In this lesson, you will learn to talk about days, months, and seasons in Brazilian Portuguese (with audio), and you will learn other useful vocabularies.
Days Of The Week In Brazilian Portuguese
| English | Portuguese |
| Monday | Segunda-feira |
| Tuesday | Terça-feira |
| Wednesday | Quarta-feira |
| Thursday | Quinta-feira |
| Friday | Sexta-feira |
| Saturday | Sábado |
| Sunday | Domingo |
Except for the weekend, the days are given a number, for example, “segunda-feira” means literally “second fair”, as Sunday/Domingo was considered the first day of the week.
Note: you can drop the “feira” and simply say “segunda”, “terça” or “quarta”, Portuguese speakers do it too.
Abreviations
Segunda-feira – 2ª (Monday)
Terça-feira – 3ª (Tuesday)
Quarta-feira – 4ª (Wednesday)
Quinta-feira – 5ª (Thursday)
Sexta-feira – 6ª (Friday)
Sábado – Sab (Saturday)
Domingo – Dom (Sunday)
Note: you can practice what you’ve learned here, and learn how to pronounce each of the words in our Memrise course here, don’t know how to use the platform or sign up? we’ve got you covered in this easy-to-follow tutorial here.
Months Of The Year In Portuguese
| English | Portuguese |
| January | Janeiro |
| February | Fevereiro |
| March | Março |
| April | Abril |
| May | Maio |
| June | Junho |
| July | Julho |
| August | Agosto |
| September | Setembro |
| October | Outubro |
| November | Novembro |
| December | Dezembro |
Seasons In Portuguese
| English | Portuguese |
| Spring | Primavera |
| Summer | Verão |
| Fall | Outono |
| Winter | Inverno |
Useful Vocab To Express Time
Hoje – today
Amanhã – tomorrow
Ontem – yesterday
Ante-ontem – the day before yesterday
Semana – week
Dias da semana – weekdays/workdays, days of the week
Fim-de-semana – weekend
Mês – month
Meses do ano – Months of the year
Ano – year
Próximo ano – next year
Ano passado – last year
Vou aprender português este ano – I will learn Portuguese this year.
That was our lesson about days, months, and seasons in Brazilian Portuguese, make sure to practice before moving to the next lesson.
Happy learning!
Oualid Cheddadi is a language enthusiast who created Lingualid with the mission to inspire independent language learners worldwide, regardless of the language they are learning. The name “Lingualid” is derived from the Portuguese word for “language,” “língua,” and the last three letters of Oualid’s name, “Lid.”