Unit 7 · In the cityA1Lesson 1 of 5: Around town
Places around town in European Portuguese
This lesson opens Unit 7, In the city (Na cidade), an A1 unit in which you find your way around town, take public transport and buy tickets. You will meet 7 new words, such as a rua (street), a praça (square) and o museu (museum), in 10 short sentences you can listen to. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Ao, à, no, na, do, da” and “Ir: going places”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
a rua | street |
a praça | square |
o museu | museum |
a igreja | church |
o hotel | hotel |
a farmácia | pharmacyLook for the green cross. |
onde fica | where isThe usual way to ask where a place is: Onde fica o hotel? |
Example sentences
- Onde fica o museu?Where is the museum?Onde fica is the usual way to ask where a place is.
- Desculpe, onde fica a igreja?Excuse me, where is the church?
- O hotel fica na praça.The hotel is in the square.na = em + a.
- A farmácia fica nesta rua.The pharmacy is on this street.nesta = em + esta.
- Há uma farmácia nesta rua?Is there a pharmacy on this street?
- O museu fica na Baixa.The museum is in the Baixa.A Baixa is the downtown area of Lisbon.
- Qual é o nome desta rua?What's the name of this street?desta = de + esta.
- O hotel fica numa rua pequena.The hotel is on a small street.
- O museu é muito bonito.The museum is very beautiful.
- A praça é muito grande.The square is very big.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 7: In the city: