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How to Say ‘At four in the afternoon, does that work?’ in Portuguese

Às quatro da tarde, pode ser?

ahsh KWAH-troo dah TAR-d POH-jee sehr

[ahsh KWAH-troo dah TAR-d POH-jee sehr]

Phrase Breakdown

Às quatro

ahsh KWAH-troo

At four

'Às' sounds like 'ash' and introduces a time. Say it as 'ash KWA-troo'.

Example

Encontramo-nos às quatro.

We'll meet at four.

Words in this phrase

Às

[ahsh]

at the

'a' + 'as'; used with clock times.

Example

Chego às duas.

I arrive at two.

quatro

[KWAH-troo]

four

The number 4.

Example

Somos quatro amigos.

We are four friends.

da tarde,

dah TAR-d

in the afternoon,

Pause briefly after the comma. The final 'e' of 'tarde' is barely pronounced: 'da TARD'.

Example

Às cinco da tarde.

At five in the afternoon.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

tarde

[TAR-d]

afternoon

Feminine noun for the afternoon/early evening part of the day.

Example

Esta tarde vou à praia.

This afternoon I'm going to the beach.

pode ser?

POH-jee sehr

is that OK? / does that work?

This is a very common way to suggest something politely. Literally it means 'can it be?'. Say it as 'POD sehr?', with a rising tone at the end.

Example

Amanhã de manhã, pode ser?

Tomorrow morning, is that OK?

Words in this phrase

pode

[POH-jee]

can

To be able to.

Example

Você pode me ajudar?

Can you help me?

ser

[sehr]

Existence or state of being.

Example

Isso pode ser verdade.

That might be true.

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