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Study Resource: Vocabulary for discussing dates 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:

The following lists of vocabulary can help you talk about different times of the year and different dates in Brazilian Portuguese. To learn the full rules for how to use these words, check out our post on talking about the date in Brazilian Portuguese.

Months in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese	English
janeiro	January
fevereiro	February
março	March
abril	April
maio	May
junho	June
julho	July
agosto	August
setembro	September
outubro	October
novembro	November
dezembro	December

Seasons in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese	English
a primavera	spring
o verão	summer
o outono	fall
o inverno	winter

Adverbs for days and weeks in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese	English
ontem	yesterday
hoje	today
amanhã	tomorrow
antes de ontem / anteontem	the day before yesterday
depois de amanhã	the day after tomorrow
quinzena	fortnight
semana passada	last week
mês passado	last month
ano passado	last year
próxima semana / semana que vem	next week
próximo mês / mês que vem	next month
próximo ano / ano que vem	next year
esta semana	this week
este mês	this month
este ano	this year
nesta semana	this week
neste mês	in this month
neste ano	in this year
bimestre	bimester
semestre	semester

Holidays in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese	English
véspera de Ano Novo	New Year's Eve
Ano Novo	New Year
Carnaval	Carnival
Sexta-feira Santa	Good Friday
Páscoa	Easter
Dia do Trabalho	Labor Day
Dia das Mães	Mothers Day
Dia dos Pais	Father's Day
Dia dos Namorados	Valentine's Day
Dia de São João (Festa Junina) → Festa Junina is a traditional festival that happens at the beginning of the Brazilian winter in June.	Saint John's Day
Dia da Independência	Independence Day
Dia das Mulheres	Women's Day
Dia do Índio	Indian's day
Abolição da Escravatura	Abolition of Slavery
Dia das Bruxas	Halloween
Natal	Christmas
Dia de Ação de Graças	Thanksgiving
Dia de Martin Luther King Jr.	Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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