🕐 Japanese Time & Days Vocabulary Tempo e dias

10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Time & Days scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

hoje /ˈoʒi/ A1
today · closed [o]; the h is silent; -e→[i]
Não posso sair hoje.I can’t go out today.
amanhã /amɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/ A1
tomorrow · nh is [ɲ]; both a’s before the nasal are nasalized [ɐ̃]
A prova é amanhã de manhã.The test is tomorrow morning.
ontem /ˈõtẽj̃/ A1
yesterday · nasal [õ]; -em is the nasal diphthong [ẽj̃]
Ela chegou de viagem ontem.She got back from her trip yesterday.
dia /ˈdʒiɐ/ A1
day · the d palatalizes before i → [dʒ]: [ˈdʒiɐ]
Cada dia parece mais curto.Each day seems shorter.
semana /seˈmɐ̃nɐ/ A1
week · ⚠ the stressed a is nasalized before n: [ˈmɐ̃nɐ]
A semana foi cheia de reuniões.The week was full of meetings.
mês /ˈmes/ A1
month · closed [e] (ê); plural meses [ˈmezis]
Ele viaja no fim do mês.He travels at the end of the month.
ano /ˈɐ̃nu/ A1
year · ⚠ the a is nasalized before n: [ˈɐ̃nu] (contrast ‘ânus’)
O ano passou muito rápido.The year went by really fast.
hora /ˈɔɾɐ/ A1
hour · OPEN [ɔ]; the h is silent
A hora do almoço é sagrada.Lunchtime is sacred.
manhã /mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/ A1
morning · nh is [ɲ]; both a’s are nasalized [ɐ̃]
Gosto de correr de manhã.I like to run in the morning.
tarde /ˈtaʁdʒi/ A1
afternoon · -de palatalizes to [dʒi]; also an adverb ‘late’
Vamos nos ver à tarde.Let’s meet in the afternoon.

FAQ

How many Brazilian Portuguese time & days words are in this list?

10 words, including A1: 10. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.

Are these words CEFR-graded?

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