Basic Portuguese in 30 Days: Getting around
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Getting around, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 14: Getting around
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: A. train
O comboio is the train in Portugal. The bus is o autocarro.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: C. bus
O autocarro is the bus in Portugal. In Brazil, people say ônibus.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: A. de
To say how you travel, use de: de metro, de comboio, de carro. Only 'on foot' uses a: a pé.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: B. a pé
On foot is a pé. De pé and em pé mean 'standing up'.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. vamos
With nós (we), the verb ir is vamos.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: C. a return trip (there and back)
Ida means going and volta means coming back, so ida e volta is a return ticket. One way is só ida.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: C. debaixo da
Under is debaixo de. Mesa is feminine, so de + a = da: debaixo da mesa.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: B. A return ticket to Coimbra
The customer asks for a ticket para Coimbra, and then says ida e volta: a return ticket.
Transcript
Cliente: Um bilhete para Coimbra, por favor.
Funcionário: Só ida?
Cliente: Não, ida e volta. -
Question 9 of 10
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Answer: A. Platform 3
The announcement says da linha três: from platform 3. Dez e quinze (10:15) is the time.
Transcript
O próximo comboio para o Porto parte às dez e quinze da linha três.
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: C. In 5 minutes
Próximo autocarro: 5 min means the next bus comes in 5 minutes. 12 is the bus number.
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