Notes
Misc
- fêmea- female (used more to describe animals)
- mulher- woman or wife
- homem
- Homem- human species
- Humanidade- humankind
- marido, esposo- husband
- esposa- wife
- Eu sei cozinhar. – I know how to cook.
- Luís Vaz de Camões- Famous Portuguese author
- Os Lusíadas- important piece of Portuguese literature. Means “The Portuguese”
- Lusitânia- Former country that evolved into Portuguese
- Lusitânios- ancestors
- ontem- yesterday (n not pronounced. Neither is m
- ninguém – (nee-guy) nobody
- amanhã – tomorrow
- n and m are pronounced before a vowel. Only a nasalization when they come after a vowel and then they are not pronounced.
Verbs
saber- know (knowledge/facts/skill)
sei- siy
conhecer- know (familiarity)
Sabes quem é o Michael Jackson?- Do you know who is Michael Jackson? Conheces o Michael Jackson?- Do you know (have met) Michael Jackson? Some speakers mix the two up Eu não conheço o Michael Jackson mas sei quem ele é.- I don’t know Michael Jackson but I know who he is.
Demonstratives
- Two categories
- invariable- no noun; the demonstrative is the noun; clear what is being talked about
- isto- that (close to speaker)
- Isto é brutal!- This is awesome
- Isto é ótimo!- This is great
- O que é isto?- What is this?
- isso- that (close to listener)
- Isso é nojento. – That (close) is disgusting.
- Isso! or É isso! – That’s it! (You got the right thing.)
- Isso é difícil!- (Are you learning Portuguese?) That’s difficult.
- aquilo – that (far from speaker and listener, in space and time)
- O que é aquilo no céu? – What is that (distant) in the sky?
- Eu não sei o que foi aquilo. – (Someone did something odd that we saw in the past.) I don’t know what that (distant in time) was.
- variable
- Will learn next lesson
- invariable- no noun; the demonstrative is the noun; clear what is being talked about