Lesson p036

36 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

4. Words ending in -al, -eł, -ol, or -ul drop the l and add i$:

o jornal the newspaper os jornais the newspapers amavel pleasant, nice amaveis (pi)

15. ADJECTIYES

o aluno alto a aluna alta

os alunos altos as alunas altas

the tali student (masc.) the tali student (Jem.)

the tali students (masc.) the tali students (Jem.)

Notice that a descriptive adjective tends to follow the noun it modifies and agrees with it in gender and number, that is, it is masculine if the noun is masculine, plural if the noun is plural, etc.

(Sie) £ espanhol.

(eła) £ espanhola. (eles) Sao espanhóis. (elas) Sao espanholas.

The adjective, used without the noun, indicates through its form whether the noun referred to is masculine or feminine, and whether it is singular or plural:

He’s Spanish.

She’s Spanish.

They’re Spanish. (masc.) They’re Spanish. (fenu)

16. POSSESSION

English -’s or -s’ is translated by de ^Mof

a caneta do Joao John’s pen (“the pen of John”) os cadernos dos the professors’ notebooks (“the projessóres¹    notebooks of the professors”) ^lprofessores (P).

17. ASKING A QUESTION

1.    To ask a ąuestion, use the same word order as for a statement, but change the intonation (this is the morę common form, especially in Brazil):

O senhor chegou cedo. You arrived early.

O senhor chegou cedo? Did you arrive early?

2.    The word order may be inverted, with the verb before the subject:

Chegou o senhor cedo? Did you arrive early?

18. “NO” AND “NOT”

The word for “no” and for “not” is nao. To make a statement negative put ndo before the verb:

Nao vejo.    I don't see.

REVIEW QUIZ 1

1.    Boa_(afternoon), senhor Coelho.

a.    manha

b.    tarde

c.    obrigada

2.    Pode dizer-me_(where) e o correio?

a.    onde

b.    bom

c.    quando

3.    _(bring me) pao.

а.    deseja

б.    chegou c. traga-me