Translation
in, on, at
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Short forms
n'before um or uma, in older and literary writing (n'uma, today numa)
Vivia n'uma pequena aldeia.
He lived in a small village.
Examples
Salvador.
I live in Salvador.
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I put the money on the table.
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He arrives in ten minutes.
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Stories
(49)Coisa rápida
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Claro
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No segundo tempo
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A mochila da Bruna
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A mochila e o gato
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Aquele homem
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Com a professora: o dever de geografia
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Com a professora: o trabalho de geografia
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Na estação de autocarros: um bilhete para Lagos
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Na loja: o guarda-chuva e o recibo
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Na loja: um presente para a mãe
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Na pizzaria: uma entrevista de emprego
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Na praia: voluntários contra o lixo
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Na rodoviária: uma passagem para Paraty
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No almoço com a família do Enzo
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No cinema: a comédia das oito
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No cinema: duas meias
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No clube de voleibol
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O avião das sete
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Só por uns dias
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Um amigo meu
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O número errado
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O primeiro pedaço
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Às sete
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A avó do Tiago
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A carteira preta
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A guitarra do avô
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O que a massa pedir
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A lista da Marta
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A polícia da energia
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A pronúncia do Jamie
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A semana sem açúcar
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A esferográfica verde
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As respostas da Carolina
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Domingo de manhã na praia
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O primo de Curitiba
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O primo de Luanda
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O sábado da Lara
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O sonho do Rúben
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Na conta do meu pai
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O vestido da avó
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Os cem reais da Mariana
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Os postais do tio Rui
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A pé até Fátima
4 min read · Core 5000
O convite do avô Jorge
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Quando o céu se esquece
4 min read · Core 5000
A carta errada da Leonor
5 min read · Core 5000
Não na frente dos clientes
5 min read · Core 1000
Uma semana em Lisboa sem hotel
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(31)A Gente, Você and O Senhor: Who Is Who in Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese Big Numbers: Hundreds, Mil, Milhão and the Billion Trap
Portuguese Conjunctions and Prepositional Phrases: e, mas, ao lado de
Days, Months and Time Expressions in Portuguese
Portuguese Articles: o, a, um, uma - and When to Drop Them
Portuguese Definite Article Uses: When Portuguese Says the
Portuguese Demonstratives: Este, Esse and Aquele
Portuguese Discourse Adverbs: claro, mesmo, de vez em quando
Ficar Expressions in Portuguese: ficar com, ficar sem, fica à vontade
Ficar in Portuguese: Stay, Be Located and Become
Portuguese Future Subjunctive: Quando Eu Chegar, Se Você Puder
Portuguese Future Tense: -ei, -á and the ir Shortcut
Portuguese Imperative: Giving Commands Without Sounding Rude
Portuguese Imperfect Tense: The Pretérito Imperfeito Explained
Ir + Infinitive in Portuguese: Vou Falar, the Everyday Future
Portuguese Irregular Verbs: The Ten You Cannot Avoid
Portuguese Noun Gender and Plurals: -o, -a and the Exceptions
Ordering and Paying in Brazilian Portuguese: Eu Queria um Café
Portuguese Passive Voice: ser + Participle, and the se That Replaces It
Personal Infinitive in Portuguese: The Infinitive With Endings
Portuguese Possessives: meu, minha, seu and the Ambiguous seu
Portuguese Prepositions and Their Contractions: do, da, no, na
Pretérito Perfeito vs Imperfeito: Choosing the Portuguese Past
Portuguese Past Tense: The Preterite for Finished Actions
Portuguese Relative Pronouns: que, quem, onde, o qual, cujo
School and Town in Brazilian Portuguese: a Escola, o Professor, a Praça
Ser vs Estar in Portuguese: The Rule That Actually Holds
Portuguese Subjunctive: The Mood for Doubt, Wish and Maybe
Telling the Time in Portuguese: Que Horas São?
Ter que and precisar: Saying You Have To in Portuguese
Portuguese Verb Conjugation: -ar, -er and -ir Charts
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em: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 4: em, para, estar and 7 more words.