📅 Japanese Time Units & Calendar Vocabulary Unidades de tempo e calendário
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Time Units & Calendar scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- minuto /miˈnutu/ A1minute (60 seconds) · final -o=[u]O ônibus chega em um minuto, corre!The bus arrives in a minute, run!
- momento /moˈmẽtu/ A2moment (general 'a while') · nasal [ẽ]Espera um momento, já estou indo.Wait a moment, I'm coming.
- instante /ĩsˈtɐ̃tʃi/ B1instant (briefer than momento) · nasals [ĩ] [ɐ̃]; -te=[tʃi]Num instante o céu ficou escuro.In an instant the sky went dark.
- madrugada /madɾuˈgadɐ/ A2early morning hours (midnight–sunrise; very common in BR: de madrugada)Cheguei em casa de madrugada depois da festa.I got home in the early morning hours after the party.
- véspera /ˈvɛspeɾɐ/ B1eve, the day before (véspera de Natal) · stress on vés-: open [ɛ]Na véspera de Natal, a família toda se reúne.On Christmas Eve the whole family gets together.
- feriado /feɾiˈadu/ A2public holiday (feriado prolongado = long weekend) · i-a in hiatus [i.ˈa]Nesse feriado prolongado, vamos pra praia.This long weekend we're going to the beach.
- data /ˈdatɐ/ A2date (calendar date) · ⚠ false friend: romantic 'date' = encontro · final -a=[ɐ]Qual é a data do seu aniversário?What's the date of your birthday?
- calendário /kalẽˈdaɾiu/ A2calendar · nasal [ẽ]; -rio=[ɾiu]Olha no calendário se o dia quinze cai num sábado.Check the calendar to see if the fifteenth falls on a Saturday.
- agenda /aˈʒẽdɐ/ A2planner, schedule (appointment book) · g=[ʒ]; nasal [ẽ]Minha agenda está cheia essa semana.My schedule is full this week.
- século /ˈsɛkulu/ B1century · stress sé-: open [ɛ] (written accent); final -o=[u]Essa igreja foi construída no século dezoito.This church was built in the eighteenth century.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese time units & calendar words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 1, A2: 6, B1: 3. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.