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How to Say ‘So, Thursday at ten o'clock.’ in Portuguese

Então, quinta-feira às dez horas.

en-TAWNG KEEN-tuh-FAY-ruh ahsh dez OR-ash

[en-TAWNG KEEN-tuh-FAY-ruh ahsh dez OR-ash]

💬 Usage Tip: então "so" at the start signals a recap. Its final ão is nasal, like "ow" through the nose: (ehn-TOWN), without a real n sound at the end.

Phrase Breakdown

Então, quinta-feira

en-TAWNG KEEN-tuh-FAY-ruh

So, Thursday

'Então' (so/then) is used to confirm or sum up. It has a nasal ending: 'en-TOWN', said through the nose.

Example

Então, até amanhã.

So, see you tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Então

[en-TAWNG]

so; then

Signals a conclusion based on what was just decided.

Example

Depois da escolha, 'Então são dois.' confirma o pedido.

After the choice, 'So it's two' confirms the order.

quinta-feira

[KEEN-tuh-FAY-ruh]

Thursday

Literally 'fifth fair'; often shortened to 'quinta'.

Example

Vamos jantar na quinta-feira.

Let's have dinner on Thursday.

às dez horas.

ahsh dez OR-ash

at ten o'clock.

This gives the exact time. Remember the silent 'h' in 'horas'.

Example

Abrimos às dez horas.

We open at ten o'clock.

Words in this phrase

às

[ahsh]

at the / at

Used before a specific hour when talking about time.

Example

Temos mesa às oito, e o jantar começa às oito.

We have a table at eight, and dinner starts at eight.

dez

[dez]

Ten

This is the number 10 in Portuguese, used to count or specify quantities.

Example

Ela viu dez filmes.

She watched ten movies.

horas

[OR-ash]

hours; time

Refers to the time on the clock; used when asking departure times.

Example

A que horas sai o autocarro?

What time does the bus leave?

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