Questions
Notes
- “Quanto custa”- Used before making a purchasing decisions
- for products
- “Qual é preço”- What is the price?
- used for services
- “Quanto devo (dey-voo)?”- How much do I owe you?
- Good for restaurante
- “Quanto lhe devo?”- How much do I owe you?
- lhe- not gendered
- Porto (Port-oo)- Last vowel is very soft; barely pronounced
- Qual é o preço da viagem?- What is the price for the trip?
- Quantos quilos (kee-loosh) tens?
- Quanto pesas (pez-ush)?
- Onde- where
- Tu nasceste (nush-est-uh) aonde (uh-ond)?- Where were you born?
- Use “aonde” when there is movement
- Used when with ir (go) and vir (come)
- Aonde vais?- Where are you going?
- Vens de aonde (vinesh duh-ond)?- Where are you coming from?
- Use “onde” for immovable: banks, countries
- carteiro- mailman
- carteira- mailwoman or wallet
- Esta carta vai para aonde?- Where is this letter going to?
- quando- when
- Tu nasceste quando (uh-ond)?- Where were you born?
- Qual a tua data de nascimento?- What is the date of your birth?
- Many times, include “é que” in questions?
- Qual é a tua equipa (eh-keep-uh)? → Qual é que é a tua equipa?- What is it that is your team?
- Bom fim de semana!- Have a good week!
- Doesn’t need a verb
- Tenha um bom dia!- (You formal) Have a good day!
- Tem um bom dia!- (You informal) Have a good day!
- O espetáculo vai ser na segunda.- The show is going to be on Monday.
- Vou ao espetáculo na segunda.- I’m going to the show on Monday.
- Say the months
- Critical verbs
- ir- to go
- Eu vou
- Tu vais
- Ele/ Ela/ Você vai
- Nós vamos
- Vocês/ Eles/ Elas vão
- Where are you going?
- Tu vais aonde
- Aonde vais?
- Used for future tense
- Eu vou dormir cedo esta noite.- I’m going to bed early tonight (this night)?
- Vou experimentar um restaurante novo.- I am going to try a new restaurant.
- haver- sometimes “to have,” sometimes “to be,”
- ser- to be permanent
- estar- to be temp
- ter- to have
- They are very irregular, which means they have been used a lot
- Original verbs have been eroded
- ir- to go