Breakdown of A conferência anual é em junho.
ser
to be
em
in
a conferência
the conference
junho
June
anual
annual
Questions & Answers about A conferência anual é em junho.
Why is it é and not a future form like será or vai ser?
In Portuguese (Portugal), the present of ser is commonly used for scheduled or timetabled events, even if they occur in the future. A conferência anual é em junho is perfectly natural. You can also say vai ser em junho (more colloquial) or será em junho (more formal/emphatic), but the simple present is very common here.
Why ser and not estar when talking about when an event happens?
Why em junho and not no junho?
Months usually appear without a definite article, so we say em junho (“in June”). No is the contraction of em + o; no junho is not idiomatic. If you use the noun mês, then the article appears: no mês de junho.
Do you capitalize junho?
No. Months are lower-case in Portuguese: junho, julho, etc., unless they’re part of a proper name or at the start of a sentence.
How do I say “on June 10th” in European Portuguese?
Why is the article A used—why feminine?
Conferência is a feminine noun, so it takes a: a conferência. Here it’s the specific, known annual conference, so the definite article fits: A conferência anual... For a non-specific one, you’d use uma conferência anual.
Why is anual after conferência?
Most adjectives follow the noun in Portuguese. Conferência anual is the neutral, natural order. Anual conferência sounds odd; anual is almost always postposed.
How do you pronounce the whole sentence in European Portuguese?
Approximate EP IPA: [ɐ kõfɨˈɾẽsjɐ ɐnuˈaɫ ɛ ẽ ˈʒuɲu]. Tips:
How do I avoid mixing up junho (June) and julho (July)?
Pronunciation:
- junho: [ˈʒuɲu] — with nh [ɲ].
- julho: [ˈʒuʎu] — with lh [ʎ], similar to the lli in Italian “figlio”. Meaning: junho = June, julho = July.
Could I say de junho instead of em junho?
Are there other natural verbs for “the conference is in June” in Portugal?
Yes, very idiomatic in European Portuguese:
How do I ask “When is the annual conference?” in Portuguese (Portugal)?
Quando é a conferência anual? You can also say Quando se realiza a conferência anual? or Quando é que a conferência anual se realiza? (more colloquial).
If it’s every year, how can I say that more explicitly?
Why is it em junho but no outono (“in the autumn”)?
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