Learn how to count from 1-10
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Portuguese Survival Phrases brought to you by PortuguesePod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Brazil. You will be surprised at how far a little Portuguese will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| This lesson is very straightforward, as we're going to cover counting zero through ten. Let's jump right in. |
| Number Portuguese |
| 0 zero |
| 1 um, uma |
| 2 dois, duas |
| 3 três |
| 4 quatro |
| 5 cinco |
| 6 seis |
| 7 sete |
| 8 oito |
| 9 nove |
| 10 dez |
| Counting things in Portuguese is very straightforward as the number is followed by the item, just like English. For example, "one person" is uma pessoa. The number uma comes first followed by the item, in this case pessoa. In Portuguese, nouns have singular and plural forms. Therefore, if there are "two people," it becomes duas pessoas. Just put an -s at the end. |
| As I explained in a previous lesson, Portuguese nouns also have gender. For example, the word for person (pessoa) is feminine. That means that we have to use the feminine form of the number two (duas). Dois pessoas is wrong and very harsh on the ears. |
| Cultural Insights |
| Another important word to know is meia, which means "six." It isn't actually a number, but it always means "six." This word references the term meia-dúzia, which literally means "half a dozen" or "six." |
| So let's break down this word and hear it one more time: meia-dúzia |
| meia-dúzia |
| The word meia means "half," and the word dúzia means "dozen," and over time, the word meia has come to mean simply "six" in everyday conversation like in telephone numbers. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so boa sorte! |
| 0 - zero |
| 1 - um, uma |
| 2 - dois, duas |
| 3 - três |
| 4 - quatro |
| 5 - cinco |
| 6 - seis |
| 7 - sete |
| 8 - oito |
| 9 - nove |
| 10 - dez |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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