# Core Foundations in Portuguese

**Language:** Portuguese  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Master essential greetings, numbers, and basic personal information. Build your confidence with everyday listening and speaking practice on the go.

**Setting:** Lisbon, Portugal. Joana and Tiago meet at a local language exchange café and become friends while navigating everyday life.

## Lessons

### 1. Basic greetings

Learn to greet people warmly depending on the time of day.

**Vocabulary:**
- Olá (Hello)
- Bom dia (Good morning)
- Boa tarde (Good afternoon)
- Boa noite (Good evening/night)
- o amigo (the friend - male)
- a amiga (the friend - female)

**Objectives:**
- Greet someone formally and informally
- Distinguish between morning and afternoon greetings

### 2. Asking how someone is

Check in on your friends and respond to their inquiries.

**Vocabulary:**
- Tudo bem? (How are you?)
- Como estás? (How are you? - informal)
- Bem (Well)
- Obrigado (Thank you - male speaker)
- Obrigada (Thank you - female speaker)

**Objectives:**
- Ask a friend how they are doing
- Express gratitude politely based on your gender

### 3. Introductions and names

Share your name and ask for someone else's.

**Vocabulary:**
- Eu (I)
- sou (am)
- Como te chamas? (What is your name? - informal)
- o nome (the name)
- Prazer (Pleasure/Nice to meet you)

**Objectives:**
- Introduce yourself by name
- Ask someone their name

### 4. Saying goodbye

End conversations gracefully with standard farewells.

**Vocabulary:**
- Adeus (Goodbye)
- Até amanhã (See you tomorrow)
- Até logo (See you later)
- Tchau (Bye)
- o dia (the day)
- a noite (the night)

**Objectives:**
- Say goodbye to a friend
- Specify when you will see someone next

### 5. Numbers one to five

Start counting in Portuguese with the foundational numbers.

**Vocabulary:**
- um (one)
- dois (two)
- três (three)
- quatro (four)
- cinco (five)
- o número (the number)

**Objectives:**
- Count from one to five
- Identify quantities up to five

### 6. Numbers six to ten

Continue counting up to ten.

**Vocabulary:**
- seis (six)
- sete (seven)
- oito (eight)
- nove (nine)
- dez (ten)

**Objectives:**
- Count from six to ten
- Understand numbers spoken aloud

### 7. Asking where someone is from

Discuss your home country and city.

**Vocabulary:**
- De onde és? (Where are you from? - informal)
- o país (the country)
- a cidade (the city)
- Portugal (Portugal)
- inglês (English - nationality masculine)
- inglesa (English - nationality feminine)

**Objectives:**
- Ask a person's origins
- State your own country or nationality

### 8. Occupations

Talk about what you do for a living.

**Vocabulary:**
- o professor (the teacher - male)
- a professora (the teacher - female)
- o arquiteto (the architect - male)
- a arquiteta (the architect - female)
- o trabalho (the work/job)

**Objectives:**
- Share your profession
- Identify common job titles

### 9. Asking age

Learn to ask and state someone's age in Portuguese.

**Vocabulary:**
- Quantos anos tens? (How old are you?)
- o ano (the year)
- a idade (the age)
- vinte (twenty)
- trinta (thirty)

**Objectives:**
- Ask someone their age
- State ages in the twenties and thirties

### 10. Numbers eleven to fifteen

Expand your numerical knowledge past ten.

**Vocabulary:**
- onze (eleven)
- doze (twelve)
- treze (thirteen)
- catorze (fourteen)
- quinze (fifteen)

**Objectives:**
- Count from eleven to fifteen
- Recognize teen numbers

### 11. Numbers sixteen to twenty

Finish the teens and reach the number twenty.

**Vocabulary:**
- dezasseis (sixteen)
- dezassete (seventeen)
- dezoito (eighteen)
- dezanove (nineteen)
- a matemática (the mathematics)

**Objectives:**
- Count up to twenty
- Apply numbers to basic math or ages

### 12. Family members

Introduce your immediate family.

**Vocabulary:**
- a mãe (the mother)
- o pai (the father)
- o irmão (the brother)
- a irmã (the sister)
- a família (the family)

**Objectives:**
- Talk about immediate family members
- Identify parents and siblings

### 13. Marital status and relationships

Describe relationship statuses briefly.

**Vocabulary:**
- solteiro (single - masculine)
- casado (married - masculine)
- o namorado (the boyfriend)
- a namorada (the girlfriend)
- o estado civil (the marital status)

**Objectives:**
- State if you are single or married
- Talk about a romantic partner

### 14. Contact information

Exchange phone numbers and emails to stay in touch.

**Vocabulary:**
- o telefone (the telephone)
- o telemóvel (the mobile phone)
- o email (the email)
- Qual é o teu número? (What is your number?)
- o contacto (the contact)

**Objectives:**
- Ask for a phone number
- Provide an email address

### 15. Addresses and streets

Share where you live in the city.

**Vocabulary:**
- a rua (the street)
- a avenida (the avenue)
- o código postal (the postal code)
- a morada (the address)
- Onde moras? (Where do you live?)

**Objectives:**
- Ask someone for their address
- Give basic street information

### 16. Languages spoken

Discuss which languages you can speak.

**Vocabulary:**
- Que línguas falas? (What languages do you speak?)
- a língua (the language)
- português (Portuguese)
- espanhol (Spanish)
- francês (French)

**Objectives:**
- State languages you understand
- Ask a new acquaintance about their languages

### 17. Likes and hobbies

Share what you enjoy doing in your free time.

**Vocabulary:**
- o passatempo (the hobby)
- o desporto (the sport)
- a música (the music)
- a fotografia (the photography)
- Gostas de...? (Do you like...?)

**Objectives:**
- Ask about someone's interests
- Mention a hobby you enjoy

### 18. Weekend activities

Talk about typical weekend plans in Portugal.

**Vocabulary:**
- o fim de semana (the weekend)
- o cinema (the cinema)
- a praia (the beach)
- o café (the café)
- passear (to stroll/walk)

**Objectives:**
- Discuss plans for the weekend
- Suggest a casual outing

### 19. Food and drink preferences

Basic vocabulary for grabbing a bite to eat.

**Vocabulary:**
- o pequeno-almoço (the breakfast)
- o jantar (the dinner)
- a água (the water)
- o pão (the bread)
- comer (to eat)

**Objectives:**
- Talk about eating breakfast or dinner
- Order basic staples like water and bread

### 20. More origins and nationalities

Broaden your vocabulary for international friends.

**Vocabulary:**
- a nacionalidade (the nationality)
- americano (American - masculine)
- alemão (German - masculine)
- brasileiro (Brazilian - masculine)
- a origem (the origin)

**Objectives:**
- Identify different nationalities
- Ask about a friend's background

### 21. Putting it all together

Combine greetings, names, and facts into a full introduction.

**Vocabulary:**
- apresentar (to introduce)
- o diálogo (the dialogue)
- a pessoa (the person)
- a conversa (the conversation)
- muito gosto (much pleasure)

**Objectives:**
- Perform a complete introduction
- Hold a basic introductory conversation