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How to Say ‘It starts at nine in the evening’ in Portuguese

Começa às nove da noite

koo-MEH-sah ahsh NOV dah NOY-teh

[koo-MEH-sah ahsh NOV dah NOY-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: às is a "at" + as "the" for clock times, because horas is feminine. For one o'clock, it's à uma.

Phrase Breakdown

Começa às nove

koo-MEH-sah ahsh NOV

It starts at nine

'Começa' means 'it starts'. Say 'koo-MEH-suh AHZH NOV'. 'Às' is 'at' used with hours.

Example

A aula começa às nove.

The class starts at nine.

Words in this phrase

Começa

[koo-MEH-sah]

starts

Third-person form of 'começar', to begin.

Example

O filme começa às nove.

The film starts at nine.

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.

nove

[NOV]

nine

The number 9; with times, nine o'clock.

Example

Chegamos às nove.

We arrive at nine.

da noite

dah NOY-teh

at night / p.m.

'Da' is 'de + a' (of the). Say 'duh NOYT'. The final 'e' is nearly silent.

Example

Às onze da noite.

At eleven 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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