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How to Say ‘At four in the afternoon’ in Portuguese

Às quatro da tarde

ahsh KWAH-troo dah TAR-d

[ahsh KWAH-troo dah TAR-d]

💬 Usage Tip: Às is a plus as, with the feminine as matching horas. Da tarde is de plus a, meaning "of the afternoon", and you can swap in da manhã "in the morning" or da noite "at night".

Phrase Breakdown

Às quatro

ahsh KWAH-troo

At four

'Às' (a + as) is used to tell the time. It sounds like 'ash'. In 'quatro' the final 'o' sounds like a short 'oo': 'KWA-troo'.

Example

O comboio parte às quatro.

The train leaves 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

'da' means 'of the'. In 'tarde' the final 'e' is almost silent: 'TARD'.

Example

Chego às três da tarde.

I arrive at three 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.

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