Phrase · 📅 Time, days & plans
Que horas você sai do trabalho? — Lá pelas seis.
What time do you get off work? — Around six.
A1asking about someone’s scheduleinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Que1determinerwhathoras1nountime (hours)hora · fem. · pl.vocêpronounyou3rd sing. · subjectsai2verbleavesair · present · 3rd sing.do3prepositionfrom (the)de + o · masc. · sing. · definitetrabalho3nounworkmasc. · sing.?—Lá4adverb(around)pelas4prepositionaround (the)por + as · fem. · pl. · definiteseis4determinersix.
- Que → horas: what time
- você → sai: você → 3sg
- sai → do: sair de
- pelas → seis: around six
- seis → Que: answers que horas
Word for word: “What hours you leave from-the work? — There by-the six.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Que horas…?: in speech the a of a que horas usually drops. Numbers, time, dates & prices →
- 2sair = to leave, go out: você sai, eu saio. Core irregular verbs in the present →
- 3sair de + place: do trabalho (de + o). Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
- 4lá pelas seis = around six, give or take (pelas = por + as). Numbers, time, dates & prices →
Variations
- A que horas você sai do trabalho?
- Saio às seis.
- Lá pelas seis e meia.