BicaUnit 12 · TravelA2Lesson 3 of 5: Holidays
Holidays in European Portuguese
This is lesson 3 of 5 in Unit 12, Travel (Viagens), an A2 unit in which you fly, book a hotel room, hire a car and talk about your holidays. The new words are as férias (holidays), ir de férias (to go on holiday), estar de férias (to be on holiday) and 5 more, practised in 10 example sentences. Building on At the hotel, it gets you to sentences like Tu tens um mapa de Lisboa? (“Do you have a map of Lisbon?”). The unit’s grammar notes cover “At the airport” and “Alugar and o aluguer”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
as férias | holidaysAlways plural. Boas férias! = Have a good holiday! |
ir de férias | to go on holiday |
estar de férias | to be on holiday |
a viagem | tripBoa viagem! = Have a good trip! |
o turistaalso a turista | touristThe same word for a man or a woman: o turista, a turista. |
o mapa | mapMasculine, even though it ends in -a. |
a câmaraalso a câmara fotográfica, a máquina fotográfica | cameraYou will also hear a máquina fotográfica. |
tirar fotografiasalso tirar fotos | to take photos |
Example sentences
- No verão nós vamos de férias para o Algarve.In the summer we're going on holiday to the Algarve.Ir de férias = to go on holiday.
- Eu estou de férias!I'm on holiday!
- Boa viagem!Have a good trip!
- Como foi a viagem?How was the trip?
- Tu tiraste muitas fotografias?Did you take lots of photos?
- Há muitos turistas em Lisboa.There are lots of tourists in Lisbon.
- Tu tens um mapa de Lisboa?Do you have a map of Lisbon?
- A minha câmara está na mala.My camera is in the suitcase.
- No ano passado nós fomos de férias aos Açores.Last year we went on holiday to the Azores.
- Os turistas estão a tirar fotografias.The tourists are taking photos.Estar a + infinitive: estão a tirar.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 12: Travel: