I can handle forms of address and polite set phrases, introductions, ser and “não”, numbers and phone numbers, and ter and age.
What we review
What we review
Five key points of the module: all you need for the first fifteen minutes of a conversation.
• Three ways to say “you”: tu; o senhor and a senhora with the third person; a dona with a first name. “Thank you” is obrigado or obrigada, depending on who speaks.
• Four set phrases for introductions: Como te chamas?, chamo-me, chama-se, Esta é.
• ser for who you are and where you're from (Sou estudante, Sou de Braga); não goes right before the verb.
• Numbers are joined with e: vinte e um, cinquenta e quatro; cem is exactly one hundred.
• Age and states take ter: tem with ele and a senhora, têm with eles and vocês.
If you can't remember a form, look at the tables from the three lessons.
Three ways to say “you”
English has one “you”; Portuguese has three columns, and neither tu nor você fits everyone. A man says obrigado, a woman obrigada, in all three.
| What we say | Informal: a friend, a child | Formal: o senhor, a senhora | First name, third person |
|---|---|---|---|
| greeting | Olá! | Bom dia! / Boa tarde! (by time of day) | Bom dia! / Boa tarde! (by time of day) |
| how are you | Como estás? | Como está? | Como está? |
| apology | Desculpa! | Desculpe! | Desculpe! |
| who you're talking to | Tiago | o senhor Sousa | a dona Ana |
ser in the present tense
ser in the present: sou, és, é, somos, são
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | sou |
| tu | és |
| ele, ela, o senhor, a senhora, a Ana | é |
| nós | somos |
| vocês, eles, elas | são |
| + | Sou russo. |
| − | Não sou russo. |
| ? | És russo? |
ter in the present tense
Only the ^ mark tells tem and têm apart, so you choose between them instead of writing them.
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenho |
| tu | tens |
| ele, ela, o senhor, a senhora, a Ana | tem |
| nós | temos |
| vocês, eles, elas | têm |
| + | Tenho sede. |
| − | Não tenho sede. |
| ? | Tens sede? |
Lesson notes
What we review
Five key points of the module: all you need for the first fifteen minutes of a conversation.
• Three ways to say “you”: tu; o senhor and a senhora with the third person; a dona with a first name. “Thank you” is obrigado or obrigada, depending on who speaks.
• Four set phrases for introductions: Como te chamas?, chamo-me, chama-se, Esta é.
• ser for who you are and where you're from (Sou estudante, Sou de Braga); não goes right before the verb.
• Numbers are joined with e: vinte e um, cinquenta e quatro; cem is exactly one hundred.
• Age and states take ter: tem with ele and a senhora, têm with eles and vocês.
If you can't remember a form, look at the tables from the three lessons.