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"Tuesday" in Portuguese: terça-feira

terça-feira

TEHR-sah FAY-rahfeminine noun/teʁ.sa-.ˈfej.ɾa/

Note: everyday: terça

Tuesday in Portuguese is terça-feira (feminine). Casual speech shortens it to terça, but write terça-feira when clear. Na terça-feira means on Tuesday.

Dentist booking

Marquei o dentista na terça-feira.

I booked the dentist on Tuesday.

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How to pronounce terça-feira

Say it

TEHR-sah FAY-rah

/teʁ.sa-.ˈfej.ɾa/

TEHR-sah FAY-rah. Stress TEHR and FAY.

"Tuesday" in Portuguese: quick reference

Portuguese	English	When to use
terça-feira	Tuesday Full weekday name.	Full weekday name.
terça	Tuesday (short) Spoken short form.	Spoken short form.
na terça-feira	on Tuesday Time phrase.	Time phrase.
toda terça-feira	every Tuesday Habits.	Habits.
terça-feira à noite	Tuesday night Evening plans.	Evening plans.

How to use terça-feira in real life

1Dentist booking
Marquei o dentista na terça-feira.
I booked the dentist on Tuesday.
Na terça-feira = on Tuesday.
2Class schedule
Terça-feira tem aula de português.
Tuesday there's Portuguese class.
Full form as a day label.
3Weekly market
A feira da praça é toda terça-feira.
The square market is every Tuesday.
Toda terça-feira = every Tuesday.

Mistakes English speakers make with terça-feira

Incorrect: No terça-feira eu corro.

Correct: Na terça-feira eu corro.

Feminine: na terça-feira.

Incorrect: Tuesday eu estudo.

Correct: Na terça-feira eu estudo.

Use terça-feira, not English Tuesday.

Good to know

Terça continues the numbered weekday system (third day). Brazilians casually say terça, and messages often drop -feira. Midweek plans frequently land on terça-feira à noite after the Monday reset.