Lesson p064

64 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

32. I, YOU, HE

1. I, You, He, etc.	SINGULAR
eu	I
(tu)	(you) (familiar)
ele	he
ela	she
osenhor	you (masc., polite)
asenhora	you (fem., polite)
voce	you (friendty)
eufalo	I speak
(tu falas)	(you speak) (familiar)
ile fala	he speaks
elafala	she speaks
o senhor fala	you speak (masc.)
a senhora fala	you speak (fem.)
vocifala	you speak PLURAL
nós	we
(vós)	(you)
ileś	they (masc.)
elas	they (fem.)
os senhores	you (masc.)
as senhoras	you (fem.)
vocis	you
nós falamos	we speak
(vósfalais)	(you speak)
elesfalam	they speak (masc.)
elas falam	they speak (fem.)
os senhores falam	you speak (masc.)
as senhoras falam	you speak (fem.)
vocesfalam	you speak

2. It’s Me (I)
Sou eu.	It*s me (I).
(£stu.)	(It’s you.) (familiar)
£ ele.	It^łs he.
£ ela.	It’s she.
£ o senhor.	It*s you. (masc.)
£ a senhora.	It’s you. (fem)
£ voce.	It’s you.
Somos nós.	It’s us (we).
(Sois vós.)	(It’s you.)
Sao eles.	It’s them (they) (masc.)
Sao elas.	It’s them (they) (fem.)
3. My, Your, His

The posse$sive adjectives and pronouns will agree with the word they refer to in gender (masc. ot fem.) and number (sing. or plurał). This accounts for the four forms for each:

Masc.	Fem.	Masc.	Fem.
Sing.	Sing.	PI.	Pi
meu	minha	meus	minhas	my
((eu	tua	teus	tuas)	your (familiar)
seu	sua	seus	suas	your (his, her)
nosso	nossa	nossos	nossas	our
(vosso	vossa	vossos	v ossas)	your
seu	sua	seus	suas	your (their)