Daily Life
Talk about your day in Portuguese. Learn the times of day, everyday activities and places, and put a daily routine in order.
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Your day in Portuguese
This module is about daily life: the times of day, the things you do, and the places you go. Portuguese uses the Latin alphabet, so you can read it already. Remember that every noun has a gender, shown by its article (o = masculine, a = feminine).
Times of day
The parts of the day (with their articles): - o dia = day - a manhã = morning - a tarde = afternoon - a noite = night
Match each word to its meaning
- o dia
- a manhã
- a tarde
- a noite
- day
- morning
- afternoon
- night
Everyday activities
Some common things you do each day (in the "to do" form): - comer = to eat - beber = to drink (for example, beber água, to drink water) - dormir = to sleep - ir = to go
Match each verb to its meaning
- comer
- beber
- dormir
- ir
- to eat
- to drink
- to sleep
- to go
Spot the verb
Which verb means "to eat"?
- comer
- beber
- dormir
- ir
Places
Two places that fill a day: - a escola = school - a casa = house / home So ir à escola means "to go to school".
Spot the word
Which word means "school"?
- a escola
- a casa
- a manhã
- o dia
Actions, not things
Select the THREE words that are activities (verbs).
- comer
- beber
- dormir
- a manhã
- a escola
- o dia
A day in order
Put this simple daily routine in order, from the start of the day to the end.
- a manhã - morning
- ir à escola - go to school
- comer - eat
- dormir - sleep
Gender and the tilde
Every Portuguese noun is masculine (with o) or feminine (with a): o dia, a noite. The mark ~ (a tilde) over a vowel makes it nasal, as in manhã (morning) and mãe (mother). It is part of the spelling, so never leave it off.
Portuguese builds the sentence its own way
The routine words become sentences with gosto (I like) and estou (I am). Portuguese follows gostar with de, which English does not do at all:
gostar always takes de before what you like
gostar always takes de before what you like. Which of these says "I like eating in the morning"?
- Gosto de comer de manhã
- Gosto comer de manhã
- Sou de comer de manhã
- Estou em casa à noite
Describe a day
Choose the right word to describe each part of the day.
- To talk about the morning, which word?
- To say to go (to school), which verb?
- To say to sleep at night, which verb?
The right word
Complete in Portuguese: "morning" is _____, "school" is _____, "to eat" is _____, and "to sleep" is _____.
Daily life summary
Portuguese nouns have a gender: o dia is _____ and a noite is _____. A tilde makes a vowel _____, as in manhã. To say to eat, you use _____.