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How to Say ‘At ten in the evening’ in Portuguese

Às dez da noite

ahsh DESH dah NOY-teh

[ahsh DESH dah NOY-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: da noite "of the night" marks evening hours. Use da manhã for morning and da tarde for afternoon: às três da tarde "at three in the afternoon".

Phrase Breakdown

Às dez

ahsh DESH

At ten

'Às' is used with clock times. Say 'AHZH DEHZH'. In Portugal, both final 's' and 'z' before a consonant sound like 'zh/sh'.

Example

Abre às dez.

It opens at ten.

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.

da noite

dah NOY-teh

at night

Say 'duh NOYT'. The final 'e' is almost silent.

Example

Às nove da noite.

At nine at night.

Words in this phrase

[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.

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