Portuguese Plural

Welcome to the fourth Portuguese lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book livro

books livros

car carro

cars carros

tree árvore

trees árvores

flower flor

flowers flores

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Portuguese
I speak one language [singular form] eu falo uma língua
we speak three languages [plural noun] nós falamos três línguas
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] ele visita muitos países
they are happy now [plural pronoun] eles estão felizes agora
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] ela tem cinco sapatos vermelhos
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] eu quero um sanduíche sem cebola

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman mulher

women mulheres

man homem

men homens

house casa

houses casas

cup chavena

cups chavenas

cow vaca

cows vacas

horse cavalo

horses cavalos

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Portuguese by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Portuguese
Help socorro!
Call the ambulance chame a ambulância!chama a ambulância!
I need a doctor preciso de um médico
Where is the closest pharmacy? onde fica a farmácia mais próxima?
Are you okay? está bem?estás bem?
I am sick estou doente
Call the police chame a polícia!chama a polícia!

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