BicaUnit 14 · Work and studyA2Lesson 1 of 5: At work
At work in European Portuguese
This lesson opens Unit 14, Work and study (Trabalho e estudos), an A2 unit in which you talk about your job and your studies, and describe how things used to be. It teaches 7 words and phrases, including o trabalho (work), o emprego (job) and a empresa (company), and uses them in 10 example sentences. By the end you can say things like Onde é que tu trabalhas? (“Where do you work?”). The unit’s grammar notes cover “The imperfect: how things used to be” and “Imperfect or perfect?”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
o trabalho | workAlso the place where you work: Vou para o trabalho. = I'm going to work. |
o emprego | jobA paid position: procurar emprego = to look for a job. |
a empresa | company |
o escritório | office |
o colegaalso a colega | colleague |
o chefealso a chefe | bossThe same word for a man or a woman: o chefe, a chefe. |
a reunião | meetingPlural: as reuniões. |
Example sentences
- Eu trabalho num escritório.I work in an office.Num = em + um.
- A minha chefe é muito simpática.My boss is very nice.
- Tu gostas do teu trabalho?Do you like your job?
- O Nuno trabalha numa empresa portuguesa.Nuno works for a Portuguese company.
- Eu tenho uma reunião às três.I have a meeting at three.
- Eu almoço com os meus colegas.I have lunch with my colleagues.
- Onde é que tu trabalhas?Where do you work?
- A reunião é no escritório da chefe.The meeting is in the boss's office.Da = de + a. A private office is also called o gabinete.
- Hoje eu trabalho em casa.Today I'm working from home.
- O meu novo trabalho fica perto de casa.My new job is close to home.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 14: Work and study: