BicaUnit 9 · Weather & clothesA1Lesson 4 of 5: Getting dressed
Getting dressed in European Portuguese
This is lesson 4 of 5 in Unit 9, Weather & clothes (O tempo e a roupa), an A1 unit in which you talk about the weather, the seasons and the months, and say what you wear. The new words are vestir (to put on), levar (to take), as sapatilhas (trainers) and 5 more, practised in 10 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Clothes words in Portugal” and “Está sol! Talking about the weather”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
vestir | to put onVisto, vestes, veste: I put on, you put on, he/she puts on. |
levar | to takeAlso "to wear" for an occasion: Vou levar o vestido azul. |
as sapatilhas | trainers |
as meias | socks |
o fato de banho | swimsuit |
castanhoalso castanha | brown |
os sapatos | shoes |
o chapéu | hat |
Example sentences
- Eu vou vestir o casaco.I'm going to put on my coat.For your own clothes, Portuguese often says just o casaco.
- Está frio, veste a camisola!It's cold, put on your jumper!Veste! is how you tell a friend to put something on.
- Eu vou levar o fato de banho.I'm going to take my swimsuit.
- Estas meias são do Miguel.These socks are Miguel's.
- Eu gosto dos teus sapatos.I like your shoes.De + os = dos: gosto dos teus sapatos.
- Os sapatos castanhos são caros.The brown shoes are expensive.Colours come after the noun and agree with it: sapatos castanhos.
- O Nuno tem um chapéu castanho.Nuno has a brown hat.
- O que é que tu vais vestir?What are you going to wear?
- Leva o chapéu, está muito sol!Take your hat, it's very sunny!Leva! is how you tell a friend to take something.
- Eu tenho umas sapatilhas novas.I have some new trainers.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 9: Weather & clothes: