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How to Say ‘For four people, at eight in the evening.’ in Portuguese

Para quatro pessoas, às oito da noite.

PAH-ruh KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ush ash OY-too dah NOY-tuh

[PAH-ruh KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ush ash OY-too dah NOY-tuh]

Phrase Breakdown

Para quatro pessoas,

PAH-ruh KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ush

For four people,

Gives the number of guests. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Reservei para quatro pessoas.

I booked for four people.

Words in this phrase

Para

[PAH-ruh]

for

Preposition used to show who something matters to.

Example

Este tipo de ambiente é ideal para quem gosta de colaborar.

This type of environment is ideal for someone who likes collaborating.

quatro

[KWAH-troo]

four

The number four; used to say how many guests there are.

Example

Quatro pessoas querem jantar às oito.

Four people want to have dinner at eight.

pessoas

[peh-SOH-ush]

people

Plural noun meaning 'people'.

Example

As pessoas costumam ajudar os recém-chegados na equipa.

People usually help newcomers in the team.

às oito da noite.

ash OY-too dah NOY-tuh

at eight in the evening.

'Às' (at) is used with clock times. The 's' links to 'oito' as a 'z' sound: 'a-ZOY-tu da NOY-t'.

Example

O jantar é às oito da noite.

Dinner is at eight in the evening.

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.

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

noite

[NOY-tuh]

night

Means 'night' or 'evening' depending on context; in reservations it often means evening time.

Example

Prefiro jantar de noite perto das oito.

I prefer to have dinner in the evening around eight.

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