Unit 6 · At homeA1Lesson 4 of 5: Morning routine
Your morning routine in European Portuguese
This is lesson 4 of 5 in Unit 6, At home (Em casa), an A1 unit in which you describe your home and talk about your daily routine. You will meet 7 new words, such as acordar (to wake up), levantar-se (to get up) and tomar banho (to have a bath), in 10 short sentences you can listen to. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Em + the: no, na, num, numa” and “Floors and flats in Portugal”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
acordar | to wake upEu acordo às sete. = I wake up at seven. |
levantar-se | to get upLevanto-me = I get up. |
tomar banho | to have a bathIn Portugal this is used for a bath or a shower. |
tomar duche | to have a shower |
tomar o pequeno-almoço | to have breakfastO pequeno-almoço = breakfast. |
de manhã | in the morning |
cedo | early |
Example sentences
- Eu acordo às sete.I wake up at seven.
- Eu levanto-me cedo.I get up early.The pronoun me goes after the verb, with a hyphen, even after eu.
- Eu tomo duche de manhã.I have a shower in the morning.
- Eu tomo o pequeno-almoço às oito.I have breakfast at eight.
- A que horas te levantas?What time do you get up?After a question word, the pronoun goes before the verb.
- O meu pai acorda muito cedo.My father wakes up very early.
- Ao domingo eu não me levanto cedo.On Sundays I don't get up early.After não, the pronoun goes before the verb: não me levanto.
- Nós levantamo-nos às sete e meia.We get up at half past seven.Levantamos + nos becomes levantamo-nos: the -s drops.
- Tu acordas cedo?Do you wake up early?
- O Rui toma o pequeno-almoço em casa.Rui has breakfast at home.Em casa = at home, with no article.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 6: At home: