It was the UN General Assembly that proclaimed the 15th of May as International Family Day: O Dia da Família. And was celebrated for the first time in 1994. The celebration aims, among other things, to highlight the importance of family structure and its prominence as the basis of early childhood education.
So to celebrate this date, let’s look at some phrases and messages in Portuguese that are present around the country on this day. If you’d like to know the names of relatives in Portuguese, then click here on the link.
Família é o amor na sua forma mais pura! (Family is love in its purest form!) = fɐ.ˈmi.ɫɨ.ɐ ˈɛ u ɐ.ˈmoɾ nɐ ˈsu.ɐ ˈfoɾ.mɐ ˈmajʃ ˈpu.ɾɐ
A família é um lar. (Family is a home) = ɐ fɐ.ˈmi.ɫɨ.ɐ ˈɛ ˈũ ˈɫaɾ
Quando as raízes são profundas não há razão para temer o vento. (When the roots are deep there is no reason to fear the wind) = ˈkwɐ̃.du ɐʒ ʁɐ.ˈi.zɨʃ ˈsɐ̃w pɾu.ˈfũ.dɐʒ ˈnɐ̃w ˈa ʁɐ.ˈzɐ̃w pɐ.ɾɐ tɨ.ˈmeɾ u ˈvẽ.tu
A família é o nosso bem mais precisoso. (Family is our greatest asset) = ɐ fɐ.ˈmi.ɫɨ.ɐ ˈɛ u ˈno.su bɐ̃j ˈmajʃ pɾɨ.si.ˈzo.zu
Uma família unida não tem preço! (A united family is priceless!) = ˈu.mɐ fɐ.ˈmi.ɫɨ.ɐ u.ˈni.dɐ ˈnɐ̃w tɐ̃j ˈpɾe.su
É a base e o reflexo da pessoa que nos tornamos. (It is the basis and reflection of the person we become) = ˈɛ ɐ ˈba.zɨ i u ʁɨ.ˈfɫe.ʃu dɐ pɨ.ˈso.ɐ kɨ nuʃ tuɾ.ˈnɐ.muʃ
A família não se escolhe nem se troca. (Family cannot be chosen or exchanged) = ɐ fɐ.ˈmi.ɫɨ.ɐ ˈnɐ̃w sɨ ʃ.ˈko.ʎɨ nɐ̃j sɨ ˈtɾo.kɐ
A verdadeira felicidade está na própria casa, entre as alegrias da família. (True happiness is in one’s own home, among the joys of family) = ɐ vɨɾ.dɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ fɨ.ɫɨ.si.ˈda.dɨ ʃ.ˈta nɐ ˈpɾɔ.pɾi.ɐ ˈka.zɐ, ˈẽ.tɾɨ ɐz ɐ.ɫɨ.ˈgɾi.ɐʒ dɐ fɐ.ˈmi.ɫɨ.ɐ
Typical Family Activities para o Dia da Família
Fazer um piquenique (going for a picnic) = fɐ.ˈzeɾ ˈũ pi.kɨ.ˈni.kɨ
Ensaiar uma peça de teatro familiar. (Rehearsing a family play) = ẽ.saj.ˈaɾ ˈu.mɐ ˈpe.sɐ dɨ ti.ˈa.tɾu fɐ.mɨ.ɫi.ˈaɾ
Ver um filme. (Watching a film) = ˈveɾ ˈũ ˈfiɫ.mɨ
Jantar fora (going out to dinner) = ʒɐ̃.ˈtaɾ ˈfo.ɾɐ
Jogar jogos de tabuleiro. (Playing board games) = ʒu.ˈgaɾ ˈʒo.guʒ dɨ tɐ.bu.ˈɫɐj.ɾu
Organizar um espetáculo musical familiar. (organising a family musical show) = oɾ.gɐ.ni.ˈzaɾ ˈũ ʃ.pɨ.ˈta.ku.ɫu mu.zi.ˈkaɫ fɐ.mɨ.ɫi.ˈaɾ
Andar de bicicleta. (Riding the bike) = ɐ̃.ˈdaɾ dɨ bɨ.si.ˈkɫe.tɐ
Tirar uma fotografia divertida com toda a família. (Take a fun photo with the whole family) = ti.ˈɾaɾ ˈu.mɐ fu.tu.gɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ di.vɨɾ.ˈti.dɐ kõ ˈto.dɐ ɐ fɐ.ˈmi.ɫɨ.ɐ
What fun activities do you do with your family? Be sure to let me know in The Sounds of Portuguese Facebook Group.
Other family-related dates celebrated in Portugal:
Portuguese Culture | May in Portugal | The Portuguese Learning Hub
