Basic Portuguese in 7 Days (Fast Track): Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 5: Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: B. nurse (woman)
Enfermeira is a female nurse. A male nurse is o enfermeiro.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: D. Sou professor.
Use ser with no article for jobs. Professora is the form for a woman.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: A. tem
With ele or ela, ter is tem (no ^).
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: B. têm
With eles and elas, write têm with a circumflex (^).
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: C. num
Hotel is masculine. Em + um = num: num hotel.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: A. I work part-time.
A tempo parcial means part-time. Full-time is a tempo inteiro.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: C. Sou cozinheiro.
O que faz? asks about your job. Sou cozinheiro means I am a cook.
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: C. bus driver
Motorista de autocarro means bus driver. O autocarro is a bus in Portugal.
Transcript
Chamo-me Pedro. Sou motorista de autocarro. Trabalho no Porto.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: C. at a school
Trabalho numa escola means I work at a school. He is an English teacher.
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Ana: Onde trabalhas?
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Question 10 of 40
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Answer: B. speak English
Precisa de falar inglês means you need to speak English. The job is from Tuesday to Sunday.
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: B. I like reading.
Gosto de means I like, and ler means to read.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: D. do
Mar is masculine, so de + o = do: Gosto do mar. Never write de o.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: B. dos
Avós (grandparents) is masculine plural, so de + os = dos: Ela gosta muito dos avós.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: D. Toco piano.
Use tocar for musical instruments. Jogar is for games and sports.
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: B. Jogo ténis.
Use jogar for sports, in the eu form: jogo. Tocar is only for instruments.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: D. Sim, gosto.
Answer by repeating the verb in the eu form: Sim, gosto.
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: C. I hate running.
Detestar means to hate. Adorar means to love.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: A. go to the beach
Gosto de ir à praia means I like going to the beach. The speaker does not like watching TV.
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Ao fim de semana, gosto de ir à praia. Não gosto de ver televisão.
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: C. every Friday
Todas as sextas means every Friday. Adoro! means I love it!
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Sara: Gostas de cinema?
Tiago: Adoro! Vou ao cinema todas as sextas. -
Question 20 of 40
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Answer: B. She plays volleyball.
Ao sábado, jogo vólei means on Saturdays I play volleyball. She does not like running.
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Question 21 of 40
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Answer: B. head
A cabeça is the head. Dói-me a cabeça means I have a headache.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: C. a mão
A mão is hand. O pé is foot, a perna is leg and o braço is arm.
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: D. I have a sore throat.
A garganta is the throat, so dói-me a garganta means my throat hurts.
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Question 24 of 40
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Answer: A. Doem
As costas is plural, so use the plural doem: Doem-me as costas.
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Question 25 of 40
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Answer: C. I have a cold.
Constipado is a false friend: in Portugal it means having a cold.
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Question 26 of 40
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Answer: D. Tenho febre.
Use ter for fever and cough: Tenho febre. Tenho tosse.
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Question 27 of 40
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Answer: D. Tem alguma coisa para a tosse?
Tem...? means Do you have...? Tenho means I have, so it does not ask anything.
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Question 28 of 40
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Answer: D. a stomach ache and a fever
Dói-me o estômago means my stomach hurts, and tenho febre means I have a fever.
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Médica: O que tem?
Doente: Dói-me o estômago e tenho febre. -
Question 29 of 40
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Answer: D. three times a day
Três vezes por dia means three times a day. Depois das refeições means after meals.
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Tome um comprimido três vezes por dia, depois das refeições.
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Question 30 of 40
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Answer: C. She has a fever and a sore throat.
Tenho febre e dói-me muito a garganta means I have a fever and my throat hurts a lot.
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Question 31 of 40
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Answer: D. pants (trousers)
As calças are pants. The word is always plural in Portuguese.
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Question 32 of 40
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Answer: A. a sweater
In Portugal, uma camisola is a sweater. A shirt is uma camisa.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: B. brown
Castanho is brown. Grey is cinzento, and black is preto.
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Question 34 of 40
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Answer: B. uma saia vermelha
Saia is feminine, so use uma and vermelha. The colour goes after the noun.
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Question 35 of 40
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Answer: B. os sapatos pretos
Sapatos is masculine plural, so use os and pretos, after the noun.
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Question 36 of 40
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Answer: C. azuis
Calças is plural, and the plural of azul is azuis.
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Question 37 of 40
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Answer: C. Calço o 40.
Que número calça? asks your shoe size. Visto o M is a clothes size.
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Question 38 of 40
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Answer: B. green
O vestido é verde means the dress is green. Her shoes are white (brancos).
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O vestido da Inês é verde. Os sapatos dela são brancos.
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Question 39 of 40
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Answer: D. try on a coat
Posso experimentar este casaco? means Can I try on this coat? The fitting room is on the right.
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Cliente: Posso experimentar este casaco?
Empregada: Claro. O provador é ali, à direita. -
Question 40 of 40
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Answer: A. running shoes
Saldos means sale. Ténis (running shoes) are 50% off, the biggest discount.
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