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Learning the Portuguese Questions displayed below is vital to the language. Portuguese questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ...
In Portuguese there are 4 ways of asking a question to get a yes or no answer, and they are the following:
-Verb + pronoun: Unlike English, the auxiliaries do and does are not used. Tem ela tempo livre?(Does she have free time?)
-Pronoun + verb: Only the intonation makes the sentence interrogative: Ela tem tempo livre? (Does she have free time?)
-Verb +...+ pronoun. The pronoun goes last ¿Tiene tiempo libre ella? (Does she have free time?)
-Finally you can also make a question by adding a tag question to the end of a statement. Ela tem tempo livre? Não?
Ela tem tempo livre? Certo? (She has free time, doesn’t she)
Here are some examples:
| English Questions | Portuguese Questions |
|---|---|
| Questions | Perguntas |
| how? | Como? |
| what? | O quê? |
| who? | Quem? |
| why? | Por quê? |
| where? | Onde? |
Notice the structure of the Questions in Portuguese.
Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Portuguese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Portuguese vocabulary.
| English Questions | Portuguese Questions |
|---|---|
| where is he? | Onde ele está? |
| what is this? | O que é isso? |
| why are you sad? | Por que você está triste? |
| how do you want to pay? | Como você quer pagar? |
| can I come? | Posso entrar? |
| is he sleeping? | Ele está dormindo? |
| do you know me? | Você me conhece? |
| do you have my book? | Você está com o meu livro? |
| how big is it? | Qual o tamanho disso? |
| can I help you? | Posso ajudá-lo? |
| can you help me? | Você pode me ajudar? |
| do you speak English? | Você fala Inglês? |
| how far is this? | Qual a distância? |
| what time is it? | Que horas são? |
| how much is this? | Quanto custa? |
| what is your name? | Qual é o seu nome? |
| where do you live? | Onde você mora? |
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