Unit 10 · Free time & plansA1Lesson 5 of 5: Making plans
Making plans in European Portuguese
This is the last of 5 lessons 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. You will meet 8 new words, such as quando (when), a que horas (at what time) and para a semana (next week), in 10 short sentences you can listen to. Building on Invitations, it gets you to sentences like Onde nos encontramos? (“Where shall we meet?”). The unit’s grammar notes cover “Sport in Portugal” and “Gostar de + infinitive”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
quando | when |
a que horas | at what time |
para a semanaalso na próxima semana, na semana que vem | next weekVery common in Portugal. Para o ano means "next year". |
encontramo-nosalso nós encontramo-nos | we meetEncontramos + nos becomes encontramo-nos: the s drops. |
ficar em casa | to stay at home |
mais tarde | later |
juntosalso juntas | together |
os planos | plans |
Example sentences
- Quando é que nós vamos à praia?When are we going to the beach?
- A que horas é o jantar?What time is dinner?
- Tu tens planos para o fim de semana?Do you have plans for the weekend?
- Para a semana eu vou viajar.Next week I'm going to travel.Para a semana means "next week".
- Encontramo-nos às oito.Let's meet at eight.In a statement, the pronoun goes after the verb: encontramo-nos.
- Onde nos encontramos?Where shall we meet?After onde, the pronoun goes before the verb: Onde nos encontramos?
- Hoje eu fico em casa.Today I'm staying at home.Em casa = at home, with no article.
- Vamos jantar juntos?Shall we have dinner together?
- Nós falamos mais tarde.We'll talk later.The present tense often talks about the near future: Nós falamos mais tarde.
- No domingo nós vamos visitar os avós.On Sunday we're going to visit our grandparents.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 10: Free time & plans: