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How to Say ‘At ten in the evening, at the Misericórdia.’ in Portuguese

Às dez da noite, na Misericórdia.

ahsh DESH dah NOY-teh nuh mee-zee-ree-KOR-dyuh

[ahsh DESH dah NOY-teh nuh mee-zee-ree-KOR-dyuh]

Phrase Breakdown

Às dez da noite,

ahsh DESH dah NOY-teh

At ten at night,

Say 'AHZH DEHZH duh NOYT' and pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Às dez da noite fecha.

At ten at night it closes.

Words in this phrase

Às

[ahsh]

at (the)

Contraction of 'a' + 'as', used to tell the time of an event.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

dez

[DESH]

ten

The number 10; with times, ten o'clock.

Example

Fechamos às dez.

We close at ten.

[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-teh]

night; evening

The time after sunset.

Example

Jantamos à noite.

We have dinner in the evening.

na Misericórdia.

nuh mee-zee-ree-KOR-dyuh

at the Misericórdia church.

The Misericórdia is a traditional charitable church found in many Portuguese towns. Say 'nuh mee-zuh-ree-KOR-dyuh'. The 's' between vowels sounds like 'z'.

Example

A igreja da Misericórdia é bonita.

The Misericórdia church is beautiful.

Words in this phrase

[nuh]

in the / on the

Contraction of em + a, used before feminine singular nouns like semana.

Example

Na próxima reunião, posso apresentar a proposta.

At the next meeting, I can present the proposal.

Misericórdia

[mee-zee-ree-KOR-dyuh]

Misericórdia (church)

Here short for the Igreja da Misericórdia, a church run by a charitable brotherhood.

Example

A igreja da Misericórdia é antiga.

The Misericórdia church is old.

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