Portuguese grammar, explained
43 Portuguese (Português) grammar points, in the order the course teaches them.
A1 - 12 points
- The verb ser: saying who you areTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Regular -ar verbs in the presentTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Asking a questionTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Saying where you are fromTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Telling the time: é for one, são for manyTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Making nouns pluralTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Days and dates take na and emTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Saying noTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Ordering with um and umaTaught in: Food & ordering
- Gender and the words for "the"Taught in: Food & ordering
- Regular -er and -ir verbsTaught in: Food & ordering
- This and that, and asking the priceTaught in: Food & ordering
A2 - 22 points
- Reflexive verbs and where the pronoun goesTaught in: Rotina diária
- Ir a or ir para? How long you are stayingTaught in: Rotina diária
- Deitar or deitar-se? Dormir or adormecer?Taught in: Rotina diária
- Where frequency words go in the sentenceTaught in: Rotina diária
- Pretérito perfeito: regular past endingsTaught in: Falar do passado
- Irregular preterites: fui, fiz, tive, estiveTaught in: Falar do passado
- Há, passado, no: placing the past in timeTaught in: Falar do passado
- Já, ainda não, nunca: asking about a whole lifeTaught in: Falar do passado
- Preposition + article contractions (do, na, ao)Taught in: Deslocar-se
- Asking the way politely: o senhor / a senhoraTaught in: Deslocar-se
- O, a, os, as: saying it without repeating itTaught in: Deslocar-se
- Queria: the past tense used for politenessTaught in: Deslocar-se
- Saying what hurts: dói-me, doem-meTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- Estar com or ter? Naming a symptomTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- Me, te, lhe: the person it is done forTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- É triste or está triste? Ser and estar with moodsTaught in: Body, health & feelings
- Propor: Vamos…? e Que tal…?Taught in: Planos e encontros
- Às, das... às, antes de, depois deTaught in: Planos e encontros
- Se chover: the future subjunctive for real plansTaught in: Planos e encontros
- Poder, ter de e dever: os verbos modaisTaught in: Telefone, mensagens e pequenos problemas
- Não... nada, ninguém, nunca maisTaught in: Telefone, mensagens e pequenos problemas
- What pulls the pronoun in front of the verbTaught in: Telefone, mensagens e pequenos problemas