School

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Description

• School (a escola)
• Helpful verbs
• Grammar Point: subjunctive verb forms

School (a escola)

English	Images	Portuguese	IPA	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
the teacher		o professor/la profesor	/u pɾu.fɨ.ˈsoɾ/	?
my homework		a minha lição de casa	/ɐ ˈmi.ɲɐ ɫi.ˈsɐ̃w dɨ ˈka.zɐ/	?
in the classroom		na sala de aula	/nɐ ˈsa.ɫɐ dɨ ˈaw.ɫɐ/	?
the desk		a mesa	/ɐ ˈme.zɐ/	?
a computer		um computador	/ˈũ kõ.pu.tɐ.ˈdoɾ/	?
recess		o recesso	/u ʁɨ.ˈse.su/	?
a pen		uma caneta	/ˈu.mɐ kɐ.ˈne.tɐ/	?
a pencil		um lápis	/ˈũ ˈɫa.pɨʃ/	?
an exam		um exame	/ˈũ .ˈza.mɨ/	?
the board		o quadro negro	/u ˈkwa.dɾu ˈne.gɾu/	?
a notebook		um caderno	/ˈũ kɐ.ˈdeɾ.nu/	?
these book		esses livros	/ˈe.sɨʒ ˈɫi.vɾuʃ/	?
the hallway		o corredor	/u ku.ʁɨ.ˈdoɾ/	?
the library		a biblioteca	/ɐ bɨ.bɫi.u.ˈte.kɐ/	?
my locker		o meu armário	/u ˈmew aɾ.ˈma.ɾi.u/	?
the locker room		o vestiário	/u vɨʃ.ti.ˈa.ɾi.u/	?
a sheet of paper		uma folha de papel	/ˈu.mɐ ˈfo.ʎɐ dɨ pɐ.ˈpɛɫ/	?
we are going to study		vamos estudar	/ˈvɐ.muz ʃ.tu.ˈdaɾ/	?
to learn		aprender	/ɐ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/	?
pass (an exam)		passar num exame	/pɐ.ˈsaɾ ˈnũ .ˈʃɐ.mɨ/	?
the gym		a academia	/ɐ ɐ.kɐ.dɨ.ˈmi.ɐ/	?
the bathroom		o banheiro	/u bɐ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/	?
the office		o escritório	/u ʃ.kɾi.ˈtɔ.ɾi.u/	?
a detention		uma detenção	/ˈu.mɐ dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w/	?

Helpful verbs

aprender ("to learn"), fazer ("to do"), estudar ("to study"), e.g.:

aprender

Estou a aprender português = "I am learning Portuguese"

fazer

Vou fazer os meus trabalhos de casa = "I am going to do my homework"

estudar

Tem que estudar para o exame final = "You need to study for the final exam"

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Grammar Point: subjunctive verb forms

After certain verbs and expressions, the subjunctive verb form is used, e.g.: Eu quero que ela diga a verdade (cf.: the present indicative of dezir, ela diz).

To master the subjunctive, you must learn when to use it, i.e.: the expressions and verbs that trigger the subjunctive form of the following verb. You must also learn the particular subjunctive forms of many common irregular verbs e.g.: fazer, saber, ser (que eu faça, eu saiba, eu seja).

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

Give the Portuguese equivalent:

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1. All the students are in the classroom.

2. Last night, I finished my homework before going to bed.

3. My father wants to learn to speak Portuguese.

4. I want you to help me.

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