Days of the Week in Portuguese: Talk About Your Schedule
The weekday names become easier to remember when you connect them to a real weekly routine and learn the small prepositions that go with them.
Real Life Portuguese · 7 min read · Updated October 14, 2026
The short answer
The days are segunda-feira (Monday), terça-feira (Tuesday), quarta-feira (Wednesday), quinta-feira (Thursday), sexta-feira (Friday), sábado (Saturday), and domingo (Sunday). The weekday names are feminine nouns, so you may hear a segunda, na terça, or às quartas when a speaker leaves out the word feira.
Learn the seven day names in order
Unlike English, the Brazilian names from Monday through Friday are connected to ordinal numbers: second day, third day, and so on. Sunday is traditionally treated as the first day of the week in this naming system. You do not need to memorize the history to use the words; connect each name to a day in your own calendar.
Hoje é segunda-feira.
Today is Monday.
A reunião é na quarta.
The meeting is on Wednesday.
A gente viaja no sábado.
We are traveling on Saturday.
Use em to say when something happens
A simple pattern is em + the day: na terça-feira, na quinta, or no domingo. The feminine weekday names use na; sábado and domingo are masculine and use no. In everyday speech, the preposition is usually part of the phrase rather than translated as a separate word.
For a repeated event, use the plural: às segundas-feiras means on Mondays. Speakers often shorten this to às segundas. You can also say toda segunda-feira (every Monday). Choose one pattern, then add an activity so the sentence has a clear meaning.
Tenho aula na terça-feira.
I have class on Tuesday.
A loja fecha aos domingos.
The store closes on Sundays.
Nós caminhamos às quartas.
We go for a walk on Wednesdays.
Ask about someone’s plans and routines
Use Que dia? (What day?) to ask for a day and Em que dia? (On what day?) to ask when an event happens. To ask whether someone is free, combine the weekday with estar livre. These patterns work for classes, appointments, travel, and social plans.
A calendar plan is not always a fixed commitment. Brazilians may suggest a day first and settle the exact hour later. Learn to confirm both details so you know whether the plan is a possibility or a time that has been agreed.
Em que dia começa o curso?
What day does the course start?
Você está livre na sexta?
Are you free on Friday?
Pode ser na quinta à tarde.
Thursday afternoon could work.
Practice with a real week instead of a vocabulary list
Write down three true events from your week and say each one aloud with its day. Add a frequency word such as toda semana (every week) or às vezes (sometimes). This gives you a small routine you can reuse when someone asks what your week looks like.
The source guide explores the weekday names and memory cues. This Real Life adaptation focuses on turning those names into schedule questions and recurring plans. For further practice, listen to native examples in the Real Life Portuguese app and ask an I Speak Portuguese teacher to check your weekly routine.
Toda segunda, eu estudo depois do trabalho.
Every Monday, I study after work.
Às vezes, a gente sai na sexta à noite.
Sometimes, we go out on Friday night.
Meu próximo compromisso é na quarta-feira.
My next appointment is on Wednesday.
Put it into practice
Write three plans using na, no, or às and ask a partner Em que dia? to confirm one. Review time expressions with Real Life Portuguese, then bring your own weekly schedule to a conversation lesson at I Speak Portuguese.
Quick practice
Which Portuguese example matches “The store closes on Sundays”?
Choose an answer to check yourself.
This guide is an original Real Life Portuguese adaptation of an earlier article from I Speak Portuguese.
Keep practicing with the Real Life Portuguese app
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