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How to Say ‘Wednesday at ten o'clock, is that okay?’ in Portuguese

Quarta-feira às dez horas, está bem?

KWAR-tah-FAY-rah ahsh DESH OH-rash shtah bayn

[KWAR-tah-FAY-rah ahsh DESH OH-rash shtah bayn]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Business in Portugal often uses the 24-hour clock, such as às quinze horas "at 15:00". It's worth confirming morning or afternoon.

Phrase Breakdown

Quarta-feira

[KWAR-tah-FAY-rah]

Wednesday

The fourth day of the week, counting from Sunday.

Example

Trabalho até quarta-feira.

I work until Wednesday.

às dez horas,

ahsh DESH OH-rash

at ten o'clock,

This gives the time. The 'h' in 'horas' is silent, and 'dez' links smoothly into 'horas'.

Example

Chego às dez horas.

I arrive at ten o'clock.

Words in this phrase

às

[ahsh]

at (the)

Contraction of 'a' + 'as', used to tell the time of an event.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

dez

[DESH]

ten

The number 10; with times, ten o'clock.

Example

Fechamos às dez.

We close at ten.

horas

[OH-rash]

hours

Plural of 'hora', hour.

Example

Esperei duas horas.

I waited two hours.

está bem?

shtah bayn

is that OK?

A common way to ask for agreement. In speech it often sounds like 'tá bem?'. The stress falls on 'TÁ'.

Example

Falamos amanhã, está bem?

We'll talk tomorrow, OK?

Words in this phrase

está

[shtah]

are (you, formal) / is

Form of 'estar' (to be, for states) used with 'você' or formal address, or for he/she/it.

Example

O senhor está cansado?

Are you tired, sir?

bem

[bayn]

well / okay

With 'está', forms 'okay'.

Example

Tudo bem contigo?

All good with you?

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