Who Am I? - Family and Personal Characteristics
Start talking about yourself and your family in Portuguese. Learn the key words, their gender (o / a), and the accents you must write.
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Talking about yourself in Portuguese 🇵🇹
Portuguese uses the Latin alphabet, so you can already read most of it. Two things are new: every noun has a **gender**, and some vowels take an **accent** you must write. Nouns are either **masculine** (the word for "the" is **o**) or **feminine** (the word for "the" is **a**). You learn each word with its article.
Saying who you are 🙋
Two ways to introduce yourself: - **eu** = I - **o meu nome** = my name So o meu nome é Ana means "my name is Ana".
The family 👨👩👧
Learn each word with its article (o = masculine, a = feminine): - **o pai** = father, **a mãe** = mother - **o irmão** = brother, **a irmã** = sister - **a família** = family, **o amigo / a amiga** = friend (male / female)
Match each Portuguese word to its meaning
- eu
- o meu nome
- a família
- o pai
- o amigo
- I
- my name
- family
- father
- friend
Spot the word
Which word means "father"?
- o pai
- a mãe
- o irmão
- o amigo
Match each family word to its meaning
- a mãe
- o irmão
- a irmã
- mother
- brother
- sister
Spot the word
Which word means "sister"?
- a irmã
- o irmão
- a mãe
- a família
Gender and the tilde 🔤
Every Portuguese noun is **masculine** or **feminine**, and the article shows which: **o** pai (masculine), **a** mãe (feminine). The mark **~** (a tilde) over a vowel makes it **nasal** (sounded partly through the nose), as in **mãe** (mother) and **irmão** (brother). It is part of the spelling, so never leave it off.
Which article?
The word mãe (mother) is feminine. Which article goes with it?
- a mãe
- o mãe
- os mãe
- um mãe
Family members
Select ALL THREE words that are family members.
- o pai
- a mãe
- o irmão
- o amigo
- eu
- o meu nome
Introduce yourself
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One more word
Which word means "friend"?
- o amigo / a amiga
- a família
- o pai
- eu
The right word
Complete in Portuguese: "father" is _____, "mother" is _____, "brother" is _____, and "sister" is _____.
Portuguese summary
Portuguese nouns have a gender: father is _____ pai (masculine) and mother is _____ mãe (feminine). A tilde makes a vowel _____, as in mãe. The word for family is _____.