{"id":6199,"date":"2015-08-10T18:17:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T18:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6199"},"modified":"2015-08-10T18:17:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T18:17:32","slug":"horas-time-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/horas-time-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Horas (time) in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beleza, galera?<\/p>\n<p>What do you do when your phone is out of battery and you do not have a watch or a clock to check the time? It is easy: just ask someone on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>A good way of practicing it is to ask people on the streets what time it is even if you know the time. This way you can get some practice in for when you actually really need it as well as gain confidence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6204\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/leoquintino\/2347655888\/\" aria-label=\"2347655888 A792525b5b O\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6204\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6204\"  alt=\"Photo by Leo Quintino\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/2347655888_a792525b5b_o.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/2347655888_a792525b5b_o.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/2347655888_a792525b5b_o-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pra\u00e7a da Esta\u00e7\u00e3o, BH &#8211; Photo by Leo Quintino<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Asking what time it is:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways of asking and they both mean the same.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Que horas s\u00e3o? \u2013 What time is it?<\/li>\n<li>Quantas horas s\u00e3o? \u2013 What time is it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Answering:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You will always use the verb <strong>SER<\/strong> to answer, in some cases you will use <strong>\u00c9<\/strong> and in other cases you will use <strong>S\u00c3O<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For one o\u2019clock, midday and midnight you will use <strong>\u00e9<\/strong> because they are considered singular:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c9 uma hora. \u2013 It\u2019s one o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c9 meio dia. \u2013 It\u2019s midday.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c9 meia noite. \u2013 It\u2019s midnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For all other hours you use <strong>s\u00e3o<\/strong> because they are considered plural:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S\u00e3o duas horas. \u2013 It\u2019s two o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e3o dez horas. \u2013 It\u2019s ten o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Other ways of telling time:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When you are saying the hour and the minutes, the use of the words \u201chora\u201d and \u201cminutos\u201d is optional:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S\u00e3o tr\u00eas (horas) e quinze (minutos). &#8211; It\u2019s three fifteen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>= S\u00e3o tr\u00eas e quinze.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S\u00e3o cinco (horas) e trinta (minutos). It\u2019s five thirty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>= S\u00e3o cinco e quinze.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brazilians do not use a quarter to mean 15 minutes. However, we do have the word <strong>meia<\/strong> (meaning half):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S\u00e3o nove e meia. \u2013 It\u2019s nine and a half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When it is five minutes to a certain hour we say:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S\u00e3o cinco minutos para as quatro horas. \u2013 It\u2019s five to four.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>= S\u00e3o cinco para as quatro<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>In Brazil people use the 24-hour time a lot, so it is worth learning it in case you do not already know. Although it seems confusing, it is just a matter of getting used to. All you have to do is subtract 12 hours to the time given:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>S\u00e3o quatorze (horas) e vinte e tr\u00eas (minutos) \u2013 It\u2019s two twenty three. (14-12=2)<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e3o vinte e tr\u00eas e quarenta e cinco &#8211; It\u2019s eleven forty five. (23-12=11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>When to use <strong>\u00e0s<\/strong> (at):<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We use at whenever we are talking about activities done in the past, future or present at a specific time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meu dentista \u00e9 <strong>\u00e0s<\/strong> seis horas. \u2013 My dentist appointment is at 6 o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n<li>O \u00f4nibus passa <strong>\u00e0s<\/strong> oito e quarenta e cinco \u2013 There is a bus at eight forty five.<\/li>\n<li>Minha aula come\u00e7a <strong>\u00e0s<\/strong> nove horas. \u2013 My classes start at nine o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tenham uma boa semana, pessoal! &#8211; Have a nice week everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/2347655888_a792525b5b_o-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"Photo by Leo Quintino\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/2347655888_a792525b5b_o-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/2347655888_a792525b5b_o.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Beleza, galera? 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