How to Say ‘After a year’ in Portuguese
Depois de um ano
duh-POYSH duh oong AH-noo
[duh-POYSH duh oong AH-noo]
Phrase Breakdown
Depois
[duh-POYSH]
after / later
Adverb meaning later or afterwards, useful for arranging follow-up timing.
Podemos falar depois da apresentação.
We can talk after the presentation.
de um ano
duh oong AH-noo
one year
'De um' often merges into 'dum'. 'Um' is nasal.
Volto ao fim de um ano.
I'll come back at the end of one year.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
(links 'depois' to what follows)
Used in 'depois de' meaning 'after'.
Depois de jantar, saio.
After dinner, I go out.
um
[oong]
one
Used as a pronoun: one (train).
Há um às nove.
There's one at nine.
ano
[AH-noo]
year
Masculine noun for a period of twelve months; also used for age.
Tenho trinta anos.
I am thirty years old.
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