How to Say ‘Today is the fifth of April.’ in Portuguese
Hoje é dia cinco de abril.
OH-zhe eh DEE-ah seen-koo duh ah-BREEL
[OH-zhe eh DEE-ah seen-koo duh ah-BREEL]
💬 Usage Tip: The pattern is dia + number + de + month, all with plain numbers. Swap it: Hoje é dia doze de março "Today is the twelfth of March".
Phrase Breakdown
Hoje é dia cinco
OH-zhe eh DEE-ah seen-koo
Today is the fifth
The 'h' in 'hoje' is silent and the 'j' sounds like 'zh': OH-zh(uh). 'Cinco' sounds like 'SEEN-koo'.
Hoje é dia vinte.
Today is the twentieth.
Words in this phrase
Hoje
[OH-zhe]
today
'Hoje' means 'today' and refers to the current day.
Hoje o trânsito estava pior do que ontem.
Today the traffic was worse than yesterday.
é
[eh]
is
Form of the verb 'ser' used to identify or state something.
É meu interesse conhecer melhor a empresa.
It is my interest to get to know the company better.
dia
[DEE-ah]
day
A common noun meaning 'day'; it can refer to a calendar day or daily life in expressions.
No dia da feira de carreiras, perguntei sobre o ambiente de trabalho.
On the day of the careers fair, I asked about the work environment.
cinco
[seen-koo]
Five
This is the number 5 in Portuguese, used to count or specify quantities.
Ele comprou cinco livros.
He bought five books.
de abril.
duh ah-BREEL
of April.
'De abril' flows together like 'dabril'. Stress the last syllable: a-BREEL.
Chove muito em abril.
It rains a lot in April.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
abril
[ah-BREEL]
April
The fourth month of the year.
Chove muito em abril.
It rains a lot in April.
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