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How to Say ‘Hmm, and on Saturday at eight?’ in Portuguese

Hum, e no sábado às oito?

oom eh noo SAH-buh-doo ash OY-too

[oom eh noo SAH-buh-doo ash OY-too]

Phrase Breakdown

Hum, e no sábado

oom eh noo SAH-buh-doo

Hmm, and on Saturday

'Hum' is a thinking sound. 'E' (and) sounds like 'ee'. 'No' means 'on the'.

Example

E no sábado, estás livre?

And on Saturday, are you free?

Words in this phrase

Hum

[oom]

hmm

A filler sound showing hesitation or thinking.

Example

Hum, deixe-me ver.

Hmm, let me see.

[eh]

and / what if

Introduces an additional question or scenario.

Example

A palavra "E" aparece em "E se eu só precisar..."

The word "E" appears in "And what if I only need to..."

[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-buh-doo]

Saturday

The day of the week 'Saturday'.

Example

Escolhi Para sábado. porque é mais conveniente para todos.

I chose For Saturday. because it is more convenient for everyone.

às oito?

ash OY-too

at eight?

Say 'ash-OY-tu?' with rising intonation for a question.

Example

Jantamos às oito?

Shall we have dinner at 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 'eight'; with 'às' it gives a specific time.

Example

A reserva ficou marcada para Às oito.

The reservation was set for At eight.

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