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How to Say ‘At the start of summer’ in Portuguese

No início do verão

noo ee-NEE-syoo doo veh-ROWN

[noo ee-NEE-syoo doo veh-ROWN]

💬 Usage Tip: Two merges happen here: em + o becomes no, and de + o becomes do. For the end of summer, the same pattern gives no fim do verão "at the end of summer".

Phrase Breakdown

No início

noo ee-NEE-syoo

At the beginning

'No' is 'em' + 'o'. 'Início' is stressed on 'NÍ': 'i-NÍ-syu'.

Example

No início foi difícil.

At the beginning it was hard.

Words in this phrase

[noo]

in the; at the

Contraction of em + o, used to say in the or at the masculine singular noun.

Example

Escrevi «No» evento para indicar onde nos conhecemos.

I wrote “at the” event to indicate where we met.

início

[ee-NEE-syoo]

beginning / start

Noun for the start of a period or event.

Example

No início do mês há mais trabalho.

At the start of the month there's more work.

do verão

doo veh-ROWN

of the summer

'Do' is 'de' + 'o'. 'Verão' ends in the nasal 'ão' sound.

Example

Gosto do verão.

I like the summer.

Words in this phrase

[doo]

of the

Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; 'precisar de' means to need.

Example

Gosto do metro.

I like the metro.

verão

[veh-ROWN]

summer

The summer season.

Example

O verão é bom para o turismo.

Summer is good for tourism.

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