Unit 9 · Weather & clothesA1Lesson 3 of 5: Clothes
Clothes in European Portuguese
This is lesson 3 of 5 in Unit 9, Weather & clothes (O tempo e a roupa), an A1 unit in which you talk about the weather, the seasons and the months, and say what you wear. You will meet 8 new words, such as a roupa (clothes), o casaco (coat) and a camisola (jumper), in 10 short sentences you can listen to. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Colours agree with the noun” and “Clothes words in Portugal”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
a roupa | clothesSingular in Portuguese: muita roupa = a lot of clothes. |
o casaco | coat |
a camisola | jumper |
as calças | trousersAlways plural: as calças. |
a saia | skirt |
o vestido | dress |
a camisa | shirt |
a t-shirt | T-shirt |
Example sentences
- Estas calças são caras.These trousers are expensive.Calças is plural, so it is estas and caras.
- Onde está a minha camisola?Where's my jumper?
- Eu queria uma t-shirt, se faz favor.I'd like a T-shirt, please.
- A Ana tem um vestido novo.Ana has a new dress.
- Eu tenho muita roupa.I have a lot of clothes.
- A Inês não gosta de saias.Inês doesn't like skirts.
- A camisa do Rui é nova.Rui's shirt is new.De + o = do: a camisa do Rui.
- A saia é da minha irmã.The skirt is my sister's.
- Este vestido é muito giro!This dress is really cute!Giro (cute, nice) is used all the time in Portugal.
- O casaco custa cinquenta euros.The coat costs fifty euros.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 9: Weather & clothes: