BicaUnit 6 · At homeA1Lesson 1 of 5: Where I live
Saying where you live in European Portuguese
This lesson opens Unit 6, At home (Em casa), an A1 unit in which you describe your home and talk about your daily routine. It teaches 7 words and phrases, including a casa (house), o apartamento (flat) and morar (to live), and uses them in 9 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Estar a + infinitive: what is happening now” and “Levanto-me: reflexive verbs”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
a casa | houseEm casa = at home. Vou para casa. = I'm going home. |
o apartamento | flat |
moraralso viver | to liveEu moro em Lisboa. = I live in Lisbon. Viver means the same: Eu vivo em Lisboa. |
o rés-do-chão | ground floor |
o primeiro andar | first floorOne floor above the ground floor, as in British English. |
a porta | door |
a janela | window |
Example sentences
- Eu moro em Lisboa.I live in Lisbon.
- Eu moro num apartamento.I live in a flat.num = em + um.
- Onde é que tu moras?Where do you live?
- O Pedro mora no Porto.Pedro lives in Porto.no Porto = em + o Porto. Lisbon has no article: em Lisboa.
- O apartamento é no primeiro andar.The flat is on the first floor.
- Eu moro no rés-do-chão.I live on the ground floor.
- A minha casa tem muitas janelas.My house has lots of windows.Muito agrees too: muitas janelas.
- Os meus avós vivem no rés-do-chão.My grandparents live on the ground floor.
- Onde é a tua casa?Where is your house?
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 6: At home: