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Study in the app →English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 17
The days of the week Os dias da semana
Os dias da semana: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (mais Saturday e Sunday). Em inglês escrevem-se sempre com MAIÚSCULA. O ponto-chave é a preposição: usa ON com os dias — I have class on Monday, on the weekend. Usa AT com as horas (at nine, at night) e IN com as partes do dia e os meses (in the morning, in July). Palavras novas: day, week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, today, tomorrow, weekend. Canto da pronúncia: as sílabas ocultas em "Wednesday" e a terminação "-day".
Dialogue
at Monday or on Monday? — at Monday ou on Monday?
- Emma Minsu, when do you have class? Minsu, quando tens aula?
- Minsu I have class at Monday. Tenho aula na segunda. (deslize: com os dias usa-se "on", não "at" — diz "on Monday")
- Emma With days, use "on": on Monday. Com os dias usa "on": on Monday.
- Minsu Oh, I have class on Monday and Wednesday. Ah, tenho aula na segunda e na quarta.
Dialogue
The weekend — O fim de semana
- Jack Emma, what day is it today? Emma, que dia é hoje?
- Emma Today is Friday. Tomorrow is the weekend. Hoje é sexta. Amanhã é o fim de semana.
- Jack Great! Do you have class on Saturday? Ótimo! Tens aula no sábado?
- Emma No, on Saturday and Sunday I don't have class. Não, ao sábado e ao domingo não tenho aula.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| day | n. | dia | |
| week | n. | semana | |
| Monday | n. | segunda-feira | |
| Tuesday | n. | terça-feira | |
| Wednesday | n. | quarta-feira | |
| Thursday | n. | quinta-feira | |
| Friday | n. | sexta-feira | |
| today | adv. | hoje | |
| tomorrow | adv. | amanhã | |
| weekend | n. | fim de semana |
Grammar
The days and "on Monday" Os dias e "on Monday"
The days of the week always take a capital letter: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. The key rule is the preposition of time. Use ON for days: I have class on Monday, I rest on the weekend. Use AT for clock times and night: at nine, at night. Use IN for parts of the day and months: in the morning, in the afternoon, in July. A common mistake is "at Monday" or "in Monday" — with days it is always ON. To ask the day: What day is it today? — Today is Wednesday.
Os dias da semana levam sempre maiúscula: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. A regra-chave é a preposição de tempo. Usa ON com os dias: I have class on Monday, I rest on the weekend. Usa AT com as horas e night: at nine, at night. Usa IN com as partes do dia e os meses: in the morning, in the afternoon, in July. Um erro comum é "at Monday" ou "in Monday" — com os dias é sempre ON. Para perguntar o dia: What day is it today? — Today is Wednesday.
- What day is it today? — Today is Wednesday. Que dia é hoje? — Hoje é quarta.
- I have class on Monday and Thursday. Tenho aula na segunda e na quinta.
- Tomorrow is Friday. The weekend! Amanhã é sexta. O fim de semana!
- I rest on the weekend. Descanso no fim de semana.
pronunciation
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