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PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY
What time is it?
Asking the time
Here are some expressions you can use when you want to know the time:
- Que hora é ele?
- Por favor, que horas são?
- Que horas são?
Telling Time in Portuguese
In Portuguese, to tell someone what the time is, is very similar to English.
- You first say the hour number, then the word “e” and finally the minute number.
São dez e vinte. - It's ten twenty.
- For “sharp hour”, you say:
São sete horas / São sete horas em ponto. - It’s seven o’clock / it’s 7:00 am sharp
- For “half an hour”, you can use the expression “e meia” in the place of "and a half":
São cinco e meia (It’s five thirty)
- To answer the minutes after the first 30 minutes, it is more frequent to say the residual time to the next hour, using the structure: São + remaining time in minutes + para as + next hour.
São cinco para as cinco - It's five to five.
- For midnight and midday in Portuguese:
É meia-noite - It's midnight
É meio-dia - It's noon
- In Portuguese, when referring to “am” or “pm”, use the expressions “da manhã”, “da tarde” or “da noite”. Those expressions are used with specific time.
A reunião começa às 6:00 da tarde. - The meeting starts at 6:00 pm
- When you want to express that an event occurs at a precise time use the preposition “às” (at).
A cerimônia começa às 9:00 - The ceremony starts at nine o’clock.
- For express the time that an event begins and ends uses the structure: from (hour) to (hour) = das (horas) às (horas) or the structure das (horas) até as (horas).
- A cerimônia será das 9:00 às 11:00.
The ceremony will be from nine to ten.
- A cerimônia será das 9:00 até as 11:00.
The ceremony will be from nine till ten.
Examples:
- 8:55 a.m. - São cinco para as nove.
- 3:15 a.m. - São três e quinze.
- 8:06 a.m. - Oito seis.
- 1:44 p.m. - Um quarenta quatro.
- at 6 (sharp) - Em seis.
- 1:00 p.m. - É uma hora.
- 10:30 p.m. - São dez e meia.
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