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- Pai: Olá, filha. Entra. Father: Hello, daughter. Come in.
- Filha: Olá, pai. Daughter: Hi, Dad.
- Pai: Tens relógio? Dad: Do you have a watch?
- Filha: O quê? Daughter: What?
- Pai: Tens relógio? Dad: Do you have a watch?
- Filha: Uh... sim, tenho. Daughter: Uh... Yes, I do.
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Vocabulary
abertoopen aindastill, yet, even amanhãtomorrow atrasadalate sing.,fem. cedoearly chegarto arrive, to get to, to be enough começarto start durarto last hojetoday a noitenight, evening primeirofirst o relógiowatch, clock semprealways a tardeafternoon tardelate adv. ÚltimoLast
Expressions
Que horas são?What time is it? amanhã de manhãtomorrow morning A que horas...?At what time...? Está bemAll right, Okay, It’s fine Tens a certeza?Are yousing.,inf. sure? Literal: Do you have certainty? Entra!Get in!, Come in!, Enter! sing.,inf. ir emborato leave, go away a tempoon time, in time
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Comments
Hi,
When we say from 17:00 to 20:00 – Das dezassete às vinte.
Should we use the accent above the a? I was thinking this accent is used when you say “the film starts at 17:00 – O filme começa às dezassete”.
I’m asking because during the previous lessons when it was a time frame there wasn’t an accent above the a.
Thanks!
Olá! Yes, when we’re indicating time periods in contexts like these, we must always use “à” or “às”. Could you share any examples of previous instances where you think the accent was missing?
Same unit – lesson 3:
A nossa pausa para almoço é entre o meio-dia e as 2h
Ah, yes, that’s the inevitable exception that I forgot, sorry. When we use “entre… e…” (between… and…), we do not use any additional prepositions, and no accent is added (the accent indicates a contraction between the preposition ‘a’ + definite article ‘a’ or ‘as’). Contractions, and the consequential accent when applicable, are required when we use “de… a…” (from… to…) or when we use “a…” alone (at).
Compare all these versions of that same example:
– A pausa é entre o meio-dia e as duas
– A pausa é do meio-dia às duas
– A pausa é ao meio-dia
– A pausa acaba às duas
Is it also an exception when you say quinze para as nove or all the times before the hour please?
Olá! As noted in my previous message, contractions will apply whenever you need to use the preposition “a” in addition to the definite article “a”. Your example isn’t quite an exception – it’s just that instead of the preposition “a”, those sentences require the preposition “para”, and that one doesn’t contract. So, we always write “…para as”. “Para às” is grammatically incorrect.
Just want to say this shortie was perfect for me and fit perfectly with this A1 level.
Obrigado!