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How to Say ‘On Saturday at half past eight’ in Portuguese

No sábado às oito e meia

noo SAH-bah-doo ash OY-too ee MAY-uh

[noo SAH-bah-doo ash OY-too ee MAY-uh]

💬 Usage Tip: Days take no (em + o), and clock times take às (a + as): na segunda às nove "on Monday at nine".

Phrase Breakdown

No sábado

noo SAH-bah-doo

On Saturday

Stress the first syllable: 'noo SA-ba-doo'.

Example

No sábado vou à praia.

On Saturday I'm going to the beach.

Words in this phrase

[noo]

on the

Common contraction of em + o, often used before a masculine noun to mean 'on the' or 'in the'.

Example

No evento, falamos sobre a cultura da empresa no primeiro contacto.

At the event, we talked about the company culture in the first contact.

sábado

[SAH-bah-doo]

Saturday

Day of the week; masculine noun, used with 'no' for 'on'.

Example

Trabalho ao sábado.

I work on Saturdays.

às oito e meia

ash OY-too ee MAY-uh

at half past eight

'Às oito' links as 'a-ZOY-too'. 'Meia' means 'half'.

Example

Chego às oito e meia.

I arrive at half past eight.

Words in this phrase

às

[ash]

at (a specific time)

“às” = “a” + “as”; used before clock times (às 10h30).

Example

Sai às 10h30 da plataforma 5.

It leaves at 10:30 from platform 5.

oito

[OY-too]

eight

The number 8; with 'às' it gives the time 'at eight'.

Example

Jantamos às oito.

We have dinner at eight.

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

meia

[MAY-uh]

half

Feminine form of 'meio'; used for 'half past' when telling the time.

Example

É uma e meia.

It's half past one.

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