Questions

Joana asks José to help her practice for a job interview.

We didn’t know what to talk about, so Practice Portuguese team member, Molly, gave us a list of questions to answer! Topics include: pet peeves, where else in the world we’d live, binge-watching habits, favourite cuisine, biggest fears and much more! We also reveal some behind-the-scenes news of what the Practice Portuguese team has been […]

Practice the the conditional and the subjunctive as João and Andreia ask each other hypothetical questions.

Word order is fairly flexible when it comes to Portuguese questions, so let’s review the possibilities. Then we’ll introduce one more option that you haven’t seen yet. Yes/No Questions Word Order 1. Add a question mark to the end of a statement 2. Add a phrase like “não é?” to the end of a statement […]

Bernardo is interviewed about his greatest accomplishment: growing the largest pumpkin in the world!

Rui and Joel appeared on “What’s Up” with Carolina Patrocínio on March 16, 2021, to discuss how Practice Portuguese came to be, and where we’re headed! (Do we look as nervous as we felt?) Thanks to SIC Mulher for inviting us and for making us feel so “bem-vindos”!

There’s a pretty good chance that, unless you’re already speaking with a perfect Portuguese accent, you’ll be asked where you’re from. This episode will make sure you’re armed and ready with the right answer so you can keep the conversation flowing!

Ivo’s plans to take a simple walk get a bit more complicated when António asks him to run some errands.

Telma and Filipe practice their Portuguese skills at the dinner table.

Like any curious child, Tiago is constantly asking his parents questions, but some are easier to answer than others… (Previously launched as audio-only, now fully-animated by our talented friend, Wayne!)

Leonor asks Gustavo questions about his busy day.

Two parents meet and realize their children go to the same school. Hear some basic conversation skills in action: introductions, greetings, simple comments, and questions.

Renato asks for suggestions on where he and his family should eat lunch.

We’ll cover prepositions in more detail in later units, but for now, let’s go over a few prepositional phrases that come up frequently within Portuguese questions. You’ll notice that the preposition always comes right before the question word: Para Por

You may have come across é que in a variety of Portuguese questions and wondered why these extra words are added. The pair of words is technically optional (the meaning stays the same with or without it), but including é que in Portuguese questions is so common that you should typically default to including it. […]

Yes/No Questions in Portuguese There are a number of different ways to form questions in Portuguese. We’ll start with those for which the answers are either affirmative or negative. These are the easiest Portuguese questions to ask because very few changes have to be made to turn a statement into a question. 1. Add a […]

In this lesson, we’ll take a look at . Interrogative quantifiers introduce questions related to quantities. These types of questions are invariably answered using another quantifier. The interrogative quantifiers include: How much? When used to question a quantity, quanto and quanta are the singular form equivalents to “how much” in English. (In an upcoming lesson, […]

In this lesson, we’ll learn about Interrogative determiners are words we use to formulate questions or exclamations, and they are followed by nouns. There are only two of them, but they are quite important! Que Que is equivalent to “what”. Example: There is no plural form of que. Qual / Quais Qual is the singular […]

Like any curious child, Tiago is constantly asking his parents questions, but some are easier to answer than others…