O que falta em casa?

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Words

53

Sentences

17

Words per sentence

3.1

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

A1

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

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• Não temos leite · não é preciso

  não before the verb: não temos leite, não é preciso. Negation with não →

• Estás no supermercado · Estou, sim

  A yes/no question is a statement with a question mark: Estás no supermercado? The answer repeats the verb: Estou, sim. Asking a question →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 22 of the 36 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• a casa

  the house

  A1

• a coisa

  the thing

  A1

• a laranja

  the orange

  A1

• algum

  some, any

  A1

• bem

  well

  A1

• chegar

  to arrive

  A1

• em cima

  on top, above

  A1

• estar

  to be (for now, in a place)

  A1

• logo

  hence

  A1

• o armário

  the wardrobe, the cupboard

  A1

• o café

  the coffee, the espresso

  A1

• o leite

  the milk

  A1

• o ovo

  the egg

  A1

• o pão

  the bread

  A1

• o quilo

  the kilo

  A1

• o supermercado

  the supermarket

  A1

• olá

  hello

  A1

• precisar

  to need

  A1

• seis

  six

  A1

• ser

  to be (lasting)

  A1

• sete

  seven

  A1

• ter

  to have

  A1

The word lists for this text

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Comprehension questions

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