Lesson p034

34 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

8. ela    8. we speak

9. nósfałamos    9. you speak (fem. pl

“polite”)

10. ela fala    10. we

ANSWERS

1—5; 2—10; 3—6; 4—7; 5—1; 6-^4; 7—9; 8—3; 9-8; 10—2.

13. CONTRACTIONS

de+o = do	deos—dos of the, from the
de+ a = da	de + as = das
a + o — ao	a + os = aos to the
a + a=a	a-i-as—as
em + o — no	em + os = nos in the, on the
em + a = na	em + as = nas
do menino	of the boy
da menina	of the girl
dos meninos	of the boys
das men i nas	of the girls
ao menino	to the boy
a menina	to the girl
aos meninos	to the boys
as meninas	to the girls
no bólso (bolso (P)j. in the pocket
nos bolsos	in the pockets
na praia	on the beach
nas praias	on the beaches

Contractions of de and em with the indefinite article (um and its other forms) are optional, both contracted forms and noncontracted forms being used:

de um menino or dum menino    of a boy

de urna escola or duma escoła    of a school

em umas cidades or numas cidades in some cities

14. PLURAL

1. Words ending in a vowel, including nasal vowels, or in a diphthong, usually add j to form the plural:

the roosters the apples the laws

o galo    the rooster    os gałos

a maęd    the apple    as maęds

a lei    the law    as leis

2. Feminine words ending in -do usually end in -des in the plural:

a cmlizaędo civilization

as cmlizaęoes civilizations

Masculine words in -do usually end in -des in the plural:

o coraęao the heart os coraęoes the hearts However, some end in -aos or in -des:

cristdo    Christian    cristdos    Christians

alemao    German    alemdes    Germans

3. Words ending in -r or -z add ej;

a flor    the flower    aj flores¹    the flowers

a voz    the voice    as vozes    the voices

¹ as flores 0.