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Treinamento começa às oito.

Treinamento começa às oito.
Training starts at eight.
FromLesson 10inHardcore Portuguese (Brazil)

Breakdown of Treinamento começa às oito.

começar
to start
o treinamento
the training
às oito
at eight
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Questions & Answers about Treinamento começa às oito.

Why isn’t there a definite article before Treinamento?

In Portuguese, especially in titles, schedules or bulletins, you can drop the article for brevity.
• You could fully say O treinamento começa às oito, but in a note or heading it’s common to omit O.

What does às stand for?

às is the contraction of the preposition a + the feminine plural article as.
It really means “at the hours,” since horas is implied.

Why is às written with a grave accent?
The grave accent (à) marks the contraction between a (preposition) and as (article) and distinguishes it from the standalone article as.
Why is começa spelled with a ç (cedilla)?

In Portuguese, c before a, o or u is normally /k/. To show the /s/ sound before these vowels, we use ç.
So começar → começa keeps the /s/ sound in the third-person singular.

Why isn’t horas included after oito?

When telling time in Portuguese, you can omit horas.
• às oito = “at eight (o’clock)”
• às oito horas = same meaning, just more explicit

Can I change the word order?

Yes. Both of these are correct and mean the same:
• O treinamento começa às oito. (Subject–Verb–Time)
• Começa o treinamento às oito. (Verb–Subject–Time; common in schedules/announcements)

Is there a shorter word than treinamento?

Informally you’ll often hear treino.
• O treino começa às oito.
But treinamento is more formal or refers to a full training program.

How do I pronounce Treinamento começa às oito?

Break it into syllables and stresses:
• Treinamento – trey-nah-MEN-too (stress on MEN)
• começa – ko-MEH-sah (stress on ME)
• às – [ash]
• oito – OY-too (stress on OY)
Put it together smoothly:
trey-nah-MEN-too ko-MEH-sah ash OY-too.