Basic Portuguese in 7 Days (Fast Track): Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
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Question 1 of 50
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Answer: C. last name
In Portugal, apelido is your last name (surname). Nome próprio is your first name.
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Question 2 of 50
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Answer: B. address
A morada is your address in Portugal.
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Question 3 of 50
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Answer: B. Sign here.
Assinar means to sign, and a assinatura is a signature. Assine aqui means sign here.
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Question 4 of 50
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Answer: C. levantar
Levantar dinheiro means to take money out of the bank or a cash machine.
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Question 5 of 50
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Answer: B. encomenda
Uma encomenda is a parcel. Uma conta is an account.
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Question 6 of 50
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Answer: D. canadiana
Nationalities agree with the person: a woman writes canadiana, a man canadiano.
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Question 7 of 50
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Answer: A. M-I-L-L-E-R.
Soletrar means to spell, so say the letters of your last name.
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Question 8 of 50
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Answer: C. Rua do Sol 12, Faro
Rua do Sol, número doze, em Faro means 12 Rua do Sol, in Faro.
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Funcionária: Qual é a sua morada?
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Question 9 of 50
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Answer: B. to open a bank account
Queria abrir uma conta means I'd like to open an account. The passport is for ID.
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Cliente: Bom dia. Queria abrir uma conta. Aqui tem o meu passaporte.
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Question 10 of 50
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Answer: D. July 3, 1995
In Portugal, dates are day/month/year, so 03/07/1995 is July 3, 1995.
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Question 11 of 50
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Answer: B. the rent
In Portugal, a renda is the rent you pay every month.
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Question 12 of 50
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Answer: B. an apartment with two bedrooms
In Portugal, the number after T is the number of bedrooms.
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Question 13 of 50
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Answer: A. furnished
Mobilado means the apartment has furniture.
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Question 14 of 50
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Answer: B. the landlord
O senhorio owns the home. The tenant is o inquilino.
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Question 15 of 50
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Answer: D. incluídas
Despesas is feminine plural, so the adjective is incluídas.
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Question 16 of 50
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Answer: A. A partir de 1 de março.
Quando asks when, so the answer is a date: from March 1.
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Question 17 of 50
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Answer: A. No, bills are extra.
Despesas não incluídas means the bills are not included.
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Question 18 of 50
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Answer: B. €700 a month
Setecentos euros por mês means 700 euros a month. Water and electricity are included.
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Senhoria: A renda é setecentos euros por mês, com água e luz incluídas.
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Question 19 of 50
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Answer: D. The music is too loud.
A música está muito alta means the music is very loud. He starts work early tomorrow.
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Vizinho: Boa noite. Desculpe, a música está muito alta. Amanhã trabalho cedo.
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Question 20 of 50
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Answer: C. vizinho
O novo is masculine singular, so use vizinho.
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Question 21 of 50
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Answer: B. Help!
Socorro! means Help! You shout it in an emergency.
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Question 22 of 50
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Answer: C. 112
Portugal uses 112 for ambulance, fire and police. The call is free from fixed and mobile phones. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 23 of 50
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Answer: B. 112
Portugal has no separate police emergency number: 112 is used for all emergencies, and the PSP (psp.pt) and GNR (gnr.pt) list 112. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 24 of 50
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Answer: B. Call an ambulance!
Chame is the polite command of chamar (to call): Call an ambulance!
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Question 25 of 50
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Answer: D. the emergency department
In Portugal, as urgências is the emergency department of a hospital.
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Question 26 of 50
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Answer: D. Perdi o passaporte.
Use the past with eu: perdi. Perco is the present, and perdeu means he or she lost.
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Question 27 of 50
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Answer: A. Na Rua Augusta, número 30.
Onde asks where, so give the exact address.
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Question 28 of 50
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Answer: C. on Avenida da Liberdade
Houve um acidente na Avenida da Liberdade means there has been an accident on Avenida da Liberdade.
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Socorro! Houve um acidente na Avenida da Liberdade. Um homem está ferido.
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Question 29 of 50
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Answer: A. Someone stole her bag on the metro.
Roubaram-me a mala no metro means someone stole my bag on the metro. Her phone was inside.
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Polícia: O que aconteceu?
Mulher: Roubaram-me a mala no metro. O meu telemóvel estava lá dentro. -
Question 30 of 50
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Answer: B. The call is free.
Gratuita means free. Calls to 112 are free of charge in the EU. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 31 of 50
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Answer: D. Long time no see!
Há quanto tempo! is what you say when you meet someone after a long time.
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Question 32 of 50
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Answer: A. Igualmente!
Igualmente means you too, the same to you.
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Question 33 of 50
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Answer: B. Correu bem. Fui à praia.
Como correu? asks how it went. Answer in the past: Correu bem.
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Question 34 of 50
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Answer: A. How nice!
Giro means nice or cute in Portugal.
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Question 35 of 50
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Answer: A. Gosto muito do teu casaco.
Gostar needs de, and de + o teu = do teu. Casaco is masculine, so use teu.
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Question 36 of 50
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Answer: B. Congratulations!
Parabéns! means congratulations. People also say it on birthdays.
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Question 37 of 50
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Answer: B. before a meal
Bom apetite! means enjoy your meal. You say it before people eat.
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Question 38 of 50
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Answer: C. her work
Como vai o trabalho? means How's work going?
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Joana: Olá, Miguel! Há quanto tempo!
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Question 39 of 50
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Answer: C. ate francesinhas and walked by the river
Comemos francesinhas (a Porto sandwich) e passeámos junto ao rio means we ate francesinhas and walked by the river.
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No sábado fui ao Porto com uns amigos. Comemos francesinhas e passeámos junto ao rio.
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Question 40 of 50
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Answer: C. It was raining.
Estava a chover means it was raining. In Portugal, estar a + infinitive shows an action in progress.
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Question 41 of 50
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Answer: D. são
Use ser for nationality. With eles, ser is são: Eles são portugueses.
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Question 42 of 50
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Answer: A. está
Use estar for how someone feels now: está cansada.
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Question 43 of 50
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Answer: C. moramos
With nós, -ar verbs end in -amos: moramos.
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Question 44 of 50
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Answer: B. vou
Amanhã is the future, so use ir + infinitive with eu: vou trabalhar.
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Question 45 of 50
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Answer: B. foram
Ontem is the past. Ir in the past with eles is foram.
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Question 46 of 50
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Answer: D. uma casa branca
Casa is feminine, so use uma and branca, after the noun.
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Question 47 of 50
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Answer: B. a
Cabeça is feminine singular, so use a: Dói-me a cabeça.
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Question 48 of 50
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Answer: A. in Lisbon
Moro em Lisboa means I live in Lisbon. She is from Toronto and works in a hotel.
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Chamo-me Laura. Sou de Toronto, mas moro em Lisboa há dois anos. Trabalho num hotel.
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Question 49 of 50
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Answer: C. a coffee and a custard tart
Queria is a polite I'd like. Um pastel de nata is a custard tart.
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Empregado: O que deseja?
Cliente: Queria um café e um pastel de nata, por favor. -
Question 50 of 50
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Answer: C. go to Rita's party
No sábado vou à festa da Rita means on Saturday I'm going to Rita's party.
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