How to Say ‘I'll call them this afternoon.’ in Portuguese
Ligo-lhe hoje à tarde.
LEE-goo-lyeh OHZH ah TAR-d
[LEE-goo-lyeh OHZH ah TAR-d]
Phrase Breakdown
Ligo-lhe
[LEE-goo-lyeh]
I'll call him/her
Ligar (to call) with lhe (to him/her/you formal).
Ligo-lhe amanhã.
I'll call him tomorrow.
hoje à tarde.
OHZH ah TAR-d
this afternoon.
A time expression. Keep it together in one breath.
Chego hoje à tarde.
I arrive this afternoon.
Words in this phrase
hoje
[OHZH]
today
Adverb meaning this present day.
Hoje está sol.
Today it's sunny.
à
[ah]
at the
'a' + 'a'; used with times, like 'at the same time'.
Encontramo-nos à uma.
We meet at one.
tarde
[TAR-d]
afternoon
Feminine noun for the afternoon/early evening part of the day.
Esta tarde vou à praia.
This afternoon I'm going to the beach.
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