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A2  ·  37 words

Travel and transport in Portuguese

From the timetable to the missed connection.

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From these 37 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.

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Nineteenth on this list is o quarto duplo, the double room, and the noun inside it does three jobs that English hands to three words with nothing in common. It is the room you sleep in — Reservei um quarto duplo, and a hotel corridor in Portugal is a row of quartos. It is the ordinal: o quarto andar is the fourth floor, and a quarta-feira, Wednesday, is the fourth day once you start counting at Sunday. And it is the fraction: um quarto de horais a quarter of an hourtrês quartosis three quarters English keeps « room », « fourth » and « quarter » apart and lets nothing pass between them, so the three senses look like an accident of sound. They are not, and English holds the bridge itself without using it much: « quarters », as in living quarters, is where somebody is housed. Read o quarto as the quarter of a house that has been given to you, and the hotel and the clock stop looking like two different words.

The words

Verb (2)

reservarto bookVerbA2
Reservei uma mesa para dois.I have booked a table for two.

Conjugation of reservar →

perder-seto get lostVerbA2
Perdemo-nos no centro.We got lost in the town centre.

Phrase (12)

a mala de mãothe hand luggagePhraseA2
Só levo mala de mão.I am only taking hand luggage.
a bomba de gasolinathe petrol stationPhraseA2
A bomba de gasolina fica à saída.The petrol station is by the exit.
o quarto duplothe double roomPhraseA2
Reservei um quarto duplo.I have booked a double room.
a chave do quartothe room keyPhraseA2
Deixo a chave do quarto na receção.I leave the room key at reception.
perder o comboioto miss the trainPhraseA2
Perdi o comboio por dois minutos.I missed the train by two minutes.
mudar de comboioto change trainsPhraseA2
Tem de mudar de comboio no Entroncamento.You have to change trains at Entroncamento.
a ida e voltathe return journeyPhraseA2
Um bilhete de ida e volta, por favor.A return ticket, please.
a viagem de negóciosthe business tripPhraseB1
Está numa viagem de negócios.He is away on a business trip.
o mapa da cidadethe street mapPhraseA2
Comprei um mapa da cidade.I have bought a street map.
longe daquifar from herePhraseA2
Não é longe daqui.It is not far from here.
a péon footPhraseA2
Vamos a pé.Let us walk.
de carroby carPhraseA2
Vou de carro.I am going by car.

Noun (f) (12)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a partidathe departureNoun (f)A2
A partida é às oito.The departure is at eight.
a chegadathe arrivalNoun (f)A2
A chegada está prevista para as dez.The arrival is scheduled for ten.
a plataformathe platformNoun (f)A2
O comboio parte da plataforma dois.The train leaves from platform two.
a bagagemthe luggageNoun (f)A2
A bagagem ficou no aeroporto.The luggage stayed behind at the airport.
a estradathe roadNoun (f)A2
A estrada para a serra é estreita.The road up into the hills is narrow.
a autoestradathe motorwayNoun (f)A2
A autoestrada tem portagem.There is a toll on the motorway.
a portagemthe tollNoun (f)B1
A portagem custa cinco euros.The toll costs five euros.
a gasolinathe petrolNoun (f)A2
Falta gasolina.We are running out of petrol.
a saídathe exitNoun (f)A2
A saída é à direita.The exit is on the right.
a entradathe entrance, the admissionNoun (f)A2
A entrada custa dez euros.Admission costs ten euros.
a reservathe bookingNoun (f)A2
Tenho uma reserva em nome de Silva.I have a booking in the name of Silva.
a receçãothe reception deskNoun (f)A2
A receção está aberta toda a noite.Reception is open all night.

Noun (m) (11)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o atrasothe delayNoun (m)A2
O comboio tem meia hora de atraso.The train is half an hour late.
o aeroportothe airportNoun (m)A2
O aeroporto fica a vinte minutos.The airport is twenty minutes away.
o aviãothe aeroplaneNoun (m)A2
O avião parte às seis da manhã.The plane leaves at six in the morning.
o barcothe boatNoun (m)A2
O barco atravessa o rio.The boat crosses the river.
o elétricothe tramNoun (m)A2
O elétrico vinte e oito passa aqui.The number twenty-eight tram comes past here.
o táxithe taxiNoun (m)A2
Chamei um táxi.I have called a taxi.
o sinalthe road signNoun (m)A2
Não vi o sinal de stop.I did not see the stop sign.
o quilómetrothe kilometreNoun (m)A2
Faltam dez quilómetros até à cidade.There are ten kilometres still to go to the town.
o voothe flightNoun (m)A2
O voo para Lisboa está atrasado.The flight to Lisbon is delayed.
o turistathe touristNoun (m)A2
No verão a cidade está cheia de turistas.In summer the town is full of tourists.
o naviothe shipNoun (m)A2
O navio sai do porto às oito.The ship leaves the harbour at eight.

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