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How to Say ‘Can it be on Tuesday morning?’ in Portuguese

Pode ser na terça-feira de manhã?

POH-jee sehr nuh TEHR-suh-FAY-ruh deh mun-YAHNG

[POH-jee sehr nuh TEHR-suh-FAY-ruh deh mun-YAHNG]

Phrase Breakdown

Pode ser

POH-jee sehr

Could it be / Can it be

This is a common way to suggest something. Say 'POD suhr', with the final 'e' of 'pode' almost silent.

Example

Pode ser amanhã?

Could it be tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

Pode

[POH-jee]

can

To be able to.

Example

Você pode me ajudar?

Can you help me?

ser

[sehr]

Existence or state of being.

Example

Isso pode ser verdade.

That might be true.

na terça-feira

nuh TEHR-suh-FAY-ruh

on Tuesday

'Na' is 'em + a' (on the). Stress 'TER' and 'FAY'.

Example

A aula é na terça-feira.

The class is on Tuesday.

Words in this phrase

[nuh]

in the / on the

Contraction of em + a, used before feminine singular nouns like semana.

Example

Na próxima reunião, posso apresentar a proposta.

At the next meeting, I can present the proposal.

terça-feira

[TEHR-suh-FAY-ruh]

Tuesday

Literally 'third fair'; often shortened to 'terça'.

Example

A aula é na terça-feira.

The class is on Tuesday.

de manhã?

deh mun-YAHNG

in the morning?

Raise your voice at the end because this is a question.

Example

Pode ser de manhã?

Can it be in the morning?

Words in this phrase

[deh]

(no direct translation)

Preposition linking 'importar-se' to the following verb.

Example

Importa-se de esperar?

Do you mind waiting?

manhã

[mun-YAHNG]

morning

The part of the day from dawn until noon.

Example

A manhã está fria.

The morning is cold.

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