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"What day is it today?" in Portuguese: Que dia é hoje?

Que dia é hoje?

Say it: kee JEE-ah eh OH-zheephrase/ˈke ˈdʒia ˈɛ ˈo.ʒi/

What day is it today? in Portuguese is Que dia é hoje? Use it when you forgot the weekday—segunda, terça, and the rest.

Jet-lag morning

Desculpaque dia é hoje?
Sorry—what day is it today?
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How to pronounce Que dia é hoje?

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kee JEE-ah eh OH-zhee

/ˈke ˈdʒia ˈɛ ˈo.ʒi/

kee JEE-ah eh OH-zhee

"What day is it today?" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
Que dia é hoje?What day is it today?

Weekday ask.

Hoje é que dia?What day is today?

Word-order flip.

Hoje é segunda?Is today Monday?

Yes/no check.

Que dia da semana é hoje?What day of the week is today?

Extra clear.

How to use Que dia é hoje? in real life

  1. 1Jet-lag morning

    Desculpaque dia é hoje?

    Sorry—what day is it today?

    Weekday fog.

  2. 2Office kitchen

    Que dia é hoje? Tem reunião?

    What day is it today? Is there a meeting?

    Work check.

  3. 3Market stall

    Que dia é hoje? O feirante vem às quartas.

    What day is it today? The market guy comes on Wednesdays.

    Schedule.

Mistakes English speakers make with Que dia é hoje?

Incorrect: What day is today em português: Qual é a data?

Correct: Que dia é hoje? for the weekday.

This page is the weekday; date is a sister page.

Incorrect: Que dia é today?

Correct: Que dia é hoje?

Hoje = today.

Good to know

Brazilians often answer with hoje é terça or só terça. Weekdays matter for feiras, bank hours, and when the padaria closes early.

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  1. ChatPal

    Que dia é hoje?

    What day is it today?

  2. You

    Que dia é hojeacho que quinta.

    What day is it today… I think Thursday.

  3. ChatPal

    Perfeitoo banco abre.

    Perfect—the bank is open.

  4. You

    Então vamos agora.

    Then let's go now.

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"What day is it today?" in other languages

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Common questions about "What day is it today?" in Portuguese

Answer pattern?

Hoje é segunda / terça / …

Day of the week?

Dia da semana.

Date number?

See what-is-the-date; same headword, calendar focus.

Yesterday?

Que dia foi ontem?

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