Every day of the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. In Portuguese-speaking countries, the first day of the week starts with Monday and Sunday is the last day of the week. The first day of the week, Monday in Portuguese is written as Segunda-Feira, and it is pronounced as “say-goon-dah fay-ee-rah.” The second day of the week, Tuesday in Portuguese is written as Terça-Feira, and it is pronounced as “tayr-sah fay-ee-rah.” The third day of the week, Wednesday in Portuguese is written as Quarta-Feira, and it is pronounced as “kwar-tah fay-ee-rah.” The fourth day of the week, Thursday in Portuguese is written as Quinta-Feira, and it is pronounced as “keen-tah fay-ee-rah.” The fifth day of the week, Friday in Portuguese is written as Sexta-Feira, and it is pronounced as “say-eesh-tah fay-ee-rah.” The sixth day of the week, Saturday in Portuguese is written as Sábado, and it is pronounced as “sah-bah-doo.” The last and seventh day of the week, Sunday in Portuguese is written as Domingo, and it is pronounced as “doo-meen-goo.” The Portuguese Language is predominantly used in Portugal and click here to know the public holidays in Portugal. The names of all the days in the Portuguese Language are listed in the simple table.
Related: Months of the Year in Portuguese
Days of the Week in Portuguese
| English | Portuguese Translation | English Pronunciation |
| Monday | Segunda-Feira (First Day of the Week in Portuguese) | say-goon-dah fay-ee-rah |
| Tuesday | Terça-Feira (Second Day of the Week in Portuguese) | tayr-sah fay-ee-rah |
| Wednesday | Quarta-Feira (Third Day of the Week in Portuguese) | kwar-tah fay-ee-rah |
| Thursday | Quinta-Feira (Fourth Day of the Week in Portuguese) | keen-tah fay-ee-rah |
| Friday | Sexta-Feira (Fifth Day of the Week in Portuguese) | say-eesh-tah fay-ee-rah |
| Saturday | Sábado (Sixth Day of the Week in Portuguese) | sah-bah-doo |
| Sunday | Domingo (Seventh Day of the Week in Portuguese) | doo-meen-goo |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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