Learn Portuguese For Beginners 5

Question 1

What is the Portuguese word for 'food'?

Accepted Answer

Comida

Answer

'Comida' means food, coming from the verb 'comer' (to eat).

Question 2

How do you say 'I live in the United States' in Portuguese?

Accepted Answer

Eu moro nos Estados Unidos

Answer

'Morar' means 'to live/reside,' and 'nos Estados Unidos' means 'in the United States.'

Question 3

What does 'por favor' mean in English?

Accepted Answer

Please

Answer

'Por favor' is the standard phrase for 'please' and is used in both Brazilian and European Portuguese.

Question 4

Which of these is a Portuguese vowel sound unique to the language?

Accepted Answer

The nasal ã sound

Answer

The nasal vowel 'ã' (as in 'irmã') is a distinctive feature of Portuguese not found in English.

Question 5

What is the plural form of 'a casa' (the house)?

Accepted Answer

As casas

Answer

'Casa' is feminine, so its plural 'casas' takes the feminine plural article 'as.'

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