🇵🇹 Portuguese
Português • Latin
Pattern: “I am here” (location + ‘to be’)
A tiny sentence that unlocks location + introductions.
The pattern
Memorize this as a chunk. Then swap one word at a time.
- Say it with different places: here / there / at home / at work.
- If your language drops ‘to be’ in the present, learn the natural pattern (don’t force English grammar).
Estou aqui.
I am here.
More examples
These are close patterns you can reuse. Read them aloud, then change one word.
Tu és daqui?
Are you from here? (tu)
Você fala inglês?
Do you speak English? (você)
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)
Drills
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I am here.
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Which sentence matches “I am here.”?