Nouns: definiteness (a/the) and noun phrases

Learn noun phrases you can actually reuse (not isolated dictionary forms).

Noun phrases

Learn noun phrases as chunks you can reuse in conversation.

Articles: o/a (the), um/uma (a).
Portuguese loves contractions: de+o=do, em+o=no, a+o=ao.
Articles are high frequency — learn nouns together with their article (or marker).
Treat common phrases as single chunks.

o livro

the book

uma casa

a house

no hotel

in the hotel (em+o)

Estou aqui.

I am here.

Quero água.

I want water.

Não entendo.

I don't understand.

Fala inglês?

Do you speak English?

Onde fica a casa de banho?

Where is the bathroom? (Portugal)

Este é o meu amigo.

This is my friend.

Mini-quiz

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Which sentence matches “the book”?