This is a list of 30 common words for talking about time in Portuguese, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Time in Portuguese: a hora, o minuto, a manhã, a tarde, a noite, a noite, a meia-noite. The table below gives all 30 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a hora /ɔɾɐ/ | hour | A aula começa dentro de uma hora. The class starts in an hour. |
| o minuto /minutʊ/ | minute | Espera um minuto junto à porta. Wait a minute by the door. |
| a manhã /mɐ̃ɲɐ̃/ | morning | De manhã, tomo café antes do trabalho. In the morning, I have coffee before work. |
| a tarde /taɾədɨ/ | afternoon | À tarde, estudo português na biblioteca. In the afternoon, I study Portuguese at the library. |
| a noite /noɪtɨ/ In Portugal, noite covers evening and night. | evening | À noite, janto com a minha família. In the evening, I have dinner with my family. |
| a noite /noɪtɨ/ In Portugal, noite covers evening and night. | night | A noite está calma junto ao mar. The night is calm by the sea. |
| a meia-noite /meɪɐnoɪtɨ/ | midnight | O comboio chega à meia-noite em ponto. The train arrives at exactly midnight. |
| o meio-dia /meɪʊdiɐ/ | noon | Almoçamos ao meio-dia perto do escritório. We have lunch at noon near the office. |
| o relógio /ʁelɔʒjʊ/ | clock | O relógio da sala marca três horas. The clock in the living room shows three o'clock. |
| o relógio de pulso /ʁelɔʒjʊ dɨ puwsʊ/ | watch | O meu relógio de pulso está atrasado. My watch is slow. |
| cedo /sedʊ/ | early | Cheguei cedo ao trabalho esta manhã. I arrived at work early this morning. |
| tarde /taɾədɨ/ | late | Hoje cheguei tarde à estação. Today I arrived late at the station. |
| agora /ɐɡɔɾɐ/ | now | Agora estou a preparar o jantar. Now I am preparing dinner. |
| mais tarde /maɪʃ taɾədɨ/ | later | Falamos mais tarde depois da reunião. We will talk later after the meeting. |
| em breve /eɪŋ bɹɛvɨ/ | soon | O autocarro chega em breve à paragem. The bus will arrive at the stop soon. |
| sempre /seɪmpɹɨ/ | always | Ela chega sempre cedo às aulas. She always arrives early for class. |
| nunca /nũŋkɐ/ | never | Eu nunca trabalho aos domingos. I never work on Sundays. |
| às vezes /ɐɐʒ vezɨʃ/ | sometimes | Às vezes, leio antes de dormir. Sometimes I read before going to sleep. |
| muitas vezes /mwiŋtɐʒ vezɨʃ/ | often | Ele visita muitas vezes os avós. He often visits his grandparents. |
| a semana /semɐ̃nɐ/ | week | Esta semana tenho aulas todos os dias. This week I have classes every day. |
| o século /sɛkulʊ/ | century | Este edifício foi construído no século passado. This building was built in the past century. |
| o passado /pɐsadʊ/ | past | O passado ajuda-nos a compreender o presente. The past helps us understand the present. |
| o presente /pɹezeɪŋtɨ/ | present | No presente, trabalho numa escola pequena. At present, I work at a small school. |
| o futuro /futuɾʊ/ | future | No futuro, quero viver perto do mar. In the future, I want to live near the sea. |
| o horário /uɾaɾjʊ/ In Portugal, horário means a timetable or schedule. | schedule | Consultei o horário dos comboios para Lisboa. I checked the train schedule for Lisbon. |
| o prazo /pɹazʊ/ | deadline | O prazo termina na próxima sexta-feira. The deadline is next Friday. |
| o calendário /kɐleɪŋdaɾjʊ/ | calendar | Marquei a consulta no calendário da cozinha. I marked the appointment on the kitchen calendar. |
| a data /datɐ/ | date | Escreva a data no topo da página. Write the date at the top of the page. |
| o despertador /dɨʃpɨɾətɐdoɹ/ | alarm clock | O despertador toca às sete todas as manhãs. The alarm clock rings at seven every morning. |
| a década /dɛkɐdɐ/ | decade | Nasci na década de noventa em Lisboa. I was born in the nineties in Lisbon. |
The list on this page has 30 words. The first ones are a hora (hour), o minuto (minute), a manhã (morning). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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