Unit 8 · Food & shoppingA1Lesson 1 of 5: Fruit
Fruit in European Portuguese
This lesson opens Unit 8, Food & shopping (Comida e compras), an A1 unit in which you buy food at the market, say what you like and order at a restaurant. The new words are a maçã (apple), a laranja (orange), as uvas (grapes) and 5 more, practised in 10 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Gosto de…: saying what you like” and “Quanto custa? Prices and shopping”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
a maçã | apple |
a laranja | orange |
as uvas | grapes |
o morango | strawberry |
a pera | pear |
gosto dealso eu gosto de | I likeFrom gostar de (to like). The de is always there. |
a fruta | fruitUsually singular: Eu gosto de fruta. |
a banana | banana |
Example sentences
- Eu gosto de fruta.I like fruit.Gostar always takes de.
- Eu queria uma maçã, se faz favor.I'd like an apple, please.
- Tu gostas de morangos?Do you like strawberries?
- Eu não gosto de peras.I don't like pears.
- O João gosta muito de uvas.João really likes grapes.Muito goes right after the verb: gosta muito de.
- Esta maçã está muito boa.This apple is very good.For food you are tasting, Portuguese often uses estar: Está muito boa!
- Tu queres uma pera ou uma banana?Do you want a pear or a banana?
- As bananas são da Madeira.The bananas are from Madeira.De + a = da: da Madeira.
- Há laranjas e uvas.There are oranges and grapes.Há means "there is" and "there are".
- Eu gosto mais de laranjas.I like oranges more.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 8: Food & shopping: