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