How to Say ‘Weekdays’ in Portuguese
Dias de semana
DEE-uhsh deh seh-MAH-nah
[DEE-uhsh deh seh-MAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: Dia de semana means a weekday, and the plural is dias de semana. For "at weekends" or "on weekdays," Portuguese often uses these noun phrases rather than building them the way English does.
Phrase Breakdown
Dias
[DEE-uhsh]
Days
Refers to the periods of 24 hours from midnight to midnight.
Há várias tarefas para os dias de semana.
There are various tasks for the weekdays.
de
[deh]
of
Used to indicate origin or cause.
O livro de história é interessante.
The history book is interesting.
semana
[seh-MAH-nah]
week
Refers to the five days typically considered as workdays.
Durante a semana, estudo muito.
During the week, I study a lot.
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