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How to Say ‘Today is Monday.’ in Portuguese

Hoje é segunda-feira.

oh-zh eh seh-GOON-dah-FAY-rah

[oh-zh eh seh-GOON-dah-FAY-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: Weekdays are counted from Sunday: segunda means "second", so Monday is the second day and Tuesday is terça-feira. In conversation, people usually drop -feira and just say segunda.

Phrase Breakdown

Hoje

[oh-zh]

Today

Refers to the current day.

Example

Hoje é um dia bonito.

Today is a beautiful day.

[eh]

Third person singular of the verb 'ser' meaning 'to be'.

Example

É longe daqui?

Is it far from here?

segunda-feira

[seh-GOON-dah-FAY-rah]

Monday

The first working day of the week.

Example

A reunião é segunda-feira.

The meeting is on Monday.

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