a standalone pronoun meaning “everything.”
(Here, tudo is the subject of the sentence.)
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Everyone here is from Portugal.
Todos aqui são de Portugal.
“everyone” = todos
Note how this word for “everyone” is treated as plural in Portuguese. e.g., While in English we’d say “Everyone is”, in Portuguese we say Todos são (rather than é).
Todos is masculine and is also used for mixed-gender groups.
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the morning
a manhã
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the afternoon
a tarde
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the evening
a noite
In Portuguese, there is no separate word for “evening”. We usually use noite for this time of day.
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the night
a noite
“two nights” = duas noites
“three nights” = três noites
etc
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today
hoje
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this morning
esta manhã
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tomorrow
amanhã
Note that this is the same Portuguese word we use for “morning”, but with an extra letter -a at the beginning.
It’s usually obvious by context whether amanhã means “tomorrow” or manhã means “morning”.
Translate to Portuguese:
tomorrow morning
amanhã de manhã
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yesterday
ontem
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When is it?
Quando é?
“When is X?” = Quando é X?
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
(regularly)
Homem: Quando é?
Mulher: Amanhã à noite.
Translation:
Man: “When is it?”
Woman: “Tomorrow night.”
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Homem: Quando?
Mulher: Ontem à tarde.
Translation:
Man: “When?”
Woman: “Yesterday afternoon.”
Translate to Portuguese:
tonight
hoje à noite
In Portuguese, there isn’t a neat single word for “tonight” like there is in English. We usually say it as “today at night” = hoje à noite.
Translate to Portuguese:
last night
ontem à noite
“Last night” literally means última noite. However, in Portuguese ontem à noite is used, which literally means “yesterday night”.
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Homem: Quando?
Mulher: Todas as noites!
Translation:
Man: “When?”
Woman: “Every night!”
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Homem: Quando?
Mulher: Hoje à tarde.
Translation:
Man: “When?”
Woman: “This afternoon!”
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Homem: Quando? Hoje à noite?
Mulher: Não, amanhã à noite.
Translation:
Man: “When? Tonight?”
Woman: “No, tomorrow night.”
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Homem: Quando? Ontem de manhã?
Mulher: Não, ontem à noite.
Translation:
Man: “When? Yesterday morning?”
Woman: “No, last night.”
Translate to Portuguese:
a week
uma semana
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0.1.1 Common Greetings26
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0.1.2 Nouns & Articles28
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0.1.3 Adjectives37
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0.2.1 Basic Conversation28
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0.2.2 Pronouns & Origins42
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0.2.3 Possession21
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0.2.4 Family & Friends35
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0.3.1 Numbers & Money65
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0.3.2 Days38
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0.3.3 Time20
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0.3.4 Food & Drink49
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0.3.5 Getting around35
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0.4.1 Pronunciation Gotchas35
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0.4.2 Accentuation & Emphasis42
