How to Say ‘Since last night.’ in Portuguese
Desde ontem à noite.
DEZH-duh ohn-TENG ah NOY-teh
[DEZH-duh ohn-TENG ah NOY-teh]
Phrase Breakdown
Desde
[DEZH-duh]
since
Marks the starting point in time of something still going on.
Estou doente desde sábado.
I've been ill since Saturday.
ontem à noite.
ohn-TENG ah NOY-teh
last night.
Keep this as one unit: 'ON-tãy a NOYt'.
Chegou ontem à noite.
He arrived last night.
Words in this phrase
ontem
[ohn-TENG]
yesterday
A time word referring to the day before today.
Mencionei «ontem» para recordar rapidamente qual foi o encontro.
I mentioned “yesterday” to quickly remind which meeting it was.
à
[ah]
at the
'a' + 'a'; used with times, like 'at the same time'.
Encontramo-nos à uma.
We meet at one.
noite
[NOY-teh]
night; evening
The time after sunset.
Jantamos à noite.
We have dinner in the evening.
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