que horas são

Portuguese

Portuguese phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke ˈɔ.ɾa ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ke ˈɔ.ɾa ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ˈkjɔ.ɾa ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˈkjɔ.ɾa ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈkjɔ.ɾɐʃ ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈk‿ɔ.ɾɐʃ ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ˈk‿ɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/

Phrase

que horas são?

1. what time is it?; what's the time?
   • 1836, Biblioteca Familiar e Recreativa - O Castigo, Imprensa Nevesiana, page 12:

     "Que horas são?" […] Maria […] respondeo: "São onze horas".

     "What time is it?" […] Maria […] answered him: "It's eleven o'clock.".