Portuguese · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 10
Qual é o seu número?What is your number?
The numbers 1 to 10: um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito, nove, dez. Note that um/uma and dois/duas change with gender (dois irmãos, duas irmãs) — the others don't. And the word qual (which/what) to ask about a specific thing: "Qual é o seu número?" (What is your number?).
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Quantas pessoas?— How Many People?
- LucasMinha família tem cinco pessoas: meus pais, dois irmãos e eu.My family has five people: my parents, two brothers, and me.
- MikeEu tenho dois irmãs.I have two sisters. (slip: dois, irmãs is feminine → duas)
- LucasCom palavra feminina é "duas": duas irmãs. Eu tenho duas também!With a feminine word it's "duas": duas irmãs. I have two as well!
- MikeAh, duas irmãs. Então minha família tem quatro pessoas.Ah, duas irmãs. So my family has four people.
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Qual é o seu número?— What Is Your Number?
- BiaQual é o seu número? O meu é três, dois, um.What's your number? Mine is three, two, one.
- MikeO que é o seu número? Não entendi.What is your number? I didn't catch it. (slip: o que; for a specific thing use qual)
- BiaPara uma coisa específica é "qual": qual é o seu número?For a specific thing it's "qual": qual é o seu número?
- MikeEntendi! Qual é o seu número? O meu é nove, oito, sete.Got it! What's your number? Mine is nine, eight, seven.
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- um / uma
numeralone (m / f)
- dois / duas
numeraltwo (m / f)
- três
numeralthree
- quatro
numeralfour
- cinco
numeralfive
- seis
numeralsix
- sete
numeralseven
- oito
numeraleight
- nove
numeralnine
- dez
numeralten
- número
n.m.number (m)
- qual
pronounwhich, what
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The numbers 1-10 and qual
Explanation
The numbers 1 to 10: um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito, nove, dez. Almost all are fixed, BUT two of them agree in gender, like the article: um/uma and dois/duas — um irmão, uma irmã; dois irmãos, duas irmãs. To ask about a specific thing use qual (which/what), not "o que": "Qual é o seu número?" asks for a specific number. Use o que to ask for a definition ("O que é isto?", in ch13).
Examples
- Qual é o seu número?What is your number?
- Tenho dois irmãos e uma irmã.I have two brothers and one sister. (dois m, uma f)
- Minha família tem cinco pessoas.My family has five people.
- Tenho duas filhas.I have two daughters. (duas, feminine)
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