sábado
/ˈsa.ba.du/masculine
Saturday in Portuguese is sábado.
sábado is a masculine noun used to refer to the day of the week. When used as an adverb to mean 'on Saturday', the form remains sábado. You may also encounter specific phrases such as Sábado Santo for 'Holy Saturday' in religious contexts, or Sábado à noite to refer specifically to Saturday evening or Saturday night.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express that something happens on a specific Saturday, use the contraction of the preposition 'em' and the masculine article 'o' to form no sábado. If you want to say that something happens habitually on Saturdays, use the form aos sábados.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables and the stress is on the 1st syllable. In IPA, it is pronounced /ˈsa.ba.du/.
Did you know?
- The Greek word sábbaton acted as a bridge, carrying the Hebrew concept of rest into Latin and eventually into the Portuguese sábado.
- In Portuguese, the word sábado is never capitalized unless it starts a sentence or is part of a proper name.
- In Brazil, some people use the expression sábado letivo to describe a school day that occurs on a Saturday to make up for lost time.
Examples in context
- O show é no sábado.The show is on Saturday.This sentence shows how to use sábado to say the show is on that day.Tatoeba #11085029 by MrJuice, translation #5509133 by mailohilohi
- Sábado é a sua folga.Saturday is his day off.This sentence uses sábado to identify the day as a day off.Tatoeba #6759574 by Ricardo14, translation #6759569 by Micsmithel
- Vocês abrem no sábado?Are you open on Saturday?This sentence uses sábado to ask if a business is open on that day.Tatoeba #2782587 by carlosalberto, translation #2780830 by sharptoothed
- No próximo sábado, teremos uma importante reunião de negócios.Next Saturday, we'll have an important business meeting.
- Vamos sair para jantar fora neste sábado.Let's go out for dinner this Saturday.
- Não vejo a hora de chegar o sábadão para aproveitar o fim de semana.I can't wait for Saturday to come and enjoy the weekend.
- 150 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Beatriz and Gabriel are planning their weekend.
- BeatrizVocê tem planos para este sábado?Do you have plans for this Saturday?
- GabrielNão, eu vou descansar no sábado.No, I am going to rest on Saturday.
- BeatrizQue tal se eu for te visitar?How about if I visit you?
- GabrielClaro, seria ótimo!Sure, that would be great!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “saturday” translations and entries sábado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
