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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.
Está frio, tem de levar
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| It is cold. | ||
| It is cold. | ||
| I am cold. | ||
| I am cold. | ||
| I have to take an umbrella. | ||
| I have to take an umbrella. | ||
| We have to take an umbrella. | ||
| We have to take an umbrella. | ||
| It is sunny. | ||
| It is sunny. | ||
| I do not have to go. | ||
| I do not have to go. | ||
Weather often uses impersonal third singular: , , , , , . Do not say a person pronoun for the weather. A person instead uses or .
Obligation uses plus infinitive: . means I do not have to. means I cannot or may not.
Mais frio do que
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| It is colder here than in Lisbon. | ||
| It is colder here than in Lisbon. | ||
| It is as big as my house. | ||
| It is as big as my house. | ||
| This coffee is better. | ||
| This coffee is better. | ||
| The house is bigger. | ||
| The house is bigger. | ||
| Next week. | ||
| Next week. | ||
| The coldest month. | ||
| The coldest month. | ||
Compare with plus adjective and : , . Equality uses : . Some common comparisons have one word: , , , .
A superlative expresses the highest degree: , , . The four seasons are . agrees: , .
Pequeno demais
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| The jacket is too small. | ||
| The jacket is too small. | ||
| The shirts are very pretty. | ||
| The shirts are very pretty. | ||
| It is the warmest, masculine. | ||
| It is the warmest, masculine. | ||
| It is the warmest, feminine. | ||
| It is the warmest, feminine. | ||
| The shirts are the warmest. | ||
| The shirts are the warmest. | ||
| The jacket suits me. | ||
| The jacket suits me. | ||
before an adjective means very and stays unchanged: , . before an adjective can express too: . A following is also natural: .
Use , , , for the warmest. , , mean it suits me, you familiar, or him/her/you polite. Learn these object-pronoun chunks whole.
Sei cantar, posso cantar
| Person | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| I know | ||
| I know | ||
| you (familiar singular) know | ||
| you (familiar singular) know | ||
| · | he/she knows | |
| he/she knows | ||
| we know | ||
| we know | ||
| you (plural) know | ||
| you (plural) know | ||
| · | they know | |
| they know | ||
plus infinitive is a learned skill: . means it is possible or permitted. means I do not know how; means I cannot in this situation.
Reasons can use : . Learn (slept), a completed-past chunk in last year’s festival memory, and . The ban uses an infinitive.
Porque, por isso
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I stay at home because it rains. | ||
| I stay at home because it rains. | ||
| It rains, so I stay at home. | ||
| It rains, so I stay at home. | ||
| If it rains, I take the umbrella. | ||
| If it rains, I take the umbrella. | ||
| Maria, keep it, feminine, politely. | ||
| Maria, keep it, feminine, politely. | ||
| I get dressed now. | ||
| I get dressed now. | ||
| We get dressed now. | ||
| We get dressed now. | ||
gives a reason: . introduces a result: . A simple condition can use with present forms: .
(put it on) and (keep it) are polite imperatives with feminine direct-object , referring to the raincoat or key. In a negative command it goes before: . means get dressed: .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
As Lukas
. .
I am new here. It is sunny.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. It is sunny.
As Lukas
. .
I am new here. Next week.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. Next week.
As Lukas
. .
I am new here. The shirts are the warmest.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. The shirts are the warmest.
As Lukas
. .
I am new here. I do not know how to sing.
As Lena
. .
I am new here. I do not know how to sing.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Mixed person forms 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
Eu nadar.
I know how to swim.
Tu nadar.
You (familiar singular) know how to swim.
Ele nadar.
He knows how to swim.
Nós nadar.
We know how to swim.
Vocês nadar.
You (plural) know how to swim.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Use the person forms 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Eu nadar.
I know how to swim.
Eu nadar.
I know how to swim.
Tu nadar.
You (familiar singular) know how to swim.
Tu nadar.
You (familiar singular) know how to swim.
Ele nadar.
He knows how to swim.
Ele nadar.
He knows how to swim.
Nós nadar.
We know how to swim.
Nós nadar.
We know how to swim.
Vocês nadar.
You (plural) know how to swim.
Vocês nadar.
You (plural) know how to swim.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
As Lukas
I am new here. It is sunny.
As Lena
I am new here. It is sunny.
As Lukas
I am new here. Next week.
As Lena
I am new here. Next week.
As Lukas
I am new here. The shirts are the warmest.
As Lena
I am new here. The shirts are the warmest.
As Lukas
I am new here. I do not know how to sing.
As Lena
I am new here. I do not know how to sing.
As Lukas
I am new here. I get dressed now.
As Lena
I am new here. I get dressed now.
It is colder here than in Lisbon.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
As Lukas
I am new here. It is sunny.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
As Lena
I am new here. It is sunny.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
As Lukas
I am new here. Next week.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
As Lena
I am new here. Next week.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
As Lukas
I am new here. The shirts are the warmest.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
As Lena
I am new here. The shirts are the warmest.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
As Lukas
I am new here. I do not know how to sing.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
As Lena
I am new here. I do not know how to sing.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
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