Breakdown of A refeição do dia custa oito euros.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
oito
eight
o euro
the euro
o dia
the day
custar
to cost
a refeição
the meal
Questions & Answers about A refeição do dia custa oito euros.
I see a before refeição. Are all words ending in -ção feminine?
Why is it do dia instead of just de dia?
In English, we say 'meal of the day,' and Portuguese does exactly the same. Do is a mandatory contraction of the preposition de (of) and the masculine article o (the). If you just said de dia, it would mean 'by day' or 'during the day'.
Does the number oito ever change depending on the gender of the noun?
No, oito never changes, meaning it stays exactly the same whether it counts masculine nouns (like euros) or feminine nouns. In Portuguese, only the numbers one (um and uma) and two (dois and duas), as well as the hundreds, change to match gender.
How do I pronounce the s at the end of euros here?
Because euros is the last word in the sentence right before a full stop, the final s is pronounced like an English 'sh' sound in Portugal.
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