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The days of the week in Portuguese for kids
The days of the week are a list, and lists are much easier to remember as a song. Saying today's day each morning turns it into a habit.
The days of the week in Portuguese (Portugal)
os dias da semana
Sounds like ≈ oosh DEE-ush duh suh-MAH-nuh
Good to know: Portuguese numbers its weekdays: segunda-feira ("second day") is Monday. In everyday speech people drop -feira and just say segunda, terça, quarta…
The words
| English | Portuguese | Sounds like ≈ |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | segunda-feira | suh-GOON-duh FAY-ruh |
| Tuesday | terça-feira | TEHR-suh FAY-ruh |
| Wednesday | quarta-feira | KWAR-tuh FAY-ruh |
| Thursday | quinta-feira | KEEN-tuh FAY-ruh |
| Friday | sexta-feira | SAYSH-tuh FAY-ruh |
| Saturday | sábado | SAH-buh-doo |
| Sunday | domingo | doo-MEENG-goo |
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Diz outra vez, terça-feira!
Say it again, Tuesday!
from Dias da Semana (Days of the Week)
Ontem foi domingo!
Yesterday was Sunday!
from Hoje É Segunda-Feira (Today is Monday)
O que vem depois de sábado?
What comes after Saturday?
from Que Dia É Hoje? (What Day Is It?)
3 songs that teach it
These words are key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Dias da Semana
Days of the Week · Days & Months · Premium
- segunda-feira · Monday
- terça-feira · Tuesday
- semana · week
- hoje · today
Hoje É Segunda-Feira
Today is Monday · Days & Months · Premium
- hoje · today
- amanhã · tomorrow
- ontem · yesterday
- dia · day
Que Dia É Hoje?
What Day Is It? · Days & Months · Premium
- que dia é hoje? · what day is it?
- fim de semana · weekend
- domingo · Sunday
- sexta-feira · Friday
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Each morning, say what day it is in Portuguese before breakfast.
- 2Make a weekly chart with one fun thing per day and read the day names aloud.
- 3Clap once for each day as you sing through the week.
Related Portuguese words
“The days of the week” in other languages
- Spanish:los días de la semana
- French:les jours de la semaine
- German:die Wochentage
- Italian:i giorni della settimana
- Dutch:de dagen van de week
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Portuguesehas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Portuguese songs with your family.