Um quarto para duas noites

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Words

90

Sentences

21

Words per sentence

4.3

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

A1

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

These forms appear in the text in real use. Switch on “Show grammar” above the text to highlight them.

• A que horas é · onde fica a praia

  Question words: a que horas (at what time), onde (where). The question words →

• O meu nome é

  The possessive comes with an article: o meu nome — my name (literally “the my name”). Possessives: meu, teu, seu →

• Muito obrigada · De nada

  Polite phrases: Boa tarde, Muito obrigada (a woman says obrigada), De nada. Everyday polite phrases →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: 30 of the 33 of the 57 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• a chave

  the key

  A1

• a hora

  the hour, the time by the clock

  A1

• a noite

  the evening, the night

  A1

• a pessoa

  the person

  A1

• a praia

  the beach

  A1

• a rua

  the street

  A1

• a sala

  the living room

  A1

• a tarde

  the afternoon

  A1

• a varanda

  the balcony

  A1

• andar

  to walk; to ride

  A1

• as férias

  the holidays

  A1

• bom

  good

  A1

• dez

  ten

  A1

• dois

  two

  A1

• doze

  twelve

  A1

• esquerdo

  left (side)

  A1

• estar

  to be (for now, in a place)

  A1

• ficar

  to stay, to become

  A1

• o almoço

  the lunch

  A1

• o elevador

  the lift

  A1

• o minuto

  the minute

  A1

• o nome

  the name

  A1

• o pé

  the foot

  A1

• o quarto

  the room, the bedroom

  A1

• obrigado

  thank you

  A1

• pequeno

  small

  A1

• perto

  near

  A1

• primeiro

  first

  A1

• ser

  to be (lasting)

  A1

• sete

  seven

  A1

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