What School Is Like
Learn the Portuguese words for school: the teacher, the lesson, the book and more, plus the words for "the" (o, a) that change with the gender of the noun.
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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.
Key words 📖
Learn each word with its article:
Match each Portuguese word to its English meaning
- a escola
- o professor
- o aluno
- o livro
- school
- teacher
- student
- book
Which word?
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'
- livro (book)
- escola (school)
- livros (books)
- escolas (schools)
- o
- a
- os
- as
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
An interactive activity.
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
An interactive activity.
Write about your school
An interactive activity.