How to Say ‘Three days a week’ in Portuguese
Três dias por semana
TRESH DEE-ahsh poor suh-MAH-nuh
[TRESH DEE-ahsh poor suh-MAH-nuh]
Phrase Breakdown
Três dias
TRESH DEE-ahsh
Three days
'Três' has an open 'e', and the final 's' becomes 'zh' before 'dias'.
Faltam três dias.
Three days to go.
Words in this phrase
Três
[TRESH]
three
The number 3.
Temos três filhos.
We have three children.
dias
[DEE-ahsh]
days
Plural of 'dia'.
Fiquei em casa dois dias.
I stayed home two days.
por semana
poor suh-MAH-nuh
per week
Say it as 'pur s'mana', with weak unstressed vowels.
Trabalho cinco dias por semana.
I work five days a week.
Words in this phrase
por
[poor]
per
Used for rates: per hour, per person.
Custa cinco euros por pessoa.
It costs five euros per person.
semana
[suh-MAH-nuh]
week
Common noun meaning week; useful for scheduling follow-ups.
A semana que vem estou mais disponível.
Next week I am more available.
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