Portuguese A2 — Elementary: city, travel, routines, health

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The whole Portuguese A2 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A2 is finished

• Find your way around a Brazilian city
• Talk about past trips with pretérito perfeito
• Describe routines, health, and future plans

A2, unit by unit

Getting around

Around the city (estou no/na)

Location uses ESTAR: ESTOU EM CASA (I am at home). EM melts: EM+O=NO, EM+A=NA: ESTOU NO BANCO (at the bank), NA PRAÇA (at the square). Esquerda (left), direita (right), em frente (ahead)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Around the city (estou no/na): Choose the contextual meaning of a rua (ams).

   1. street
   2. square
   3. station
   Show the answer

   street

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Around the city (estou no/na): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “square”.

   Show the answer

   a praça

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Around the city (estou no/na): Read a estação (ah shtah-SOW(n)) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   station

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Around the city (estou no/na): Produce “bank” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   o banco

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Around the city (estou no/na): Match o hospital to its contextual meaning.

   1. shop
   2. hospital
   3. left
   Show the answer

   hospital

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Around the city (estou no/na): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: The shop is near.

   Show the answer

   A loja é perto.

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Around the city (estou no/na): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: I am at home.

   Show the answer

   Estou em casa.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Around the city (estou no/na): Select the correct target form for “right”.

   1. a rua
   2. a praça
   3. a direita
   Show the answer

   a direita

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Around the city (estou no/na): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “The shop is near.”.

   Show the answer

   A loja é perto.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Around the city (estou no/na): Complete Ana’s turn in the taught register: It is over there, on the right.

    Show the answer

    É ali, à direita.

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Around the city (estou no/na): Read É longe? (eh LOH(n)-zhee?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Is it far?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Around the city (estou no/na): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Não, é perto. Cinco minutos.

    Show the answer

    No, it is near. Five minutes.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkESTOU EM CASA means…

   1. I go home
   2. I am at home
   3. my home is big
   4. I like home
   Show the answer

   I am at home

   Estou + em = I am at.

2. quick checkÀ DIREITA is…

   1. left
   2. right
   3. straight
   4. back
   Show the answer

   right

   Direita = right.

3. quick checkEM + A becomes…

   1. em a
   2. na
   3. no
   4. numa
   Show the answer

   na

   Em + a melts into NA.

4. quick checkONDE VOCÊ ESTÁ? means…

   1. Who are you?
   2. Where are you?
   3. How are you?
   4. What are you?
   Show the answer

   Where are you?

   Onde + está = where are you.

5. quick checkCINCO MINUTOS is…

   1. five minutes
   2. ten minutes
   3. five hours
   4. five days
   Show the answer

   five minutes

   Cinco = 5.

Worksheet: City worksheet

Review list. a rua · a praça · a estação · o banco

Travel and pretérito (simple past)

Finished trips use PRETÉRITO PERFEITO: VIAJEI (I travelled), VIAJOU (you/he/she travelled). -AR verbs: -EI (eu), -OU (você/ele/ela). FALEI, COMPROU, CHEGOU!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): What is the central communicative purpose of “Travel and pretérito (simple past)”?

   Show the answer

   Finished trips use PRETÉRITO PERFEITO: VIAJEI (I travelled), VIAJOU (you/he/she travelled).

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Read Você gostou? (voh-SEH gohsh-TOH?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Infer the intended meaning or social force of Viajei para a Espanha. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I travelled to Spain.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Did you travel this summer?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Play the labeled synthetic Portuguese audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Sim, viajei para o México. Visitei a praia.

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Did you like it?
   2. I loved it!
   3. mountain

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: Did you buy tickets?

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Você comprou passagens?

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Você…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Você viajou este verão?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Sim, viajei para o México. Visitei a praia.

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Practise o hotel (oo oh-TEH-oo) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    o hotel

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Shadow the synthetic Portuguese model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Adorei!

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Travel and pretérito (simple past): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Travel and pretérito (simple past)”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    Viajei para a Espanha.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkVIAJEI means…

   1. I travel
   2. I travelled
   3. you travelled
   4. he travels
   Show the answer

   I travelled

   -EI = I did (past).

2. quick checkA MALA is…

   1. ticket
   2. suitcase
   3. hotel
   4. beach
   Show the answer

   suitcase

   Mala = suitcase.

3. quick checkVOCÊ GOSTOU? means…

   1. Did you like it?
   2. Do you like it?
   3. Will you like it?
   4. You like it!
   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

   -OU past: did you like.

4. quick checkWhich is 'you bought'?

   1. comprei
   2. comprou
   3. compra
   4. comprar
   Show the answer

   comprou

   -OU = you/he/she did.

5. quick checkONTEM means…

   1. tomorrow
   2. today
   3. yesterday
   4. now
   Show the answer

   yesterday

   Ontem = yesterday.

Worksheet: Travel worksheet

Review list. a viagem · o avião · o hotel · a mala

Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô

Brazilian directions are given in the imperative you (vira, desce, pega), which is the same form as the third person singular: ele vira, você vira. Distance is counted in quadras (blocks) and walking time, and the destination is placed with fica: fica a duas quadras daqui.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. Brazilian Portuguese. Every exercise works on nasal vowels (ã, õ) and the diphthongs, você as the everyday second person, ser vs estar, the two pasts (pretérito / imperfeito), the personal infinitive, the future subjunctive in real conditions, and the written register of the Brazilian press.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Choose the meaning of à direita (ah jee-RAY-tah) in this lesson.

   1. to the right
   2. to the left
   3. city block
   4. bus stop
   Show the answer

   to the right

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Type the Portuguese expression meaning “to the left”.

   Show the answer

   à esquerda

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Interpret the Latin script in context: Segue reto e vira à direita depois do mercado. (SEH-gee HEH-too ee VEE-rah ah jee-RAY-tah deh-POYS doo mehr-KAH-doo.).

   Show the answer

   Go straight and turn right after the market.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Write in Latin script: The station is two blocks from here..

   Show the answer

   A estação fica a duas quadras daqui.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Match a quadra to its lesson meaning.

   1. city block
   2. to the right
   3. to the left
   Show the answer

   city block

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Portuguese: Take the bus at the stop opposite the pharmacy..

   Show the answer

   Pega o ônibus no ponto em frente à farmácia.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (vira à direita · desce na próxima · fica a duas quadras daqui): Go straight and turn right after the market..

   Show the answer

   Segue reto e vira à direita depois do mercado.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Select the Portuguese form for “bus stop”.

   1. o ponto
   2. a estação
   Show the answer

   o ponto

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Vira na direita.

   Show the answer

   Vira à direita.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Excuse me, how do I get to the museum?

    Show the answer

    Segue reto até o semáforo e vira à esquerda.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Read “É longe? Dá para ir a pé?” (eh LOHN-jee? dah pah-rah eer ah PEH?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Is it far? Can I walk?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Direções: a pé, de ônibus, de metrô — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: You can. About fifteen minutes, or two stops by metro.

    Show the answer

    Dá. Uns quinze minutos, ou duas quadras de metrô.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits à direita?

   1. to the right
   2. to the left
   3. city block
   4. bus stop
   Show the answer

   to the right

   à direita (ah jee-RAY-tah) means to the right in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits à esquerda?

   1. to the left
   2. to the right
   3. city block
   4. bus stop
   Show the answer

   to the left

   à esquerda (ah es-KEHR-dah) means to the left in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a quadra?

   1. city block
   2. to the right
   3. to the left
   4. bus stop
   Show the answer

   city block

   a quadra (ah KWAH-drah) means city block in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o ponto?

   1. bus stop
   2. to the right
   3. to the left
   4. city block
   Show the answer

   bus stop

   o ponto (oo POHN-too) means bus stop in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a estação?

   1. station
   2. to the right
   3. to the left
   4. city block
   Show the answer

   station

   a estação (ah es-tah-SOW(n)) means station in this lesson.

Worksheet: Directions worksheet

Review list. à direita · à esquerda · a quadra · o ponto

Life and plans

Daily routines (reflexive verbs)

Routines bounce back: ME LEVANTO = I get (myself) up. ME = myself, SE = yourself/himself/herself (você!). Mornings run on ME/SE: levantar-se, banhar-se, vestir-se!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Daily routines (reflexive verbs)”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Ela se veste tarde.

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Role-play Ana: Yes, with my family.

   Show the answer

   Sim, com minha família.

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Write one accurate Latin script sentence using a escola.

   Show the answer

   Você se banha de manhã?

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Write 2–3 connected Portuguese sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Ela se veste tarde. Me levanto às sete.

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Me levanto às sete.

   Show the answer

   Me levanto às sete.

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Summarize the dialogue in one precise Portuguese sentence.

   Show the answer

   Sim, com minha família.

7. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Choose the contextual meaning of a manhã (ah mah-NYAH(n)).

   1. morning
   2. afternoon
   3. night
   Show the answer

   morning

8. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “afternoon”.

   Show the answer

   a tarde

9. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Read a noite (ah NOY-chee) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   night

10. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Produce “work / job” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    o trabalho

11. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Match a escola to its contextual meaning.

    1. bath / shower
    2. school
    3. breakfast
    Show the answer

    school

12. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: Do you bathe in the morning?

    Show the answer

    Você se banha de manhã?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkME LEVANTO means…

   1. I lift it
   2. I get up
   3. I sit down
   4. I run
   Show the answer

   I get up

   Levanto + ME = I get myself up.

2. quick checkO JANTAR is…

   1. breakfast
   2. lunch
   3. dinner
   4. snack
   Show the answer

   dinner

   Jantar = dinner.

3. quick checkA QUE HORAS…? asks about…

   1. price
   2. time
   3. place
   4. reason
   Show the answer

   time

   A que horas = at what time.

4. quick checkVOCÊ SE BANHA means…

   1. I bathe
   2. you bathe
   3. she bathes
   4. we bathe
   Show the answer

   you bathe

   Você + SE = you.

5. quick checkWhich is reflexive?

   1. falo
   2. me chamo
   3. como
   4. vivo
   Show the answer

   me chamo

   Me chamo = I call myself.

Worksheet: Routines worksheet

Review list. a manhã · a tarde · a noite · o trabalho

Health and future (vou + verb)

At the doctor: MINHA CABEÇA DÓI = my head hurts. Future with IR: VOU VIAJAR = I am going to travel. VOU, VAI + verb. The plan verb never changes!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. build the sentencePractice 4 [sentence building] — Health and future (vou + verb): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: I am going to travel.

   Show the answer

   Vou viajar.

2. choose the wordPractice 5 [word selection] — Health and future (vou + verb): Select the correct target form for “pharmacy”.

   1. a dor
   2. a febre
   3. a farmácia
   Show the answer

   a farmácia

3. find the mistakePractice 6 [error correction] — Health and future (vou + verb): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the pharmacy model for “It is going to rain.”.

   Show the answer

   Vai chover.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 7 [dialogue completion] — Health and future (vou + verb): Complete Rafael’s turn in the taught register: No, but I am going to rest.

   Show the answer

   Não, mas vou descansar.

5. readingPractice 8 [reading comprehension] — Health and future (vou + verb): Read Bem. Você vai ficar bem. (bay(n). voh-SEH vey fee-KAHR bay(n).). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Good. You are going to be fine.

6. paragraphPractice 9 [paragraph comprehension] — Health and future (vou + verb): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Doutor, minha cabeça dói.

   Show the answer

   Doctor, my head hurts.

7. the main ideaPractice 10 [main idea] — Health and future (vou + verb): What is the central communicative purpose of “Health and future (vou + verb)”?

   Show the answer

   At the doctor: MINHA CABEÇA DÓI = my head hurts.

8. spot the detailPractice 11 [detail identification] — Health and future (vou + verb): Read Não, mas vou descansar. (now(n), mahsh voh desh-kahn-SAHR.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   No, but I am going to rest.

9. what is meantPractice 12 [inference] — Health and future (vou + verb): Infer the intended meaning or social force of Vai chover. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   It is going to rain.

10. listeningPractice 13 [listening comprehension] — Health and future (vou + verb): Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Doctor, my head hurts.

11. dictationPractice 14 [dictation] — Health and future (vou + verb): Play the labeled synthetic Portuguese audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Você tem febre?

12. listen and choosePractice 15 [listen and choose] — Health and future (vou + verb): Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. No, but I am going to rest.
    2. Good. You are going to be fine.
    3. fever

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    No, but I am going to rest.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkVOU VIAJAR means…

   1. I travel now
   2. I travelled
   3. I am going to travel
   4. I want travel
   Show the answer

   I am going to travel

   Vou + verb = going to.

2. quick checkMINHA CABEÇA DÓI means…

   1. my head hurts
   2. my hand hurts
   3. my eye hurts
   4. my leg hurts
   Show the answer

   my head hurts

   Cabeça = head.

3. quick checkA FARMÁCIA is…

   1. hospital
   2. pharmacy
   3. clinic
   4. shop
   Show the answer

   pharmacy

   Farmácia = pharmacy.

4. quick checkVOCÊ VAI FICAR BEM means…

   1. you were fine
   2. you are going to be fine
   3. you feel bad
   4. you look fine
   Show the answer

   you are going to be fine

   Vai + ficar bem.

5. quick checkWhich verb NEVER changes in VOU plans?

   1. vou
   2. the first verb
   3. the second verb
   4. both verbs
   Show the answer

   the second verb

   Vou COMER — comer stays whole.

Worksheet: Health worksheet

Review list. a cabeça · a mão · o olho · o médico

Marcar e remarcar por telefone

On the phone, the polite opening is fixed: Alô, é a Marina? and Queria marcar um horário. Queria (I wanted) is the standard soft request — it is not a past tense, it is politeness. To move an appointment, vou ter que remarcar states the problem without apologising twice, and pode ser na terça? proposes the new time.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. Brazilian Portuguese. Every exercise works on nasal vowels (ã, õ) and the diphthongs, você as the everyday second person, ser vs estar, the two pasts (pretérito / imperfeito), the personal infinitive, the future subjunctive in real conditions, and the written register of the Brazilian press.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Choose the meaning of marcar (mahr-KAHR) in this lesson.

   1. to book, to schedule
   2. to reschedule
   3. appointment, time slot
   4. busy, taken
   Show the answer

   to book, to schedule

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Type the Portuguese expression meaning “to reschedule”.

   Show the answer

   remarcar

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Interpret the Latin script in context: Alô, queria marcar um horário para sexta. (ah-LOH, keh-REE-ah mahr-KAHR oo(n) oh-RAH-ree-oo pah-rah SEHS-tah.).

   Show the answer

   Hello, I'd like to book a time for Friday.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Write in Latin script: Could it be at three in the afternoon?.

   Show the answer

   Pode ser às três da tarde?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Match o horário to its lesson meaning.

   1. appointment, time slot
   2. to book, to schedule
   3. to reschedule
   Show the answer

   appointment, time slot

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Portuguese: I'll have to reschedule; something came up..

   Show the answer

   Vou ter que remarcar; aconteceu um imprevisto.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (Queria marcar um horário · pode ser na terça? · vou ter que remarcar): Hello, I'd like to book a time for Friday..

   Show the answer

   Alô, queria marcar um horário para sexta.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Select the Portuguese form for “busy, taken”.

   1. ocupado
   2. a terça
   Show the answer

   ocupado

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Eu quero marcar, por favor.

   Show the answer

   Eu queria marcar, por favor.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: São Lucas clinic, good morning.

    Show the answer

    Bom dia, queria remarcar minha consulta de quinta.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Read “Claro. Pode ser na sexta, às dez?” (KLAH-roo. POH-jee sehr nah SEHS-tah, ahs days?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Of course. Could it be Friday at ten?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Marcar e remarcar por telefone — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: On Friday morning I'm busy. Do you have an afternoon slot?

    Show the answer

    Na sexta eu estou ocupada de manhã. Tem à tarde?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits marcar?

   1. to book, to schedule
   2. to reschedule
   3. appointment, time slot
   4. busy, taken
   Show the answer

   to book, to schedule

   marcar (mahr-KAHR) means to book, to schedule in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits remarcar?

   1. to reschedule
   2. to book, to schedule
   3. appointment, time slot
   4. busy, taken
   Show the answer

   to reschedule

   remarcar (heh-mahr-KAHR) means to reschedule in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o horário?

   1. appointment, time slot
   2. to book, to schedule
   3. to reschedule
   4. busy, taken
   Show the answer

   appointment, time slot

   o horário (oo oh-RAH-ree-oo) means appointment, time slot in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ocupado?

   1. busy, taken
   2. to book, to schedule
   3. to reschedule
   4. appointment, time slot
   Show the answer

   busy, taken

   ocupado (oh-koo-PAH-doo) means busy, taken in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a terça?

   1. Tuesday
   2. to book, to schedule
   3. to reschedule
   4. appointment, time slot
   Show the answer

   Tuesday

   a terça (ah TEHR-sah) means Tuesday in this lesson.

Worksheet: Appointments worksheet

Review list. marcar · remarcar · o horário · ocupado

Shopping and weather

Clothes and shopping (este/esse)

Shop in Portuguese! A CAMISA, OS SAPATOS. Point with ESTE (this, near me) and ESSE (that, near you): ESTA CAMISA (this shirt), ESSE VESTIDO (that dress).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. listen, then orderPractice 5 [listen and reorder] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: That dress is expensive.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Esse vestido é caro.

2. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Vinte…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Vinte euros. É barata.

3. repeat itPractice 7 [repeat after audio] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   E esse vestido?

4. pronunciationPractice 8 [pronunciation] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Practise caro (KAH-roo) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   caro

5. shadow the audioPractice 9 [shadowing] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Shadow the synthetic Portuguese model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Quanto custa esta camisa?

6. guided speakingPractice 10 [guided speaking] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Clothes and shopping (este/esse)”; compare with the model.

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   Esta camisa é barata.

7. answer in your own wordsPractice 11 [free response] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Clothes and shopping (este/esse)”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Esse vestido é caro.

8. role playPractice 12 [roleplay] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Role-play Ana: Fifty euros.

   Show the answer

   Cinquenta euros.

9. write a sentencePractice 13 [sentence writing] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Write one accurate Latin script sentence using a loja.

   Show the answer

   Esta camisa é barata.

10. short writingPractice 14 [short writing] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Write 2–3 connected Portuguese sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

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    Esse vestido é caro. Quanto custa este?

11. say it another wayPractice 15 [paraphrase] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Quanto custa este?

    Show the answer

    Quanto custa este?

12. summarisePractice 16 [summary] — Clothes and shopping (este/esse): Summarize the dialogue in one precise Portuguese sentence.

    Show the answer

    Cinquenta euros.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkESTA CAMISA means…

   1. that shirt
   2. this shirt
   3. those shirts
   4. my shirt
   Show the answer

   this shirt

   Esta = this (feminine).

2. quick checkA CALÇA is…

   1. shoes
   2. trousers
   3. shirt
   4. dress
   Show the answer

   trousers

   Calça = trousers.

3. quick checkQUANTO CUSTA…? asks about…

   1. size
   2. price
   3. colour
   4. place
   Show the answer

   price

   Custa = it costs.

4. quick checkESSE is used for things…

   1. in your hand
   2. near the other person
   3. far from both
   4. invisible
   Show the answer

   near the other person

   Esse = that (near you).

5. quick checkBARATO means…

   1. expensive
   2. cheap
   3. big
   4. new
   Show the answer

   cheap

   Barato = cheap.

Worksheet: Shopping worksheet

Review list. a camisa · a calça · os sapatos · o vestido

Weather scenes (fazia, havia)

Weather stories use IMPERFEITO: FAZIA SOL (it was sunny), HAVIA VENTO (there was wind). Just two phrases paint any past sky!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 6 [multiple choice] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Choose the contextual meaning of o inverno (oo een-VEHR-noo).

   1. winter
   2. cloud
   3. wind
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   winter

2. fill the gapPractice 7 [fill in the blank] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “cloud”.

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   a nuvem

3. translatePractice 8 [translation] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Read o vento (oo VEHN-too) and give its lesson meaning.

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   wind

4. translate into the languagePractice 9 [reverse translation] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Produce “sun” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   o sol

5. matchingPractice 10 [matching] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Match a chuva to its contextual meaning.

   1. cold
   2. rain
   3. heat
   Show the answer

   rain

6. put it in orderPractice 11 [reorder] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: There was wind.

   Show the answer

   Fazia sol. Havia muito sol.

7. build the sentencePractice 12 [sentence building] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Rebuild this model with correct Portuguese gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal register: It was cold yesterday.

   Show the answer

   Fazia frio ontem.

8. choose the wordPractice 13 [word selection] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Select the correct target form for “summer”.

   1. o inverno
   2. a nuvem
   3. o verão
   Show the answer

   o verão

9. find the mistakePractice 14 [error correction] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “There was wind.”.

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   Fazia sol. Havia muito sol.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 15 [dialogue completion] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Complete Ana’s turn in the taught register: And today?

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    E hoje?

11. readingPractice 16 [reading comprehension] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Read Está chovendo! (shtah shoo-VEHN-doo!). What exact detail is communicated?

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    It is raining!

12. paragraphPractice 17 [paragraph comprehension] — Weather scenes (fazia, havia): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Como estava o tempo ontem?

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    How was the weather yesterday?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkFAZIA SOL means…

   1. it is sunny
   2. it was sunny
   3. it will rain
   4. it snowed
   Show the answer

   it was sunny

   Fazia = was (imperfeito).

2. quick checkA CHUVA is…

   1. sun
   2. rain
   3. wind
   4. cloud
   Show the answer

   rain

   Chuva = rain.

3. quick checkHAVIA VENTO means…

   1. it is windy
   2. there was wind
   3. wind comes
   4. no wind
   Show the answer

   there was wind

   Havia = there was.

4. quick checkWeather in the past uses…

   1. pretérito
   2. imperfeito
   3. future
   4. present
   Show the answer

   imperfeito

   Scenes = imperfeito.

5. quick checkCOMO ESTAVA O TEMPO? asks…

   1. what time was it?
   2. how was the weather?
   3. where was he?
   4. who came?
   Show the answer

   how was the weather?

   Tempo = weather (also time!).

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. o sol · a chuva · o frio · o calor

Pesos, medidas e troco

At a Brazilian counter the request is me vê: me vê meio quilo de tomate. Quantity comes before the item, and the price is asked with quanto deu? or quanto é?. The troco is what comes back, and o troco está certo says it without counting in public. Decimals are said with e: nove e cinquenta.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Portuguese practice tests. Brazilian Portuguese. Every exercise works on nasal vowels (ã, õ) and the diphthongs, você as the everyday second person, ser vs estar, the two pasts (pretérito / imperfeito), the personal infinitive, the future subjunctive in real conditions, and the written register of the Brazilian press.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Pesos, medidas e troco — Choose the meaning of o quilo (oo KEE-loo) in this lesson.

   1. kilo
   2. gram
   3. change
   4. bag
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   kilo

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Pesos, medidas e troco — Type the Portuguese expression meaning “gram”.

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   a grama

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Pesos, medidas e troco — Interpret the Latin script in context: Me vê meio quilo de tomate, por favor. (mee VEH MAY-oo KEE-loo jee toh-MAH-jee, pohr fah-VOHR.).

   Show the answer

   Can I have half a kilo of tomatoes, please?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Pesos, medidas e troco — Write in Latin script: How much did it all come to?.

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   Quanto deu tudo?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Pesos, medidas e troco — Match o troco to its lesson meaning.

   1. change
   2. kilo
   3. gram
   Show the answer

   change

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Pesos, medidas e troco — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Portuguese: That's nine fifty. Do you need a bag?.

   Show the answer

   Fica nove e cinquenta. Precisa de sacola?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Pesos, medidas e troco — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (me vê meio quilo de … · quanto deu? · fica nove e cinquenta): Can I have half a kilo of tomatoes, please?.

   Show the answer

   Me vê meio quilo de tomate, por favor.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Pesos, medidas e troco — Select the Portuguese form for “bag”.

   1. a sacola
   2. o caixa
   Show the answer

   a sacola

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Pesos, medidas e troco — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Me vê meio quilo de tomates.

   Show the answer

   Me vê meio quilo de tomate.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Pesos, medidas e troco — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Good morning! What will you take today?

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    Me vê meio quilo de tomate e um quilo de banana.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Pesos, medidas e troco — Read “Mais alguma coisa?” (mays a-oo-GOO-mah KOH-ee-zah?). What does it mean?

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    Anything else?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Pesos, medidas e troco — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: That's all. How much? — Twelve thirty. — That's right, thank you.

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    Só isso. Quanto deu? — Doze e trinta. — Tá certo, obrigada.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o quilo?

   1. kilo
   2. gram
   3. change
   4. bag
   Show the answer

   kilo

   o quilo (oo KEE-loo) means kilo in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a grama?

   1. gram
   2. kilo
   3. change
   4. bag
   Show the answer

   gram

   a grama (ah GRAH-mah) means gram in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o troco?

   1. change
   2. kilo
   3. gram
   4. bag
   Show the answer

   change

   o troco (oo TROH-koo) means change in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits a sacola?

   1. bag
   2. kilo
   3. gram
   4. change
   Show the answer

   bag

   a sacola (ah sah-KOH-lah) means bag in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits o caixa?

   1. checkout, till
   2. kilo
   3. gram
   4. change
   Show the answer

   checkout, till

   o caixa (oo KAH-ee-shah) means checkout, till in this lesson.

Worksheet: Market worksheet

Review list. o quilo · a grama · o troco · a sacola

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A2 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Portuguese A2 vocabulary list — the words of “Getting around” through “Shopping and weather”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A2 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Portuguese A2. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Portuguese B1 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: Where is the station?

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   Onde é a estação?

2. fill the gapEstou ___ banco (at the)

   Show the answer

   no

3. choose'I get up at seven'

   1. Levanto às sete
   2. Me levanto às sete
   3. Se levanta às sete
   4. Te levantas às sete
   Show the answer

   Me levanto às sete

4. translate into the languageSay: I am going to study

   Show the answer

   Vou estudar

5. translate into EnglishMinha cabeça dói.

   Show the answer

   My head hurts.

6. fill the gapÉ ___ (near)

   Show the answer

   perto

7. put it in orderOrder: gostou / você / ?

   Show the answer

   você gostou?

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Onde é o banco?

   Show the answer

   Onde é o banco?

9. fill the gap___ sol. (it was sunny)

   Show the answer

   Fazia

10. choose'This shirt is cheap'

    1. Este camisa é barata
    2. Esta camisa é barata
    3. Estas camisa são baratas
    4. Esta camisa barata é
    Show the answer

    Esta camisa é barata

Portuguese A2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Portuguese A2 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Brazilian daily life runs through small shared places: the padaria at the corner, where people buy pão francês by weight (trezentos gramas, por favor) and drink a cafezinho standing at the counter; the feira on a fixed weekday, with hortifruti, pastel and caldo de cana; and the ônibus or metrô that decides how far a job can be. Prices are in reais, and the plural is regular — um real, dois reais. Food vocabulary is a survival kit rather than a menu: arroz e feijão is the plate under everything, and marmita is the box people carry to work.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Culture of Brazil”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: On Saturday I woke up early and went to the street market with my neighbour. We bought bananas, tomatoes and a kilo of oranges. She asked for three hundred grams of cheese and paid in cash; I paid by card because I had no change. Afterwards we drank sugar-cane juice standing up, near the pastel stall. We walked back because the market is two blocks from our street, and we got home before noon.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged pt-BR; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Good afternoon, do you have French bread? — Yes, we do. How many? — Four, please. And a coffee with milk. — To take away? — No, to drink here. How much is it? — Nine reais and fifty. — Do you take card? — Yes, we do.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Ontem eu vou à feira. → Ontem eu fui à feira. A finished time needs the past: fui.
• Ele gosta de ler e eu gosto também de ler livros. → Ele gosta de ler e eu também gosto de ler livros. The adverb também sits before the verb it shares.
• Eu pagui com dinheiro. → Eu paguei com dinheiro. pagar keeps the gu in the first person: paguei.

Your task

Lista da feira e um diálogo Write a market list of eight items with quantities in Portuguese (quilo, gramas, dúzia), then write the six-line dialogue you would have at the counter: ask for two items, ask the price, ask whether they take card, and say thank you. Read it out loud once without looking.

After A2: the A2+ checkpoint

A2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Portuguese A2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A2+ when you can keep a conversation going, tell a short story. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B1 pages.

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