• 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”
      • “ar,” “er,” “ir”
  • 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?
    • “do” is implied
  • 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?