No verão, eu prefiro limonada com gelo.

In the summer, I prefer lemonade with ice.

Breakdown of No verão, eu prefiro limonada com gelo.

• eu: I
• com: with
• preferir: to prefer
• no: in the

Questions & Answers about No verão, eu prefiro limonada com gelo.

What does no mean in No verão?

No is a contraction of em + o.

• em = in
• o = the

So no verão literally means in the summer.

This kind of contraction is very common in Portuguese:

• em + o = no
• em + a = na
• em + os = nos
• em + as = nas

Example:

• no inverno = in the winter
• na praia = at/on the beach

Why is it no verão and not just em verão?

Because Portuguese usually uses the definite article with seasons.

So in Brazilian Portuguese, verão often appears as:

• o verão = the summer
• no verão = in the summer / in summer

For an English speaker, this can feel a little more article-heavy than English. In Portuguese, saying em verão by itself would sound unnatural.

Does No verão mean this summer or summer in general?