Cultural Life
Explore Portuguese words for festivals, family, music and food. Learn each noun with its article, and see how culture is celebrated.
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Cultural Life 🎉
Cultural life is about **festivals, family, food, music and traditions**. In this module you will learn the key Portuguese words for them. Portuguese is written in the **Latin alphabet**, so there is no transliteration. Learn each noun **with its article** (o or a), because that shows its **gender**, and watch the accents and the tilde.
As palavras-chave (1) 🗂️
Learn these four cultural words with their articles:
Match each Portuguese word to its meaning
- a festa
- a família
- a música
- a comida
- festival
- family
- music
- food
O que significa?
What does the Portuguese word "a música" mean?
- music
- food
- family
- festival
As palavras-chave (2) 🎵
Now four more words about celebrations:
Match each Portuguese word to its meaning
- a dança
- a tradição
- a canção
- a celebração
- dance
- tradition
- song
- celebration
A vida cultural
Select the TWO things that are part of cultural life.
- Celebrating festivals with family
- Enjoying music and dance
- Ignoring all traditions
- Never celebrating anything
Choose the Portuguese word
In Portuguese, the word for 'family' is _____, and the word for 'music' is _____.
Os artigos 💡
Portuguese nouns have a **gender**, shown by the article: **o** for masculine, **a** for feminine. So it is **a** música and **a** família (feminine). Always learn a noun with its article, and keep the accents and the tilde: tradi**ção**, can**ção**.
Um dia especial
What does the Portuguese word "a festa" mean?
- festival or party
- homework
- school
- the weather
A vida cultural em ação
An interactive activity.
Mais uma
The Portuguese word for 'food' is _____, and the word for 'festival' is _____.
A tua vez ✍️
An interactive activity.