BicaUnit 2 · Who are you?A1Lesson 4 of 5: Do you speak English?
“Do you speak English?” in European Portuguese
This is lesson 4 of 5 in Unit 2, Who are you? (Quem és tu?), an A1 unit in which you say who you are, where you are from, which languages you speak and what you do. You will meet 8 new words, such as falo (I speak), falas (you speak) and fala (speaks), in 10 short sentences you can listen to. Building on Nationalities, it gets you to sentences like Eu falo um pouco de português (“I speak a little Portuguese”). The unit’s grammar notes cover “Português, portuguesa: nationalities” and “Jobs: no "a" needed”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
falo | I speak |
falas | you speakThe tu form: tu falas. |
fala | speaksAlso "you speak" with extra respect: O senhor fala inglês? |
um pouco | a little |
também | also |
vocês | you (plural)The normal plural "you" in Portugal. |
elesalso elas | theySay elas when they are all women. |
são | areEles são (they are), vocês são (you are, plural). |
Example sentences
- Eu falo português.I speak Portuguese.
- Tu falas inglês?Do you speak English?To make a question, just raise your voice at the end.
- Sim, eu falo um pouco.Yes, I speak a little.
- Ela fala francês e alemão.She speaks French and German.
- Eu também falo espanhol.I also speak Spanish.Também usually goes before the verb.
- Vocês são do Porto?Are you all from Porto?Vocês is the plural "you".
- Eles são ingleses.They're English.
- Eu falo um pouco de português.I speak a little Portuguese."A little" of something is um pouco de.
- Eu não falo alemão.I don't speak German.Não goes right before the verb.
- Nós também somos de Lisboa.We're from Lisbon too.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 2: Who are you?: