Portuguese Phrase
Este dia de julho é perfeitamente normal.
Meaning
‘This day in July is perfectly normal.’ The speaker is reassuring that nothing unusual is happening on that particular day – be it weather, traffic, or any other circumstance.
When to use
Use this sentence when someone wonders whether the weather, events, or atmosphere of a July day are out of the ordinary, or when you want to contrast it with a previous unusual day.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Estediadejulhoéperfeitamentenormal
Este (demonstrative adjective)
‘Este’ points to something close to the speaker and must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies (masculine singular ‘dia’).
dia (masculine noun)
‘Dia’ is a masculine singular noun, so the article and demonstrative must be masculine (este, o).
de julho (prepositional phrase)
‘De’ introduces the month; months in Portuguese are not capitalised unless they start a sentence.
é (ser)
‘É’ is the third‑person singular of ‘ser’, used for permanent or defining characteristics (the day *is* normal).
perfeitamente (adverb)
Adverbs in Portuguese usually follow the verb or adjective they modify; here it intensifies ‘normal’.
normal (adjective)
‘Normal’ stays in its masculine singular form to agree with ‘dia’.
🗨In Conversation
O tempo está tão estranho hoje, parece que vai chover o ano todo.
The weather is so weird today, it feels like it will rain all year.
Este dia de julho é perfeitamente normal, só vai chover um pouquinho à tarde.
This day in July is perfectly normal; it will only rain a little in the afternoon.
✕Common Mistakes
Este dia de julho está perfeitamente normal.
‘Está’ (estar) is used for temporary states; using it here changes the nuance to a fleeting condition rather than a characteristic of the day.
Este dia de julho é normal perfeitamente.
Placing the adverb after the adjective (normal perfeitamente) sounds unnatural in Portuguese.
Este dia de Julho é perfeitamente normal.
Months are written in lowercase in Portuguese unless they start a sentence.
↔Alternatives
Este dia de julho está totalmente normal.
This day in July is totally normal.
Hoje, em julho, tudo está normal.
Today, in July, everything is normal.
Não há nada de fora do comum neste dia de julho.
There is nothing out of the ordinary on this July day.
Cultural Tip
In most of Brazil, July is winter, but the climate varies greatly from region to region. Saying a July day is ‘normal’ often refers to the expected cooler temperatures and occasional rain, especially in the South and Southeast. In the Northeast, ‘normal’ might simply mean the usual warm and dry conditions. Adjust the adjective’s intensity (perfeitamente, totalmente, bastante) according to how strongly you want to stress the normality.