A1 Expression カジュアル

Que horas?

What time?

意味

A concise way to ask about the current time.

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文化的背景

Brazilians often use 'Que horas?' even for appointments where 'A que horas?' would be grammatically required. In Portugal, it is more common to hear 'São que horas?' (The hours are what?) which flips the standard order. The 24-hour clock is standard for schedules (trains, movies), but in speech, people use the 12-hour clock with 'da manhã' or 'da noite'.

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The Wrist Tap

If you forget the words, tapping your wrist where a watch would be while saying 'Que horas?' is universally understood.

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The Silent H

Never pronounce the 'H' in 'horas'. It is always silent, starting with the 'O' sound.

意味

A concise way to ask about the current time.

💡

The Wrist Tap

If you forget the words, tapping your wrist where a watch would be while saying 'Que horas?' is universally understood.

⚠️

The Silent H

Never pronounce the 'H' in 'horas'. It is always silent, starting with the 'O' sound.

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Add 'Por Favor'

Even in informal settings, adding 'por favor' makes you sound much more likeable.

自分をテスト

Choose the most natural way to ask a friend for the time.

Você está com um amigo e quer saber a hora. O que você diz?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Que horas?

'Que horas?' is the most natural and common informal shortcut.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

Que horas ____?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: são

The verb 'ser' must be in the plural 'são' to agree with 'horas'.

Match the phrase to the context.

A que horas começa o show?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Asking about an event

'A que horas' is used specifically for scheduled events.

🎉 スコア: /3

ビジュアル学習ツール

Ways to ask for time

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Informal

  • Que horas?
  • Tem horas?
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Formal

  • Que horas são?
  • Poderia me dizer as horas?

練習問題バンク

3 問題
Choose the most natural way to ask a friend for the time. Choose A1

Você está com um amigo e quer saber a hora. O que você diz?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Que horas?

'Que horas?' is the most natural and common informal shortcut.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb. Fill Blank A1

Que horas ____?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: são

The verb 'ser' must be in the plural 'são' to agree with 'horas'.

Match the phrase to the context. situation_matching A2

A que horas começa o show?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Asking about an event

'A que horas' is used specifically for scheduled events.

🎉 スコア: /3

よくある質問

3 問

Portuguese views time as a collection of hours. Since there are 24 hours in a day, we ask for 'which hours' are occurring.

It's better not to. It sounds like a direct translation from English and is grammatically weak in Portuguese.

Yes, the meaning is identical, though Brazilians are more likely to drop the verb 'são'.

関連フレーズ

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Horário

similar

Schedule

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Dar horas

builds on

To strike the hour (clock)

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Hora marcada

specialized form

Appointed time

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