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How to Say ‘From eleven o'clock’ in Portuguese

A partir das onze

ah par-TEER dahsh OHN-zeh

[ah par-TEER dahsh OHN-zeh]

💬 Usage Tip: Clock times take as because the word horas "hours" is understood, so de + as becomes das. One o'clock is singular: a partir da uma.

Phrase Breakdown

A partir

ah par-TEER

From / starting

'A partir de' means 'starting from'. Stress the last syllable, par-TIR.

Example

A partir de hoje.

Starting from today.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

from (in 'a partir de')

Part of the expression 'a partir de', meaning starting from.

Example

Abre a partir das nove.

It opens from nine.

partir

[par-TEER]

starting (in 'a partir de')

Verb 'to leave/break', here in the fixed phrase 'a partir de' = from, starting at.

Example

A partir de amanhã, trabalho cedo.

Starting tomorrow, I work early.

das onze

dahsh OHN-zeh

eleven o'clock

'Das' is 'de' + 'as' (of the), referring to the hours. Link the words so they sound like 'dazonze'.

Example

Abre às onze.

It opens at eleven.

Words in this phrase

das

[dahsh]

at the (feminine plural); used in time expressions meaning “at”

In European Portuguese, “das” = “de + as” and is commonly used before times (hours) to mean “at (a certain time)”.

Example

O comboio parte das 11:50 da estação de Campanhã.

The train departs at 11:50 from Campanhã station.

onze

[OHN-zeh]

eleven

The number 11.

Example

Uma equipa de futebol tem onze jogadores.

A football team has eleven players.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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