Unit 10 · Free time & plansA1Lesson 3 of 5: Going out
Going out in European Portuguese
This is lesson 3 of 5 in Unit 10, Free time & plans (Tempos livres), an A1 unit in which you talk about hobbies and sport, invite friends out and make plans. It teaches 8 words and phrases, including a festa (party), sair (to go out) and jantar fora (to eat out), and uses them in 10 example sentences. Building on Sport, it gets you to sentences like Hoje à noite eu vou sair com amigos (“Tonight I'm going out with friends”). The unit’s grammar notes cover “Invitations: Queres…? Vamos…?” and “Fixe and giro”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
a festa | party |
sair | to go out |
jantar fora | to eat out |
hoje à noitealso esta noite, logo à noite | tonight |
o filme | film |
o cinema | cinema |
o teatro | theatre |
o concerto | concert |
Example sentences
- Vamos ao cinema?Shall we go to the cinema?Vamos…? is a friendly way to suggest something.
- Hoje à noite eu vou sair com amigos.Tonight I'm going out with friends.
- Tu queres ver um filme?Do you want to watch a film?
- Este filme é muito bom.This film is very good.
- Nós vamos jantar fora no sábado.We're going to eat out on Saturday.Ir + infinitive talks about plans: vamos jantar fora.
- Há uma festa em casa do Diogo.There's a party at Diogo's house.The most natural way to say "at Diogo's" is em casa do Diogo, with no article before casa.
- O concerto é hoje à noite.The concert is tonight.
- Nós vamos ao teatro amanhã.We're going to the theatre tomorrow.
- Tu vais sair hoje à noite?Are you going out tonight?
- Eu adoro ir ao cinema.I love going to the cinema.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 10: Free time & plans: