Basics 2 is the 2nd skill (assuming read left to right) in the Portuguese language course. It has 4 lessons and teaches some words for basic things, eating, and drinking.
Grammar Notes[]
"A" or "O"?[]
In Portuguese, "a" is used for feminine nouns and "o" is used for masculine nouns. For example, "a menina" means "the girl" (feminine), and "o menino" means "the boy" (masculine).
Você and Ele/Ela[]
When using "ele" (he), "ela" (she), or "você" (you) in Portuguese, and the verb ends in ‑er (like "escrever" or "comer"), you just remove the final ‑r. For example, "ele escreve" means "he writes" (remove ‑r from "escrever"). "Você" is generally used to address someone politely as "you". In some regions, "tu" is also used for informal "you", which will be discussed in Portuguese Skill:Tu or Você.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- o = the (m)
- a = the (f)
- a bola = ball
- o cachorro = dog
Lesson 2[]
- ele = he
- ela = she
- tem = has
- é = is
- a chave = key
- o gato = cat
Lesson 3[]
- a cerveja = beer
- a laranja = orange
- o jornal = newspaper
- bebe = drinks
- lê = reads
- come = eats
Lesson 4[]
- a carta = letter
- o livro = book
- você = you (formal)
- leio = I read
- escrevo = I write
- escreve = writes
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References[]
| Portuguese | |
|---|---|
| Portuguese Skills | Basics 1 • Basics 2 • Phrases 1 • Phrases 2 • Food 1 • Animals • Plurals • Tu or Você • A gente • Adjectives 1 • Possessives • Prepositions 1 • Contractions • Clothing • Food 2 • Questions • Colors • Numbers 1 • Verbs:Present 1 • Prepositions 2 • Body Parts • Contractions 2 • Family • Household • Verbs:Infinitive 1 • Verbs:Phrasal Future Tense • Objects • Place Adverbs • To Be • Contractions 3 • Demonstratives • Occupations • Contractions 4 • Verbs:Present Perfect 1 • Conjunctions • Prepositions 3 • Time • Measure • Verbs:Imperative • Comparison • Adjectives 2 • Abstract Objects 1 • Adverbs • Verbs:Present 2 • Verbs:Continuous • Places • Verbs:Past Imperfect • People • Clitic Pronouns • Numbers 2 • Sizes • Verbs:Infinitive 2 • Determiners • Verbs:Participle • Prepositions 4 • Adjectives 3 • Verbs:Present 3 • Pronouns • Verbs:Present Perfect 2 • Verbs:Present Perfect C • Countries • Education • Verbs:Imperative 2 • Verbs:Pluperfect • Travel • Directions • Feelings • Verbs:Future • Sports • Abstract Objects 2 • Verbs:Future • Abstract Objects 3 • Verbs:Future Perfect • Medical • Verbs:Subjunctive Present • Arts • Verbs:Continuous 2 • Abstract Objects 4 • Verbs:Conditional • Verbs:Conditional Perfect • Science • Verbs:Modal • Verbs:Subjunctive Past • Nature • Communication • Verbs:Past Imperfect 2 • Verbs:Gerund • Verbs:Subjunctive Pluperfect • Business • Spiritual • Politics • |