Portuguese Phrase
Hoje é 20 de março.
Meaning
This is a standard way to state the current date in Portuguese. It combines the word for today, the verb 'to be', and the specific day and month.
When to use
Use this phrase in daily conversation when someone asks for the date or when you are documenting a specific day in a journal or letter.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Hojeé20demarço
Hoje
The adverb for 'today'.
Verbo Ser (é)
The third person singular form of 'to be', used for defining dates and facts.
Preposição 'de'
Used to link the day of the month to the name of the month.
🗨In Conversation
Que dia é hoje?
What day is today?
Hoje é 20 de março.
Today is March 20th.
✕Common Mistakes
Hoje está 20 de março.
Use the verb 'ser' (é) for dates, not 'estar' (está).
Hoje é o 20 de março.
Avoid using the definite article 'o' before the number when stating the date directly after the verb.
↔Alternatives
Estamos em 20 de março.
It is March 20th (literally 'We are in').
Hoje são 20 de março.
Today is March 20th (using plural 'são' is also common in some regions).
Cultural Tip
In Portuguese, months of the year are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence. Additionally, the date format is always Day/Month/Year.