Here are the basic words/expressions that everyone needs to know. Once they have been mastered, you can focus on the other categories.
/oɫa/
/puɾ fɐ.ˈvoɾ/
/ɐ.ˈdewʃ/
/pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu dɨ/
/ˈke.ɾu/
/ˈõ.dɨ ʃ.ˈta/
/mɨ ˈʃɐ.mu/
/ɐ.ˈʒu.dɐ/
/o.bɾi.ˈga.du/
/ˈkwɐ̃.du ˈɛ kɨ/
/ʃ.ˈto du.ˈẽ.tɨ/
/dɨʃ.ˈkuɫ.pɨ/
/ˈsĩ/
/ˈnɐ̃w/
/ˈfa.ɫɐ ĩ.ˈgɫeʃ/
/ˈtɐ.ɲu/
/bɨ.ˈbɛɾ/
/ɫɐ pu.ˈɫi.sɨ.ɐ/
/u oʃ.pi.ˈtaɫ/
/pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/
/u di.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/
/ˈgoʃ.tu.dɨ/
/ˈnɐ̃w ˈgoʃ.tu.dɨ/
/ˈkwɐ̃.tu ˈkuʃ.tɐ/
/a/
Basic Numbers/days
/ˈze.ɾu/
/ˈũ/
/ˈdojʃ/
/ˈtɾeʃ/
/ˈkwa.tɾu/
/ˈsĩ.ku/
/ˈsɐjʃ/
/se.tɨ/
/oj.ˈtu/
/ˈnɔ.vɨ/
/o.ʒɨ/
/ɐ.mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/
/ˈõ.tɐ̃/
/sɨ.ˈgũ.dɐ-ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/
/ˈteɾ.sɐ-ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/
/ˈkwaɾ.tɐ-ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/
/ˈkĩ.tɐ-ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/
/ˈsɐjʃ.tɐ-ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/
/ˈsa.bɐ.du/
/du.ˈmĩ.gu/
/ˈũ ˈdi.ɐ/
/ˈu.mɐ sɨ.ˈmɐ.nɐ/
/ˈe.sɐ ˈnoj.tɨ/
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The present tense of a verb is formed by dropping the -ar (or -er or -ir) of the infinitive and using the appropriate ending. For example:
falar ("to speak") > eu falo ("I speak"); ele/ela fala ("he/she works").
Endings for regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs are as follows:
-ar (like falar): -o, -as, -a, -amos, -ais, -am
-er (like beber): -o, -es, -e, -emos, -eis, -em
-ir (like abrir): -o, -es, -e, -imos, -is, -em
Irregular verbs are less predictable. Here are some common ones for the "I" form:
dar ("to give), dou ("I give) /do/ fazer ("to do"), faço "I do") /fasu/ ver ("to see"), vejo ("I see") /vɐj.ʒu /
dizer ("to say"), digo ("I say") /digu/ ter ("to have"), tenho ("I have") /tɐ.ɲu/
You can find out more about the present tense of verbs here.
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1. I think her name is Laura.
2. I am sick and need to rest.
3. I want to go there next Friday.
4. There are seven days in a week.
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