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More about this list The entry in this list gives logo as a conclusion — não atende, logo não está em casa , he is not answering, hence he is not at home — and that is the sense a Portuguese philosophy class uses in penso, logo existo . It is also the rarer of its two lives. In ordinary speech logo is a point in time, and a near one: até logo is see you shortly, venho logo is I am coming in a moment, and logo à noite is this evening rather than some evening. The two senses have one origin. Logo comes from the Latin ablative loco , on the spot, and from on the spot it went two ways: at once in time, and it follows in an argument. English needs a different word for each — « shortly », « later on », « therefore », « hence » — and a fifth for the compound logo que , which is « as soon as ». Word order sorts them out: standing at the head of a clause after a comma, logo reasons; sitting next to a verb or a time expression, it counts the minutes.
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Adjective (1)
Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective stands
passado past; last (week, month) Adjective A2 No mês passado fomos ao Algarve. Last month we went to the Algarve.
Adverb (13)
Grammar for these: Adverbs in -mente
portanto so, therefore Adverb A2 Era tarde, portanto fomos embora. It was late, so we left.
logo hence Adverb A2 Não atende, logo não está em casa. He is not answering, hence he is not at home.
normalmente usually Adverb A2 Normalmente apanho o autocarro. I usually take the bus.
antes rather, sooner Adverb A2 Antes ia de comboio do que de carro. I would rather go by train than by car.
tão so (with an adjective) Adverb A2 Estava tão cansada que adormeceu. She was so tired that she fell asleep.
tanto so much Adverb A2 Não comas tanto pão. Do not eat so much bread.
entretanto meanwhile Adverb A2 Entretanto parou de chover. Meanwhile it has stopped raining.
aliás by the way Adverb A2 Aliás, já falei com ele. By the way, I have already spoken to him.
afinal after all Adverb A2 Afinal correu tudo bem. After all, everything went well.
infelizmente unfortunately Adverb A2 Infelizmente não posso ir. Unfortunately I cannot come.
apenas only, just Adverb A2 O museu fica apenas a dez minutos daqui. The museum is only ten minutes from here.
cá here (over here) Adverb A2 Anda cá, quero mostrar-te uma coisa. Come here, I want to show you something.
trás behind, back Adverb A1 Sentei-me no banco de trás. I sat in the back seat.
Pronoun (1)
Grammar for these: Possessives: meu, teu, seu · Demonstratives: este, esse, aquele
alguns some Pronoun A2 Alguns preferem trabalhar à noite. Some prefer to work at night.
Preposition (2)
por causa de because of Preposition A2 O comboio está atrasado por causa da neve. The train is delayed because of the snow.
graças a thanks to Preposition A2 Graças a ti encontrei a casa. Thanks to you I found the house.
Exclamation (1)
paciência never mind Exclamation A2 A loja está fechada? Paciência. The shop is shut? Never mind.
Phrase (36)
em vez disso instead Phrase A2 Não fomos ao cinema; em vez disso ficámos em casa. We did not go to the cinema; instead we stayed at home.
por isso that is why Phrase A2 Estava doente, por isso não veio. He was ill, that is why he did not come.
em geral in general Phrase A2 Em geral a loja fecha às sete. In general the shop closes at seven.
caso contrário otherwise Phrase A2 Sai agora, caso contrário perdes o comboio. Leave now, otherwise you will miss the train.
de repente suddenly Phrase A2 De repente a luz apagou-se. Suddenly the light went out.
aos poucos little by little Phrase A2 Aos poucos percebeu a regra. Little by little he understood the rule.
cada vez mais more and more Phrase A2 Está cada vez mais frio. It is getting colder and colder.
pelo menos at least Phrase A2 São precisas pelo menos duas horas. You need at least two hours.
no máximo at most Phrase A2 Custa vinte euros no máximo. It costs twenty euros at most.
cerca de about, roughly Phrase A2 A viagem dura cerca de uma hora. The journey takes about an hour.
cada um each one Phrase A2 Cada um paga a sua parte. Each one pays their share.
outra pessoa somebody else Phrase A2 Pergunta a outra pessoa. Ask somebody else.
um terço a third Phrase A2 Um terço da turma estava doente. A third of the class was ill.
uma vez once Phrase A2 Só o vi uma vez. I only saw him once.
duas vezes twice Phrase A2 Ela telefonou duas vezes. She rang twice.
de novo again Phrase A2 Está a chover de novo. It is raining again.
a partir de agora from now on Phrase A2 A partir de agora o escritório abre às oito. From now on the office opens at eight.
naquela época back then Phrase A2 Naquela época ninguém tinha telefone. Back then nobody had a telephone.
enquanto isso in the meantime Phrase A2 Enquanto isso podes ler o jornal. In the meantime you can read the paper.
por acaso by chance Phrase A2 Encontrei-a por acaso na estação. I met her by chance at the station.
de propósito on purpose Phrase A2 Ele não o fez de propósito. He did not do it on purpose.
com prazer with pleasure Phrase A2 Um café? Com prazer. A coffee? With pleasure.
na verdade actually Phrase A2 Na verdade não me apetece. Actually I do not feel like it.
no fundo deep down Phrase A2 No fundo ela tem razão. Deep down she is right.
de qualquer forma in any case Phrase A2 De qualquer forma tenho de sair cedo. In any case I have to leave early.
o que quer que aconteça whatever happens Phrase A2 O que quer que aconteça, liga-me. Whatever happens, ring me.
ainda bem thank goodness Phrase A2 Ainda bem que não aconteceu nada. Thank goodness nothing happened.
até mesmo even Phrase A2 Até mesmo as crianças perceberam. Even the children understood.
se calhar maybe Phrase A2 Se calhar ele já saiu. Maybe he has already left.
pelo contrário on the contrary Phrase A2 Não é caro; pelo contrário, é barato. It is not expensive; on the contrary, it is cheap.
já agora while we are at it Phrase A2 Já agora, trazes o pão? While we are at it, will you bring the bread?
por enquanto for now Phrase A2 Por enquanto fica tudo como está. For now everything stays as it is.
de vez em quando now and then Phrase A2 De vez em quando vamos ao mar. Now and then we go to the seaside.
no mínimo at the very least Phrase A2 No mínimo devia ter avisado. He should at the very least have let us know.
a sério seriously Phrase A2 Estás a falar a sério? Are you being serious?
por fim in the end Phrase A2 Por fim decidimos ficar. In the end we decided to stay.
Connective (1)
nem not even; nor Connective A2 Ele nem disse adeus. He didn’t even say goodbye.
Determiner (2)
algum some, any Determiner A2 Tens algum livro em português? Have you got any books in Portuguese?
qualquer any Determiner A2 Podes ligar a qualquer hora. You can call at any time.
Noun (m) (2)
Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo
o início the beginning Noun (m) A2 No início foi difícil. At the beginning it was hard.
o mestre the master Noun (m) A2 O mestre ensina o aprendiz a trabalhar a madeira. The master teaches the apprentice to work wood.
Noun (f) (1)
Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo
a corda the rope; the string Noun (f) A2 A guitarra tem uma corda partida. The guitar has a broken string.
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