- rio douro- River of gold
- vinho do porto- port wine
- Deixa-me fazer uma pergunta. (dey-sha muh faz-ed uma ped-gunta) - Let me ask a question.
- “r”- action of doing a thing
- pergunta → perguntar
- almoço - lunch
- almoçar - to have lunch
- Very few words ending in “or”
- vai - he will / goes / is going to
- Quem vai lá estar?- Who is going to be there? (literally, “who is going to there be?”)
- vai comes from ir (to go)
- Portuguese has future tense but avoid it
- Como é que eu (ehoo) chego lá?- How do I get there? (literally, How do I arrive there?)
- Quanto custa?- How much is it (literally, costs)?
- Quanto custa um café?- How much does a coffee cost?
- um- “a” or “one”
- café- coffe or the coffee place
- Quantos (quantosh) - How many
- Quantos anos tens? - How old are you? (literally, How many years do you have?)
- Eu tenho 22 anos- I have 22 years
- 22- vinte e dois
- anos- years
- trinta e nove- 39
- Quantas irmãs tens?- How many sisters do you have?
- Quantas palavras tu sabes? - How many words do you know?
- Gender of the words depends on the gender of the noun
- obrigado/obrigada is an exception
- Tu és bonita- gender of the person dictates when using you
- De ondo (tu) és- Where are you from?
- De onde (você) é?- Where are you from? formal
- Can drop subject
- Can include when dropping would cause confusion
- Onde estão as chaves? - Where are the keys?
- fica -is (located)
- Onde fica o banco? - Where is the bank (located)?
- Onde é o banco? - Where is the bank?
- Onde fica o supermercado?- Where is the supermarket located?
- Onde é o supermercado?- Where is the supermarket?