Meaning & use

June in Portuguese

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UK/ˌdʒuːn ɪn ˌpɔːtʃʊˈɡiːz/
US/ˌdʒuːn ɪn ˌpɔːrtʃʊˈɡiːz/

Meanings

  1. phrasefixed phrase

    the Portuguese name for the sixth month of the year, used when writing or speaking Portuguese.

    Grammar: This is a translation question, not an English idiom; the answer is a single Portuguese noun, junho.

    Patterns

    • June in Portuguese is …
    • How do you say June in Portuguese?
    • the Portuguese word for June

    If you are filling in a form in Lisbon, write junho where you would write June at home.

    My colleague asked me how to say June in Portuguese, and the answer is simply junho.

    The festival is listed as taking place in junho, which is June in Portuguese.

  2. phrasefixed phrase

    used more generally to ask about or give the Portuguese wording of anything connected with June.

    Grammar: Often appears in questions with how do you say or what is, followed by the English item you want translated.

    Patterns

    • What is 'June' in Portuguese?
    • 'June' in Portuguese is 'junho'.
    • say something in Portuguese

    A learner typed 'June in Portuguese' into the search box because she needed the month for a hotel booking.

    In class we practiced saying the months, and 'June in Portuguese' came up first because a student's birthday is in that month.

    He wrote 'June in Portuguese' on the board and then added the pronunciation next to it.

Common combinations

say June in Portuguese
Can you say June in Portuguese for me slowly?
the Portuguese word for June
The Portuguese word for June is junho.
June in Portuguese is junho
Just remember: June in Portuguese is junho.
write June in Portuguese
She had to write June in Portuguese on the wedding invitation.
months in Portuguese
We learned all the months in Portuguese before our trip.
translate June into Portuguese
The app can translate June into Portuguese in one tap.

Synonyms and how they differ

junho
This is the actual Portuguese word you want; use it when you are writing Portuguese text, not English.
the sixth month
An English description rather than a translation; it explains which month is meant but is not the Portuguese form.

Word family

Portuguese proper noun
The language of Portugal and Brazil; the word you need when asking for a translation.
Portugal proper noun
The country in southwestern Europe where Portuguese is the main language.
Brazilian Portuguese proper noun
The variety of Portuguese spoken in Brazil, which is what most learners in the Americas hear.

Commonly confused: June in Portuguese or Spanish? June in Portuguese or Portugese?

June in Portuguese vs Spanish

Spanish and Portuguese are different languages with similar-looking month names; Spanish June is junio, so do not mix the two up.

June in Portuguese vs Portugese

A very common misspelling; the correct English spelling is Portuguese, with an u after the g.

Practice

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