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Presentations in
Portuguese
OLÁ! Hello!
Igualmente. Likewise.
NACIONALIDADE
Nationality
EU I
TU YOU - INFORMAL
SINGULAR
VOCÊ YOU - FORMAL
ELE / ELA HE / SHE + IT
NÓS WE
A ah J jota S ésse
B bê K kapa T tê
C cê L éle U u
D dê M éme V vê
E eh N éne W dâblio
F éfe O ó X xis
G gê P pê Y Ípsilon
H agá Q kê Z zê
I i R érre
ACENTOS EM PORTUGUÊS
Accentuations and Signs in Portuguese
´ ` ~ ^
Acento grave Acento agudo Til Acento
circunflexo
ACENTO AGUDO ´
SÁBADO Saturday
CAFÉ Coffee
JOSÉ Joseph
LÁPIS Pencil
FÁCIL Easy
NÓS We
CHÁ Tea
ACENTO AGUDO
SÁBADO
ACENTO GRAVE `
À A+A
ÀS A + AS
ÀQUELE A + AQUELE / A + AQUELA
ÀQUELES / ÀQUELAS A + AQUELES / A + AQUELAS
TIL ~
CÃO Dog
PÃO Bread
JOÃO John
IRMÃO Brother
ESTAÇÃO Station
MÃE Mother
MAÇÃ Apple
ACENTO CIRCUNFLEXO ^
AVÔ Grandfather
VOCÊ You (Formal)
TRÊS Three
SILÊNCIO Silence
LÂMPADA Lamp
TO BE
SER ESTAR
Used Used
for... for...
PERMANENT TEMPORARY
THINGS THINGS
VERBO SER
Verb "To Be" - PERMANENT THINGS
EU SOU I am
TU ÉS You are
ELE / ELA É He / She / It is
VOCÊ You (formal) are
NÓS SOMOS We are
ELES / ELAS SÃO They are
VOCÊS You (plural) are
VERBO ESTAR
Verb "To Be" - TEMPORARY THINGS
EU ESTOU I am
TU ESTÁS You are
ELE / ELA ESTÁ He / She / It is
VOCÊ You (formal) are
NÓS ESTAMOS We are
ELES / ELAS ESTÃO They are
VOCÊS You (plural) are
But any language is like a building, if we don't build it's foundations strong it will eventually
collapse...
So first we need to understand what are the main bricks to start building it...
SOME OF THE MAIN BRICKS IN PORTUGUESE:
PARA FOR / TO
DE OF / FROM
EM IN / ON / AT
ESTE / ESTA THIS (defined)
ISTO THIS (not defined)
UM / UMA ONE / A
O/A THE
THE O A
In portuguese we almost always have a
masculine and feminine form, even with the MASCULINE FEMININE
smallest words.
If the subject / noun is masculine, the article and the adjective also have to be in the
masculine form.
But if the subject / noun is feminine, the article and the adjective have to be in the
feminine form.
In portuguese,
- The letter O in the end of a word usually corresponds to the masculin form.
- The letter A in the end of a word usually corresponds to the feminine form.
NOTE: There are some exceptions to this rule which we will study in the future.
So, when do we need to use the articles O and A?
1 - PEOPLE´S NAMES
O João é português
The João is portuguese
A Joana é portuguesa
The Joana is portuguese
When do we use the articles O and A?
3 - NAMES OF COUNTRIES
O Brasil Brazil
A Suécia Sweden
Os Estados Unidos The United States
As Filipinas The Phillipines
NOTE: Portugal is one of the few exceptions that does not take an article.
4 - NAMES OF CONTINENTS
A Europa Europe
A África Africa
A Ásia Asia
A América do Norte North America
A América do Sul South America
A Oceânia Oceania / Australia
A Antártida Antarctica
When do we use the articles O and A?
5 - POSSESSIVE FORM
NOTE: THESE ARE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. WE WILL STUDY THEM IN THE FUTURE.
Now, when DON´T we use the articles O and A?
When DON´T we use the articles O and A?
3 - DATES
Although the word DIA (day) finishes with an "a", it is actually a masculine word (there are
other exceptions).
O DIA
However, when saying it in a date format we NEVER say "É o dia 1 de Janeiro".
A / ONE UM UMA
Um carro
A / One car
Uma mala
A / One bag
THE PLURAL
In portuguese, we usually form the plural by adding an S to the end of the words.
O carro é branco
The car is white
NOTE: There are some exceptions to this rule which we will study in the future.
THIS ESTE ESTA
Singular
MASCULINE FEMININE
When we are making reference to
something that is with us / near us and is
defined.
Este carro é branco
This car is white
Isto é um carro
This is a car
Isto é um carro
This is a car
Eu estou em casa
I am at home
Lisboa é em Portugal
Lisbon is in Portugal
But if the word that follows EM has an article attached to it, then both of them come
together to form a single preposition.
EM + O NO
EM + A NA
EM + OS NOS
EM + AS NAS
Eu estou no carro. I am in the car.
em + o
em + a
em + os
em + as
FROM / OF DE
Eu sou de Portugal
I am from Portugal
A mesa é de madeira
The table is (made) of wood
But if the word that follows DE has an article attached to it, then both of them come together
to form a single preposition.
DE + O DO
DE + A DA
DE + OS DOS
DE + AS DAS
O carro é do João. The car is of the João.
Note: Although in english we would not
de + o write it like this, here the literal translation
serves the purpose of explaining better
the logic in portuguese.
de + a
de + os
de + as
TO / FOR PARA
PARA O
PARA A
PARA OS
PARA AS