Notes
Subject pronouns
singular
- eu- I
- tu/você- you
- ele (ell; almost “ill”)- he
- ela (ella) - she
plural
- nós (noe-sh)- we
- vocês (vo-seish)- you all
- eles (ellsh; almost “illsh”)- masculine/neutral
- elas (ellash)- feminine
Verbs- verbum (verb)
Present tense, indicative
- subjunctive- may or may not happen
- I wish I could fly
- I want you to to learn Portuguese
- indicative- actual, concrete happening
- falar- to speak or talk
- eu falo (e-oo fah-loo)- I speak
- tu falas- You speak
- ele/ela fala
- você fala- you speak 2nd person uses third person conjugation
- nós falamos (nosh fala-moosh)- we speak
- vocês falam (voh-seish falau, nasalated)-
- eles/elas falam
- chegar- to arrive
- eu chego- I arrive
- tu chegas- you arrive
- ele/ela chega
- nos chegamos- we arrive
- vocês chegam-
- eles/elas chegam
- regular verbs
- all end in r
- three types ending in “ar”, “er” (occasionally “or”), or “ir”
- remove “s” going to third person for all
Examples
- O Joao fala com a Maria- The Joao speaks with the Maria
- Nos falamos de futebol (noesh falah-moosh duh foot-uh-boll) - We speak about football
- Vocês falam muito (vo-seish falaou nu-een-to)
Misc
- Exemplos- examples
- Use article for proper nouns when third person, with names and with countries (except Portugal or Portuguese city you are not in)