Portuguese Time Vocabulary

Here are Portuguese words for time to start with: tarde (afternoon), dia (day), noite (evening), manhã (morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Time Basics

A1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
afternoontardenounA1
daydianounA1
eveningnoitenounA1
morningmanhãnounA1
nightnoitenounA1
todayhojeadvA1
tomorrowamanhãadvA1
weeksemananounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Time Intermediate

A1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
Fridaysexta-feiranounA1
Mondaysegunda-feiranounA1
Thursdayquinta-feiranounA1
Tuesdayterça-feiranounA1
hourhoranounA1
minuteminutonounA1
momentmomentonounA1
monthmêsnounA1

Time Advanced

B1–C2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
chronologicalcronológicoadjB1
contemporarycontemporâneoadjB2
punctualpontualadjB2
simultaneoussimultâneoadjB2
anachronismanacronismonounC1
perpetuityperpetuidadenounC1
retrospectiveretrospetivoadjC1
antiquatedantiquadoadjC2

More from this pack waits in the app

Seasons & Natural Time

A1–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
autumnoutononounA1
springprimaveranounA1
summerverãonounA1
winterinvernonounA1
noonmeio-dianounA2
duskanoitecernounB1
sunrisenascer do solnounB1
sunsetpôr do solnounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for time. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Portuguese words should I learn for time?

You could start with words like tarde (afternoon), dia (day), noite (evening), manhã (morning). This page lists 32 Portuguese words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Portuguese words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Portuguese words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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