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Learning the Portuguese Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Portuguese articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an".
Definite Article:
Unlike English, which has only one definite article “the", Portuguese has 4 definite articles:
O (masculine singular), O livro (the book)
A (masculine singular) A casa (the house)
Os (masculine plural) Os livros (the books)
As (feminine plural) As casas (the houses)
Indefinite Article:
While we have (a / an / some) in English as indefinite articles, we also have um/ uma. uns/ umas in Portuguese .
In general, whenever (a, an) are used in English you, you need to use (un) or (una) to say the equivalent in Portuguese.
Um (masculine singular), um livro (a book)
Uma (masculine singular) uma casa (a house)
Uns (masculine plural) uns livros (some books)
Umas (feminine plural) umas casas (some houses)
Example: Os livros que tenho estão em casa de um amigo (The books I have are in a house of a friend)
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Portuguese Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | artigos |
| the | o |
| a | um |
| one | um |
| some | alguns |
| few | poucos |
| the book | o livro |
| the books | os livros |
| a book | um livro |
| one book | um livro |
| some books | alguns livros |
| few books | poucos livros |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Portuguese.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Portuguese. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Portuguese vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Portuguese Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | comida |
| almonds | amêndoas |
| bread | pão |
| breakfast | café da manhã |
| butter | manteiga |
| candy | bala |
| cheese | queijo |
| chicken | frango |
| cumin | cominho |
| dessert | sobremesa |
| dinner | jantar |
| fish | peixe |
| fruit | fruta |
| ice cream | sorvete |
| lamb | cordeiro |
| lemon | limão siciliano |
| lunch | almoço |
| meal | refeição |
| meat | carne |
| oven | forno |
| pepper | pimenta |
| plants | plantas |
| pork | carne de porco |
| salad | salada |
| salt | sal |
| sandwich | sanduíche |
| sausage | linguíça |
| soup | sopa |
| sugar | açúcar |
| supper | ceia, jantar |
| turkey | peru |
| apple | maçã |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | laranjas |
| peaches | pêssegos |
| peanut | amendoim |
| pears | peras |
| pineapple | abacaxi |
| grapes | uvas |
| strawberries | morangos |
| vegetables | legumes |
| carrot | cenoura |
| corn | milho |
| cucumber | pepino |
| garlic | alho |
| lettuce | alface |
| olives | azeitonas |
| onions | cebolas |
| peppers | pimentões |
| potatoes | batatas |
| pumpkin | abóbora |
| beans | feijões |
| tomatoes | tomates |
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