Articles and simple requests
An article introduces a noun. Nouns have masculine or feminine gender: , . Definite forms are , meaning the. Indefinite forms are , meaning a or some. Singular means one; plural means more than one.
Use a noun plus to ask simply: . means I would like in a polite request. Learn it whole now; it is an imperfect form, whose wider use comes later. means I like and needs .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| A coffee, please. | ||
| A coffee, please. | ||
| A house. | ||
| A house. | ||
| The coffee is good. | ||
| The coffee is good. | ||
| The house is mine. | ||
| The house is mine. | ||
| The coffees are good. | ||
| The coffees are good. | ||
| The houses are good. | ||
| The houses are good. | ||
Um café, por favor.A coffee, please.
Uma casa.A house.
O café é bom.The coffee is good.
A casa é minha.The house is mine.
Os cafés são bons.The coffees are good.
As casas são boas.The houses are good.
Sou novo aqui. Os cafés são bons.I am new here. The coffees are good.
Sou nova aqui. Os cafés são bons.I am new here. The coffees are good.
Sou novo aqui. As casas são boas.I am new here. The houses are good.
Sou nova aqui. As casas são boas.I am new here. The houses are good.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, .
A coffee, please.
.
A house.
.
The coffee is good.
.
The house is mine.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
casa.
A house.
café é bom.
The coffee is good.
casa é minha.
The house is mine.
cafés são bons.
The coffees are good.
casas são boas.
The houses are good.
Sou novo aqui. cafés são bons.
I am new here. The coffees are good.
Sou nova aqui. cafés são bons.
I am new here. The coffees are good.
Sou novo aqui. casas são boas.
I am new here. The houses are good.
Sou nova aqui. casas são boas.
I am new here. The houses are good.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Use the form 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
casa.
A house.
café é bom.
The coffee is good.
casa é minha.
The house is mine.
cafés são bons.
The coffees are good.
casas são boas.
The houses are good.
Sou novo aqui. cafés são bons.
I am new here. The coffees are good.
Sou nova aqui. cafés são bons.
I am new here. The coffees are good.
Sou novo aqui. casas são boas.
I am new here. The houses are good.
Sou nova aqui. casas são boas.
I am new here. The houses are good.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
A coffee, please.
The coffee is good.
The house is mine.
The coffees are good.
The houses are good.
I am new here. The coffees are good.
I am new here. The coffees are good.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
A coffee, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
A coffee, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
A house.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
A house.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
The coffee is good.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
The coffee is good.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
The house is mine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
The house is mine.
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
