Brazilian Portuguese/Chapter 3

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

Vocabulary

Counting in Portuguese

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...

Picture B.

30 - trinta

40 - quarenta

50 - cinquenta

60 - sessenta

70 - setenta

80 - oitenta

90 - noventa

Exercises

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

Plurals of Nouns

Almost every portuguese word ends with s

to know how to make the plural: The suffix -s is added normally The -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). The -is is added in some words ending with al, el, ol or ul (Pastel → Pastéis (the accute is added for the pronunciation)) The -ns is added in words ending with m (Atum → Atuns) The -ões is added in some words ending with ão. (ão is removed and then -ões is added) (Limão → Limões)

Regular Plurals

Casa → Casas

Irregular Plurals

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

The Verb Ter

Brazilian Portuguese Verb • Chapter 3 Ter To Have
Eu tenho	Nós temos
Você tem	Vocês têm
Ele/Ela tem	Eles/Elas têm

Answers to Exercises

A.

1. Oito janelas

B.

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