4Module 5

Daily Activities Vocabulary

Vocabulário do Quotidiano

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Key Concept

Essential vocabulary for describing daily habits, personal hygiene, commuting, and meals. Many daily activity verbs are reflexive (ending in -se) because the action is done to oneself.

Key Phrase — Try saying it!

De manhã levanto-me, lavo-me e tomo o pequeno-almoço.

Hábitos do quotidiano (Daily Habits)

to wake up(opposite: adormecer (to fall asleep))
to fall asleep
to get up
lavar mãosto wash one's hands
lavar to wash one's face
to wash oneself
banhoto take a bath
ducheto take a shower
to shave
vestir to put on clothes(opposite: despir a roupa)
to get dressed
to get undressed
calçar to put on shoes(opposite: descalçar os sapatos)
to put on one's shoes
to take off one's shoes
to stay at home
to go to school
to go to work
to leave home(opposite: entrar em casa)
entrar to enter the house
to arrive at work
to arrive at school
to arrive home
to leave work
to return home

Transportes (Transport)

to catch the bus
to catch the metro
to catch the tram
to catch the train
to catch the boat
to go by bus
to go by metro
to go by tram
to go by train
to go by boat

Deitar-se (Going to Bed)

to go to bed / to lie down
to go to sleep
to go to bed

Refeições (Meals)

to have breakfast
to have lunch
to have a snack
to have dinner
to have lunch at a restaurant
forato eat dinner out
to cook
to drink
to have (a drink)
to eat

Examples

acordo
I wake up at seven o'clock.
She gets up early.
lavo mãos.
In the morning I wash my face and hands.
Tomo banho
I take a bath every day.
veste-se
He gets dressed quickly.
I leave home at eight.
Apanho
I catch the bus to work.
Chego
I arrive at work at nine.
Regresso
I return home in the afternoon.
Deito-me
I go to bed at eleven at night.
Tomo
I have breakfast at home.
I have lunch at the canteen.
janto fora.
Today I eat dinner out.
She cooks very well.
He drinks coffee in the morning.
I go by metro to school.
Vocabulário do Dia-a-Dia — Summary of Daily VocabularyDaily Habitsacordarto wake uplevantar-seto get uplavar-seto wash oneselftomar banhoto take a bathvestir-seto get dressedpentear-seto comb one's hairTransportautocarrobusmetrometro/subwayeléctricotramcomboiotrainbarcoboatMealspequeno-almoçobreakfastalmoçolunchlanchesnackjantardinnercozinharto cookGoing to Beddeitar-seto lie downir dormirto go to sleepir para a camato go to bedKey Verb Patternstomar (o pequeno-almoço / banho / duche) | ir de (transport) | fazer (a barba / cama)
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