Unit 18 · People and feelingsA2Lesson 3 of 5: How are you feeling?
Saying how you feel in European Portuguese
This is lesson 3 of 5 in Unit 18, People and feelings (Pessoas e sentimentos), an A2 unit in which you describe what people look like and what they are like, talk about feelings, and choose between ser and estar, saber and conhecer. It teaches 8 words and phrases, including contente (happy), triste (sad) and nervoso (nervous), and uses them in 10 example sentences. Building on What are they like?, it gets you to sentences like O meu pai está zangado comigo (“My father is angry with me”). The unit’s grammar notes cover “Saber or conhecer?” and “Ficar: to get, to become”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
contente | happyThe same for men and women: Estou contente. |
triste | sad |
nervosoalso nervosa | nervous |
chateadoalso chateada | upsetVery common in Portugal: Estás chateado comigo? = Are you upset with me? |
preocupadoalso preocupada | worried |
ter saudadesalso estar com saudades | to missTer saudades de + a person or a place. Eu tenho saudades tuas. = I miss you. |
sozinhoalso sozinha | alone |
zangadoalso zangada | angry |
Example sentences
- Eu estou muito contente.I'm very happy.Contente (happy, glad) is the same for men and women.
- Porque é que tu estás triste?Why are you sad?
- Ela está nervosa por causa do exame.She's nervous because of the exam.Por causa de = because of: por causa do exame.
- Tu estás chateado comigo?Are you upset with me?Chateado (upset, annoyed) is very common in Portugal. Comigo = with me.
- Os meus pais estão preocupados.My parents are worried.
- Eu tenho saudades tuas.I miss you.Ter saudades = to miss. Saudades tuas or saudades de ti = (I) miss you.
- Eu tenho saudades de Lisboa.I miss Lisbon.
- A minha avó vive sozinha.My grandmother lives alone.
- O meu pai está zangado comigo.My father is angry with me.
- Eu sinto-me sozinho aqui.I feel lonely here.The pronoun goes after the verb, even after eu: Eu sinto-me sozinho.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 18: People and feelings: