Portuguese Phrase
Quase todos os dias.
Meaning
The phrase means ‘almost every day.’ It is used to indicate that something happens with a very high frequency, but not literally 100 % of the time.
When to use
Use this expression when you talk about habits, routines, or events that occur nearly daily – for example, exercising, commuting, or checking the news.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quasetodososdias
Quase (adverb)
Quase means 'almost' or 'nearly' and modifies the whole expression that follows.
todos (indefinite adjective)
Todos agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies; here it is masculine plural.
os (definite article)
The article 'os' is required before a plural masculine noun when you are speaking about all items in a set.
dias (noun)
Dias is the plural of dia (day). In frequency expressions it is always preceded by the article.
🗨In Conversation
Você vai à academia?
Do you go to the gym?
Quase todos os dias.
Almost every day.
✕Common Mistakes
Quase todos dias.
The definite article ‘os’ is required before the plural noun ‘dias’.
Quase todo os dias.
The order of ‘todo’ and the article is wrong; it should be ‘todos os dias’.
↔Alternatives
Na maioria dos dias.
On most days.
Quase diariamente.
Almost daily.
Quase todo dia.
Almost every day.
Cultural Tip
In Brazilian Portuguese, frequency expressions like ‘quase todos os dias’ are very common in casual conversation. Native speakers often drop the article in rapid speech (e.g., ‘quase todo dia’), but the full form is preferred in formal writing and language‑learning contexts.