Lesson 13
Notes
O restaurante fica ao lado do museu
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um restaurante
a restaurant
uma farmácia
a pharmacy
uma parada de ônibus
a bus stop
Há um restaurante
There is a restaurant
Há uma farmácia
There is a pharmacy
Tem um restaurante
There is a restaurant
Tem uma farmácia
There is a pharmacy
perto
near
perto daqui
near here
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See lesson 7 –
indefinite articles
To say “there is”
you need the
impersonal verb
haver which is
mostly used in
the third person:
há.
You can also use
the verb ter to
express “there
is”, conjugated in
the third person
tem
daqui: de + aqui
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Tem um restaurante perto daqui.
There is a restaurant near here.
Tem um restaurante perto daqui?
Is there a restaurante near here?
Tem uma farmácia perto daqui?
Is there a pharmacy perto daqui?
Tem um banheiro perto daqui?
Is there a bathroom near here?
Tem um supermercado perto daqui?
Is there a supermarket near here?
perto do / perto da
near (of the)
perto do supermercado
near the supermarket
perto da farmácia
near the pharmacy
O restaurante fica perto do supermercado.
The restaurant is near the
supermarket.
O supermercado fica perto da farmácia.
The supermarket is near the
pharmacy.
longe do / longe da
far from
O supermercado fica longe da farmácia.
The supermarket is far from the
pharmacy.
em frente à / em frente ao
in front of
O restaurante fica em frente à farmácia.
The restaurant is in front of the
pharmacy.
O restaurante fica em frente ao museu.
The restaurant is in front of the
museum.
ao lado do / ao lado da
next to / beside
O restaurante fica ao lado do hospital.
The restaurant is next to the hospital.
O restaurante fica ao lado da farmácia.
The restaurant is next to the pharmacy.
entre
between
o banco e a farmácia
the bank and the pharmacy
O restaurante fica entre o banco e a
farmácia.
The restaurant is between the bank
and the pharmacy.
A farmácia fica ao lado do supermercado.
The pharmacy is next to the
supermarket.
… em frente ao supermercado.
… in front of the supermarket.
… entre o supermercado e o hospital.
… between the supermarket and the
hospital.
… perto do museu.
… near the museum.
… longe da farmácia.
… far from the pharmacy.
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do = de + o
da = de + a
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Exercises
1. Translate into Portuguese:
a) Is there a restaurant here?
b) Is there a bathroom here?
c) Is there a supermarket near here?
d) Is there a pharmacy near here?
e) The restaurant is near the supermarket.
f) The supermarket is far from the pharmacy.
g) The museum is near the supermarket.
h) The restaurant is in front of the pharmacy.
i) The pharmacy is in front of the museum.
j) The hospital is next to the pharmacy.
k) The restaurant is next to the hospital.
l) The pharmacy is between the bank and the hospital.
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Answers
a) Tem um restaurante aqui? / Há um restaurante aqui?
b) Tem um banheiro aqui? / Há um banheiro aqui?
c) Tem um supermercado perto daqui? / Há um supermercado perto daqui?
d) Tem uma farmácia perto daqui? / Há uma farmácia perto daqui?
e) O restaurante fica perto do supermercado. /
f) O supermercado fica longe da farmácia
g) O museu fica perto do supermercado.
h) O restaurante é em frente à farmácia.
i) A farmácia fica em frente ao museu.
j) O hospital fica ao lado da farmácia.
k) O restaurante fica ao lado do hospital.
l) A farmácia fica entre o banco e o hospital.
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