Basic Portuguese in 7 Days (Fast Track): Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more
Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more
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Question 1 of 50
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Answer: B. Estou?
In Portugal, people often answer with Estou? or Sim?
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Question 2 of 50
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Answer: A. Who's speaking?
Quem means who, and fala means speaks: Who's speaking?
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Question 3 of 50
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Answer: C. I'd like to book an appointment.
Marcar means to book. Desmarcar means to cancel.
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Question 4 of 50
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Answer: C. to cancel
Des- often means the opposite. Marcar is to book, so desmarcar is to cancel.
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Question 5 of 50
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Answer: D. repetir
After pode (can you), use the infinitive: Pode repetir?
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Question 6 of 50
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Answer: D. Não, obrigado. Ligo mais tarde.
Quer deixar recado? asks if you want to leave a message. You can say no and call later.
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Question 7 of 50
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Answer: D. Posso falar com o senhor Costa?
Use posso + infinitive, and falar com means to speak to.
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Question 8 of 50
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Answer: B. Thursday at 10:30
Quinta-feira is Thursday, and às dez e meia is at half past ten.
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Rececionista: Clínica Sorriso, bom dia.
Ana: Bom dia, queria marcar uma consulta.
Rececionista: Pode ser na quinta-feira às dez e meia? -
Question 9 of 50
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Answer: D. call again
Ligo-te amanhã means I'll call you tomorrow. She can't go to the dinner today.
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Olá, é a Sofia. Hoje não posso ir ao jantar. Ligo-te amanhã. Beijinhos.
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Question 10 of 50
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Answer: C. Reply NÃO to the message.
Para desmarcar, responda NÃO means to cancel, reply NÃO.
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Question 11 of 50
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Answer: B. where
Onde means where: Onde moras? (Where do you live?)
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Question 12 of 50
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Answer: D. when
Quando means when: Quando é a festa? (When is the party?)
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Question 13 of 50
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Answer: D. Quantos
Anos is masculine plural, so use quantos (how many).
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Question 14 of 50
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Answer: C. Qual
Use qual é for a number or a name: Qual é o teu número?
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Question 15 of 50
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Answer: D. Quem
The answer is a person, so the question word is quem (who).
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Question 16 of 50
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Answer: C. Falas inglês?
A yes/no question has the same word order as a statement. Your voice goes up at the end.
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Question 17 of 50
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Answer: A. Às nove e meia.
A que horas asks at what time, so answer with a time: às nove e meia.
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Question 18 of 50
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Answer: D. Porque vou viver em Lisboa.
Porque é que asks why. Answer with porque (because).
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Question 19 of 50
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Answer: A. in Coimbra, near the university
Moro em Coimbra, perto da universidade means I live in Coimbra, near the university.
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Rita: Onde é que moras?
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Question 20 of 50
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Answer: A. the price of a ticket
Quanto custa asks how much something costs. Um bilhete is a ticket.
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Desculpe, quanto custa um bilhete para Sintra?
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Question 21 of 50
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Answer: A. yesterday
Ontem means yesterday. Amanhã means tomorrow.
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Question 22 of 50
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Answer: B. falei
In the past, -ar verbs end in -ei with eu: falei.
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Question 23 of 50
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Answer: B. comeu
In the past, -er verbs end in -eu with ele or ela: comeu.
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Question 24 of 50
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Answer: D. fomos
Ir in the past with nós is fomos. Vamos is the present.
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Question 25 of 50
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Answer: C. tive
Ter is irregular in the past. With eu it is tive.
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Question 26 of 50
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Answer: A. fizeste
Fazer in the past with tu is fizeste. Fazes is the present.
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Question 27 of 50
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Answer: C. I went to the beach.
Fui is the past of ir (to go) with eu: I went.
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Question 28 of 50
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Answer: B. to Sintra
Fui a Sintra means I went to Sintra. They visited the palace and had lunch there.
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No sábado passado, fui a Sintra com a minha irmã. Visitámos o palácio e almoçámos num restaurante pequeno.
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Question 29 of 50
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Answer: D. She stayed home and watched a film.
Fiquei em casa means I stayed home, and vi um filme means I watched a film.
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Marco: O que fizeste ontem à noite?
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Question 30 of 50
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Answer: C. sardines
Comemos sardinhas means we ate sardines.
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Question 31 of 50
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Answer: D. the day after tomorrow
Depois de means after, so depois de amanhã is the day after tomorrow. The day before yesterday is anteontem.
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Question 32 of 50
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Answer: D. vou
Ir with eu is vou. Then add the infinitive: vou visitar.
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Question 33 of 50
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Answer: B. vão
Ir with eles is vão: eles vão comprar.
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Question 34 of 50
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Answer: C. vais
Ir with tu is vais: tu vais estudar. Then the second verb stays in the infinitive.
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Question 35 of 50
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Answer: C. Amanhã vou ao Porto.
In standard European Portuguese, use vou alone, not vou ir, and a + o = ao.
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Question 36 of 50
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Answer: B. next week
In Portugal, para a semana means next week.
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Question 37 of 50
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Answer: A. Vou ficar em casa.
The question is about the future, so answer with vou + infinitive. Fiquei is the past.
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Question 38 of 50
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Answer: B. Madrid
Para a semana vou a Madrid means next week I'm going to Madrid.
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Para a semana vou a Madrid. Vou visitar uma amiga e ver um jogo de futebol.
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Question 39 of 50
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Answer: C. going to the cinema tomorrow
Joana can't go tonight because she is going to study. Vamos amanhã? means Shall we go tomorrow?
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Carlos: Vamos ao cinema logo à noite?
Joana: Hoje não posso. Vou estudar. Vamos amanhã? -
Question 40 of 50
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Answer: C. play tennis with Rui
At 16h (4 p.m.) the plan says jogar ténis com o Rui.
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Question 41 of 50
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Answer: C. Can you help me?
Pode means can you (formal), ajudar means to help, and me means me.
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Question 42 of 50
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Answer: D. Posso
To ask permission for yourself, use posso (can I).
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Question 43 of 50
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Answer: A. podes
Poder with tu is podes.
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Question 44 of 50
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Answer: A. Podia falar mais devagar?
Podia (could you) makes a request very polite.
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Question 45 of 50
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Answer: A. Não, obrigado, não é preciso.
Não é preciso means it's not necessary. Sim, por favor would accept the help.
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Question 46 of 50
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Answer: D. De nada.
De nada means you're welcome.
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Question 47 of 50
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Answer: B. Sei nadar.
Use saber + infinitive for something you know how to do: Sei nadar.
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Question 48 of 50
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Answer: A. the second street on the left
A segunda rua à esquerda means the second street on the left.
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Turista: Desculpe, pode dizer-me onde é a estação?
Senhora: Com certeza. É a segunda rua à esquerda. -
Question 49 of 50
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Answer: C. to help with the suitcases
Precisa de ajuda com as malas? means Do you need help with the suitcases?
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Homem: Precisa de ajuda com as malas?
Mulher: Sim, por favor. São muito pesadas. -
Question 50 of 50
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Answer: A. to keep the elevator free from 9 to 12
Podem deixar o elevador livre das 9h às 12h? asks them to keep the elevator free in the morning.
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