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A Train at the Anhumas Station (Estação de Anhumas) in Campinas, São Paulo)
Chapter 3 - Objetos Comuns
This Lesson's Vocabulary

Everyday Objects

Numbers

This Lesson's Grammar

Asking Number-Related Questions

The Verb Ter

Plurals of Nouns

Dialogue

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Structure

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Pronunciation

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Vocabulary

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Counting in Portuguese

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Picture A.
  • 1 - um (fem. uma)
  • 2 - dois (fem. duas)
  • 3 - três
  • 4 - quatro
  • 5 - cinco
  • 6 - seis
  • 7 - sete
  • 8 - oito
  • 9 - nove
  • 10 - dez
  • 11 - onze
  • 12 - doze
  • 13 - treze
  • 14 - quatorze
  • 15 - quinze
  • 16 - dezesseis
  • 17 - dezessete
  • 18 - dezoito
  • 19 - dezenove
  • 20 - vinte
  • 21 - vinte e um
  • 22 - vinte e dois

etc...

  • 30 - trinta
  • 40 - quarenta
  • 50 - cinquenta
  • 60 - sessenta
  • 70 - setenta
  • 80 - oitenta
  • 90 - noventa

Exercises

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A. Answer in Portuguese

  1. Quantas janelas tem a casa? (Picture A)
  2. Spell out and say the numbers on the license plate.

B. Translate into Portuguese.

  1. Your car has two windows.
  2. My car has four windows

Grammar

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Plurals of Nouns

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Almost every portuguese word ends with s.

To know how to make the plural:

  • The suffix -s is added normally.
  • -es is added when the word ends with r or z; in some words ending with ão, the o is removed to add -es (Pão → Pães).
  • -is is added in some words ending with al, el, ol or ul (Pastel → Pastéis (the accute is added for the pronunciation))
  • -ns is added in words ending with m (Atum → Atuns)
  • -ões is added in some words ending with ão. (ão is removed and then -ões is added) (Limão → Limões)
  • In some words, the stem vowel /o/ in the singular changes to /ɔ/ in the plural, though this is not reflected in the orthography. (Tijolo /t͡ʃiˈʒolu/ → Tijolos /t͡ʃiˈʒɔlus/)

Regular Plurals

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Casa → Casas

Irregular Plurals

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Qualquer (any) becomes quaisquer. Most words that end with 'x' don't change: Tórax (thorax. chest), inox (Stainless steel)

The Verb Ter

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Brazilian Portuguese Verb • Chapter 3
Ter To Have

Eu tenho Nós temos
Você tem Vocês têm
Ele/Ela tem Eles/Elas têm

Exercises

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Culture

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Review

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Answers to Exercises

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A.

  1. Oito janelas

B.

  1. Seu carro tem duas janelas
  2. Meu carro tem quatro janelas


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