Basic Portuguese in 30 Days: About me

1. Question 1 of 10

   Complete: 'Eu ___ canadiano.'

   • Asão
   • Bés
   • Cé
   • Dsou
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   Answer: D. sou

   With eu (I), the verb ser is sou: eu sou.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Complete: 'Nós ___ de Lisboa.'

   • Asou
   • Bsão
   • Csomos
   • Dé
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   Answer: C. somos

   With nós (we), the verb ser is somos.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Complete: 'Tu ___ inglês?'

   • Aés
   • Bsou
   • Cé
   • Dsão
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   Answer: A. és

   With tu (informal you), the verb ser is és. É is for ele, ela and the polite you.

4. Question 4 of 10

   A woman from Portugal says: 'Sou ___.'

   • Aportuguesa
   • Bportuguês
   • Cportuguesas
   • Dportugueses
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   Answer: A. portuguesa

   Nationalities agree with the person. A woman is portuguesa; a man is português.

5. Question 5 of 10

   How do you say 'I am from Canada'?

   • ASou da Canadá.
   • BSou do Canadá.
   • CEstou do Canadá.
   • DSou de o Canadá.
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   Answer: B. Sou do Canadá.

   Use ser for where you are from. O Canadá is masculine, and de + o joins to make do.

6. Question 6 of 10

   What does 'Falo um pouco de português' mean?

   • AI am Portuguese.
   • BI don't speak Portuguese.
   • CI speak Portuguese very well.
   • DI speak a little Portuguese.
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   Answer: D. I speak a little Portuguese.

   Falo means 'I speak' and um pouco de means 'a little'.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Which word describes a man from Germany?

   • AAlemanha
   • Balemã
   • Calemães
   • Dalemão
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   Answer: D. alemão

   A man is alemão and a woman is alemã. Alemanha is the country, and alemães is the plural.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. Where does Miguel live?

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   Miguel: Olá! Chamo-me Miguel. Sou brasileiro, de São Paulo, mas moro no Porto.

   • ASão Paulo
   • BPorto
   • CLisbon
   • DRio de Janeiro
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   Answer: B. Porto

   Miguel is from São Paulo, but he says moro no Porto: he lives in Porto.

   Transcript

   Miguel: Olá! Chamo-me Miguel. Sou brasileiro, de São Paulo, mas moro no Porto.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. Which languages does Kate speak?

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   Ana: De onde és?
   Kate: Sou dos Estados Unidos, de Boston. Falo inglês e espanhol.

   • AOnly English
   • BEnglish and Portuguese
   • CEnglish and Spanish
   • DEnglish and French
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   Answer: C. English and Spanish

   Kate says falo inglês e espanhol: she speaks English and Spanish.

   Transcript

   Ana: De onde és?
   Kate: Sou dos Estados Unidos, de Boston. Falo inglês e espanhol.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the text. Which sentence is true?

    Olá! Chamo-me Sofia. Sou portuguesa, de Coimbra. Moro em Toronto, no Canadá. Falo português, inglês e um pouco de francês.

    • ASofia speaks French very well.
    • BSofia lives in Canada.
    • CSofia is Canadian.
    • DSofia lives in Coimbra.
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    Answer: B. Sofia lives in Canada.

    Sofia is Portuguese and from Coimbra, but she says moro em Toronto, no Canadá. She speaks only a little French.

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