Summary p298

298 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

IMPERATIYE

I

Familiar

(Fala) (tu)!

(Falai) (vós!)

(Ndo fales) (tu)! (Ndo faleis) (vós)f

Speak (sing,)!

Speak (pi.)!

Don’t speak (sing.)! Don’t speak (pi)!

Polite

Speak (sing.)! Speak (pi)!

Fale (o senhor, voce)! Fałem (os senhores, voces)!

Nao fale (o senhor, voce)! Don’t speak (sing.)! Ndo fałem (os senhores,    Don*t speak (pi)!

vocis)!

Falemos (nós)i

Let*s speak!

II

Familiar

(Aprende) (tu)! (Aprendei) (vós)!

(Ndo aprendas) (tu)! (Ndo aprendais) (vós)!

Leara (sing.)! Learn (pl.)!

Don’t leam (sing)! Don’t leam (pi)!

Polite

Aprenda (o senhor, voce)! Learn (sing.)! Aprendam (os senhores,    Leam (pl.)!

voces)!

Ndo aprenda (o senhor,    Don’t leam (sing.) !

voce)!

Ndo aprendam (os    Don’t leam (pl.)!

senhores, voces)!

Aprendamos (nós)l Let’s leam!

m

Familiar

(Parte) (tu)!    Leave (sing.)!

(Parti) (vós)!    Leave (pl)!

(Nao parias) (tu)!    Don’t leave (sing.)!

(Ndo partais) (vós)! Don’t leave (pl.)!

Polite

Parta (o senhor; voci)!    Leave (sing.)!

Partam (os senhores,    Lea ve (pl)!

vocis)!

Ndo parta (o senhor,    Don’t leave (sing.)!

voci)!

Ndo partam (os senhores, Don’t leave (pl.)! voces)I

Partamos (nós)!    Let*s leave!

41. RADICAL-CHANGING VERBS

As indicated before (see Lesson 1, Vowels) the sound of vowels varies in Portuguese, with open and closed qualitie$ for the same vowel, as well as other variations. To have good pronunciation it is necessary to distinguish between these sounds. Cer-tain verbs in Portuguese have variations in the stem (or radical, as it is also called) and these should be kept in mind. Only some of these changes, with a few sample verbs, are given hęre. Unless otherwise indi-