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Question 1: How do you say 'five hundred' in Portuguese?
- quinhentos (Correct answer)
- cinquenta
- quinhenta
- cinhentos
Correct answer: quinhentos
'Quinhentos' (masculine) or 'quinhentas' (feminine) is the Portuguese word for five hundred.
Question 2: How do you express 'It is half past three' in Portuguese?
- São três e meia (Correct answer)
- São três e quinze
- São três e quarenta
- É três e meia
Correct answer: São três e meia
'São três e meia' means 'It is half past three' — 'meia' here means 'half' in the context of time.
Question 3: What is the Portuguese word for 'week'?
- semana (Correct answer)
- mês
- ano
- dia
Correct answer: semana
'Semana' is the Portuguese word for 'week,' as in 'esta semana' (this week) or 'semana passada' (last week).
Question 4: How do you say 'on Monday' in Portuguese?
- na segunda-feira (Correct answer)
- no domingo
- na terça-feira
- no sábado
Correct answer: na segunda-feira
'Na segunda-feira' means 'on Monday' in Portuguese — Portuguese days of the week are derived from the liturgical calendar (second day of prayer).
Question 5: What does 'Que dia é hoje?' mean in Portuguese?
- What day is today? (Correct answer)
- What time is it?
- What year is this?
- What month is it?
Correct answer: What day is today?
'Que dia é hoje?' translates as 'What day is today?' — 'dia' means 'day' and 'hoje' means 'today.'
Question 6: How do you say the number '1,000' in Portuguese?
- mil (Correct answer)
- cem
- duzentos
- bilhão
Correct answer: mil
'Mil' is the Portuguese word for one thousand, and it does not change for gender — it stays 'mil' for both masculine and feminine.
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How do you say 'five hundred' in Portuguese?