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Portuguese in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

A minha família

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Form	Example	Meaning
		My sister.
My sister.
		My brother.
My brother.
		Our parents.
Our parents.
		His/her photographs.
His/her photographs.
		I am thirty years old.
I am thirty years old.
		An older sister.
An older sister.

Possessives normally follow the definite article: . They agree with the owned noun. Complete forms include for our and for his, her or polite your.

Age uses : , . For sibling age compare , . Learn (was), (is no longer with us) and (I am very sorry) as useful expressions for these photos.

A dez de julho

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Form	Example	Meaning
		My birthday is on the tenth of July.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
		On the tenth of July.
On the tenth of July.
		The first question.
The first question.
		The second book.
The second book.
		I am thirty years old.
I am thirty years old.
		My birthday is in July.
My birthday is in July.

For a birthday date use plus a number, plus month: , . Only the first day may be ; other dates use ordinary numbers. Months are lowercase: .

An ordinal gives a position: , , . Age uses . Learn as a birth-date chunk now.

É alto, tem cabelo preto

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Form	Example	Meaning
		João is tall.
João is tall.
		Maria is short.
Maria is short.
		He/she has brown eyes.
He/she has brown eyes.
		He/she has black hair.
He/she has black hair.
		I am learning Portuguese.
I am learning Portuguese.
		We learn Portuguese.
We learn Portuguese.

Use for a usual physical description: , . Use for hair, eyes and a beard: , , . Hair on the head is normally singular ; one animal hair is .

Some adjectives have one gender form, such as and has two. With plus infinitive, state what is happening now: . Full present of : .

Para ti, para si

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Person		Meaning
		I give
I give
		you (familiar singular) give
you (familiar singular) give
·		he/she gives
he/she gives
		we give
we give
		you (plural) give
you (plural) give
·		they give
they give

Use for a recipient: , familiar, polite. Giving to someone can use : . The contraction differs from plain .

The present of is . Demonstratives agree with the noun: . Standalone does not change. Learn (used to play) as an early past-habit chunk here.

Era, estava, tinha

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Person		Meaning
		I was
I was
		you (familiar singular) were
you (familiar singular) were
·		he/she was
he/she was
		we were
we were
		you (plural) were
you (plural) were
·		they were
they were

The imperfect describes a past state or habit. : . : . : . The first and third singular can be identical, so context matters.

Use , , . Regular -ar imperfect endings are -ava, -avas, -ava, -ávamos, -avam, -avam: . These are background or repeated actions, not a sequence of completed events.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

As Lukas
. .
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lukas
. .
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lukas
. .
I am new here. I am learning Portuguese.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. I am learning Portuguese.
As Lukas
. .
I am new here. This book is yellow.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. This book is yellow.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Mixed person forms 1

Choose the right word for the gap.

Eu uma chave.
I give a key.
Tu uma chave.
You (familiar singular) give a key.
Ele uma chave.
He gives a key.
Nós uma chave.
We give a key.
Vocês uma chave.
You (plural) give a key.
Eu uma criança.
I was a child.
Tu uma criança.
You were (familiar singular) a child.
Nós crianças.
We were children.
Vocês crianças.
You were (plural) children.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Use the person forms 1

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Eu uma chave.
I give a key.
Tu uma chave.
You (familiar singular) give a key.
Ele uma chave.
He gives a key.
Nós uma chave.
We give a key.
Vocês uma chave.
You (plural) give a key.
Eu uma criança.
I was a child.
Tu uma criança.
You were (familiar singular) a child.
Nós crianças.
We were children.
Vocês crianças.
You were (plural) children.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

As Lukas
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lena
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lukas
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lena
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
As Lukas
I am new here. I am learning Portuguese.
As Lena
I am new here. I am learning Portuguese.
As Lukas
I am new here. This book is yellow.
As Lena
I am new here. This book is yellow.
As Lukas
I am new here. I was ten years old.
As Lena
I am new here. I was ten years old.
My sister.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

As Lukas
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
You say:
As Lena
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
You say:
As Lukas
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
You say:
As Lena
I am new here. I am thirty years old.
You say:
As Lukas
I am new here. I am learning Portuguese.
You say:
As Lena
I am new here. I am learning Portuguese.
You say:
As Lukas
I am new here. This book is yellow.
You say:
As Lena
I am new here. This book is yellow.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

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