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Activities: “How to say the date in Brazilian Portuguese?”

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Activity 1: Translate the date

Try to translate the following times and dates into Brazilian Portuguese. Give the full spelling of each date using words (not numerals!).

  • December 31st, 2024:

  • September 15th, 2022:

  • June 3rd, 2023:

  • 02/25/1990:

  • 10/31/2001:

Activity 2: Identify the holiday

Match the images below to some of the holidays in the box. Some holidays in the box will not be used.

Dia de Ação de Graças
Páscoa
Natal
Carnaval
Dia dos Namorados
Festa Junina
Dia do Trabalho
Dia dos Pais
Dia das Bruxas
Dia da Independência
Dia das Mulheres
A photo of a miniature Christmas tree with holiday lights in the background.

Holiday:

A photo of a classic jack-o-lantern all lit up at night.

Holiday:

A photo of several wrapped presents covered in Valentines Day hearts.

Holiday:

A pink egg tied with a bow sitting on a table with tulips, pink decor, and a rabbit toy.

Holiday:

A photo of a woman in a hard hat, work gloves, and a hammer giving the camera a "thumbs-up" beside a calendar in which "may 1st" is circled.

Holiday:

Activity 3: Happy Birthday!

Complete the birthday invite by adding the appropriate prepositions for discussing dates.

Tip:
Don’t forget to use the contraction with a definite article (o, a, os, as) where it’s needed!

No próximo fim de semana, vamos celebrar o aniversário da minha irmã. O evento ficou marcado o dia 15 de maio. Será sábado. Na verdade, minha irmã nasceu 14 maio 1990, mas não quisemos fazer a festa sexta-feira, porque minha irmã geralmente trabalha sábados de manhã. Vamos nos divertir muito! Espero te ver lá!

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