Unit 6 · At homeA1Lesson 5 of 5: Day & night
Your daily routine in European Portuguese
This is the last of 5 lessons in Unit 6, At home (Em casa), an A1 unit in which you describe your home and talk about your daily routine. The new words are trabalhar (to work), estudar (to study), almoçar (to have lunch) and 5 more, practised in 10 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Floors and flats in Portugal” and “Estar a + infinitive: what is happening now”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
trabalhar | to work |
estudar | to study |
almoçar | to have lunchO almoço = lunch. |
jantar | to have dinnerAlso a noun: o jantar = dinner. |
à noite | at night |
deitar-se | to go to bedEu deito-me às onze. = I go to bed at eleven. |
dormir | to sleepIrregular: durmo (I sleep), dormes, dorme. |
fazer | to doIrregular: faço, fazes, faz, fazemos, fazem. O que estás a fazer? = What are you doing? |
Example sentences
- Eu estou a trabalhar.I'm working.Estar a + infinitive = what is happening now.
- O bebé está a dormir.The baby is sleeping.
- Eu almoço ao meio-dia.I have lunch at noon.
- Nós jantamos às oito.We have dinner at eight.
- Eu deito-me às onze.I go to bed at eleven.
- A Sofia está a estudar no quarto.Sofia is studying in her room.
- Nós estamos a jantar.We're having dinner.
- Tu trabalhas em casa?Do you work from home?
- Eu trabalho à noite.I work at night.
- O que é que tu estás a fazer?What are you doing?Fazer = to do, to make.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 6: At home: