Portuguese Vocabulary: Months and Days of the Week
Take a look at the months (meses) and days of the week (dias da semana) in portuguese. They’re easy!
DAYS OF THE WEEK
Monday | segunda-feira |
Tuesday | terça-feira |
Wednesday | quarta-feira |
Thursday | quinta-feira |
Friday | sexta-feira |
Saturday | sábado |
Sunday | domingo |
the day | o dia |
week | a semana |
weekend | o fim de semana |
today | hoje |
tomorrow | amanhã |
The days from Monday to Friday have this name because they were called according to the fair (feira) that used to take place in that day a long time ago. A “Feira” is a set of tents pitched in the street where you can buy vegetables, fruits, and other foods.
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
January | janeiro |
February | fevereiro |
March | março |
April | abril |
May | maio |
June | junho |
July | julho |
August | agosto |
September | setembro |
October | outubro |
November | novembro |
December | dezembro |
month | o mês |
the first of [a month] | primeiro de [month] |
year | o ano |
To say a specific day of a month, use cardinal and not ordinal numbers. Also noticed that the date is written with the day first, and then the month: 16/04/2005 – Dezesseis de abril de dois mil e cinco.