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How to Say ‘Friday, the fifteenth of November.’ in Portuguese

Sexta-feira, dia quinze de novembro.

SAYSH-tuh-FAY-ruh DEE-ah KEEN-z duh noo-VEHM-broo

[SAYSH-tuh-FAY-ruh DEE-ah KEEN-z duh noo-VEHM-broo]

Phrase Breakdown

Sexta-feira,

SAYSH-tuh-FAY-ruh

Friday,

Literally 'sixth day'. Pause after it.

Example

Sexta-feira é dia de folga.

Friday is a day off.

Words in this phrase

Sexta-feira

[SAYSH-tuh-FAY-ruh]

Friday

Literally 'sixth fair'; often shortened to 'sexta'.

Example

Na sexta-feira vou ao cinema.

On Friday I'm going to the cinema.

dia quinze

DEE-ah KEEN-z

the fifteenth

The date in the 'dia' + number format.

Example

Até dia quinze.

Until the fifteenth.

Words in this phrase

dia

[DEE-ah]

day

A common noun meaning 'day'; it can refer to a calendar day or daily life in expressions.

Example

No dia da feira de carreiras, perguntei sobre o ambiente de trabalho.

On the day of the careers fair, I asked about the work environment.

quinze

[KEEN-z]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

Tenho quinze minutos.

I have fifteen minutes.

de novembro.

duh noo-VEHM-broo

of November.

'de' links the month, and it's almost 'd''.

Example

Em novembro chove muito.

In November it rains a lot.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

novembro

[noo-VEHM-broo]

November

The eleventh month of the year.

Example

O magusto é em novembro.

The chestnut festival is in November.

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