Dates and Time

TGIsexta‑feira!

In Portuguese, the days of the week aren't capitalized! As for gender, use feminine for weekdays and masculine for weekend days!

Eu trabalho na segunda‑feira.

I work on Monday.

Eu trabalho na terça‑feira.

I work on Tuesday.

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Eu trabalho na quarta‑feira.

I work on Wednesday.

Eu trabalho na quinta‑feira.

I work on Thursday.

Eu trabalho na sexta‑feira.

I work on Friday.

Eu não trabalho no sábado.

I don't work on Saturday.

Eu não trabalho no domingo.

I don't work on Sunday.

If the weekdays are a mouthful, you can shorten them by dropping the ‑feira!

Eles trabalham na sexta.

They work on Friday.

As quatro estações

In Portuguese, only one season is feminine, primavera. The other three seasons are masculine!

Eu não corro na primavera.

I don't run in the spring.

Eu não corro no verão.

I don't run in the summer.

Eu não corro no outono.

I don't run in the fall.

Eu não corro no inverno.

I don't run in the winter.

Did you know? In January, it's summer in Brazil! But in Portugal, January is a winter month, like in the US and the UK.