What School Is Like

School in Portuguese

This module covers Portuguese for school: the teacher, the lesson, the book and more. It also teaches the words for the (o, a), which change with the gender of the noun.

Classroom words in Portuguese

Learn each word with its article:

Match each Portuguese word to its English meaning

The Portuguese word for the teacher

Which Portuguese word means 'the teacher'?

• o professor
• o aluno
• o livro
• a caneta

The words for 'the'

Portuguese has two words for the in the singular: o before masculine nouns (o livro, o professor) and a before feminine nouns (a escola, a caneta). In the plural they become os and as (os livros, as escolas).

Choose the word for 'the'

_____ livro (the book), _____ escola (the school), _____ livros (the books), _____ escolas (the schools).

School words

Select the TWO words connected with school.

• a aula
• o exame
• o mar
• a mãe

Match each noun to its word for 'the'

Going to school

To say where you go, use vou a (I go to). Before a escola, a + a joins into à: vou à escola (I go to school). Add more: tenho uma aula (I have a lesson); estudo com um livro (I study with a book).

Build the sentence

Put the Portuguese words in order to make: 'Every day I go to school.'

• Todos os dias
• vou
• à
• escola

Which article?

Which word for 'the' goes with 'escola' (school)?

• a
• o
• os
• as

At school

Na escola, um aluno estuda uma _____ com um _____. No fim do ano, tem um _____. Escreve com uma _____.

Choose the best Portuguese

Choose the best Portuguese for each situation.

• You want to say 'I go to school'. You choose:
• You want the word for 'the' before 'escola'. You choose:
• You want to say 'a book'. You choose:

Write about your school

Escreve algumas frases sobre a tua escola. (Write a few sentences in Portuguese about your school.)

• Use a school word with its article (a escola, o livro...)
• Use the verb vou (vou à escola)
• Mention a lesson or an exam