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100 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

ANSWERS

I c.; 2 c.; 3 c.; 4 b.; 5 a.; 6 b.; 7 a.; 8 b.; 9 b.; 10 b.;

II a.; 12c.; 13 b.; 14 c.; 15 a.

LESSON 22 47. NO

(Useful Word Groups I)

The word for “not”—nao—comes before the verb:

Nao vejo. I don’t see.

O senhor n5o ve. You don’t see.

Such negative words as the forms for “nothing,” “never,” “nobody,” etc. may come after the verb, in which case nao is used before the verb, or they

may precede the verb

£le nao diz nada.

£les nao trabalham -nunca.

Nao vem nińgućm.

Or—

Łle nada diz.

£les nunca trabalham. Ningr ćm vem.

and then nao is not used:

He doesn’t say anything. They never work.

Nobody is coming.

He doesnT say anything. They never work. Nobody is coming.

Sim, senhor. Nao, senhor. £le diz que sim. £le diz que nao.

Yes, sir.

No, sir.

He says yes. He says no.

Acho que sim.

Estd bem.

Nao esti bem.

Nao Ł mau.

N3o ć isso.

Ele nao estś aqui.

Aqui estd.

Nao ć muito.

Nao ć bastante.

£ bastante.

Nao tao depressa.

Nao a nada.

Isso nao a nada.

Nao tem impot t&ncia. Nao tenho tempo.

Ndo sei como nem quando.

Ndo sei onde.

Ndo sei nada.

Ndo sei nada disso.

Ndo desejo nada. Nada desejo.

Ndo importa.

N8o me importa.

Ndo me importa nada.

Ndo me diga!

Nao tenho nada que dizer.

Isso ndo quer dizer nada.

Ndo aconteceu nada.

I think so.

Ali right.

It’s not good.

It’s not bad. lt’s not that.

He’s not herc.

Here it is.

It’s not very much.

It’s not enough.

It’s enough.

Not so fast.

It’s nothing.

Thafs nothing.

It’s not important.

I have no time.

I don’t know how or when.

I don’t know where.

I don’t know anything.

I don’t know anything about that.

I don’t want anything.

It doesn’t matter.

It makes no difference to me.

It makes absolutely no difference to me.

You don’t say!

I’ve nothing to say.

That doesn’t mean anything.

Nothing happened.