Basic Portuguese in 30 Days: My day
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on My day, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 16: My day
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: B. I get up at seven.
Levantar-se means to get up. To go to bed is deitar-se: deito-me.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: B. breakfast
In Portugal, o pequeno-almoço is breakfast, o almoço is lunch and o jantar is dinner.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: A. falamos
With nós, -ar verbs end in -amos: nós falamos.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. comes
With tu, -er verbs end in -es: tu comes. With ele or ela, it is come.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: B. abre
A farmácia is one thing, so use the ele/ela form. For -ir verbs it ends in -e: abre.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: C. jantam
With eles and elas, -ar verbs end in -am: eles jantam.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: C. Não trabalho ao domingo.
Put não right before the verb: Não trabalho.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: A. 6:30
Seis e meia means half past six (6:30). The speaker leaves home at seven.
Transcript
De manhã, levanto-me às seis e meia. Tomo um café e saio de casa às sete.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: D. Monday to Friday
De segunda a sexta means from Monday to Friday. She says não to Saturday.
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Rui: Trabalhas ao sábado?
Ana: Não, trabalho de segunda a sexta. -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: C. 5:30
Acaba às cinco e meia means she finishes at half past five. She has lunch at 12:30.
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