Purpose
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to count, give simple dates, and tell basic time in Portuguese.
Lesson Explanation
Numbers 0–10 are zero, um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito, nove, dez. Notice um is masculine and uma is feminine when “one” agrees with a noun.
For time, use São duas horas for two o’clock but singular É uma hora for one o’clock. Dates use dia plus de: oito de março.
Brazilian Portuguese normally says meio-dia for noon and meia-noite for midnight.
Practice Questions
1. Write 3 in Portuguese.
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três.
2. Write 8 in Portuguese.
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oito.
3. Which form means one masculine item?
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um.
4. Which form means one feminine item?
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uma.
5. Write “one book.”
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um livro.
6. Write “one house.”
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uma casa.
7. How do you say “It is one o’clock”?
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É uma hora.8. How do you say “It is two o’clock”?
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São duas horas.9. Which verb form is used for two o’clock: é or são?
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são.
10. Write “8 March.”
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oito de março.
11. Write “noon.”
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meio-dia.
12. Write “midnight.”
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meia-noite.