
What’s up, guys,Β are you ok? Let’s learn Portuguese?
Well, guys, in our Dica today, we are going to talk about prepositions of place in Portuguese. Very used in Brazilian Portuguese.
Here we are going to see some prepositions:
[one_half]Perto de (near /next to)
Longe deΒ (far from)
Ao lado deΒ (beside)
Na frente de (in front of)
AtrΓ‘s de (behind)
Em volta de (around)
[/one_half][one_half_last]Dentro de (inside)
Fora de (outside / out of)
Entre (between)
Em cima de (on)
Embaixo de (under)
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For you to understand how to use these prepositions of place let’s take a look at some pictures.
Prepositions of place in Portuguese
- Now that we know some prepositions, let’s see some structures:
- Examples
- A Rio & Learn Portuguese School fica perto da praia de Copacabana.
Rio & Learn Portuguese School is close toΒ Copacabana’s beach. - A praia de Copacabana fica longe da praia de Recife.
Copacabana’s beach is far fromΒ Recife’s. - O bairro de Copacabana fica ao lado do bairro de Ipanema.
The neighborhood of Copacabana is next toΒ Ipanema’s. - O homem estΓ‘ na frente da televisΓ£o.
The man is in front of the TV. - A estaΓ§Γ£o de metrΓ΄ fica atrΓ‘s do hotel.
The metro station is behind the hotel. - O livro estΓ‘ dentro da mochila.
The book is in the backpack.
- Let’s see if you really understood.
- Now it’s your turn!
- Complete the sentences using the prepositions we have just studied:
- Eu guardo minhas roupas ____________ armΓ‘rio.
- Todos os pratos estΓ£oΒ ____________ Β da mesa.
- Minha casa ficaΒ ____________ uma escola e uma padaria.
- As crianΓ§as se esconderamΒ ____________ Β porta.
- Todos se reuniramΒ ____________ da fogueira.
- A Rio & Learn fica muitoΒ ____________ praia.
- EstΓ‘ frioΒ ____________ casa. Melhor levar um casaco.
- O bicho papão estÑ ____________ cama.
- Now we know some structures using prepositions of place in Portuguese. Now you can practice and learn more Portuguese.
- See you, guys. Hugs from Rio de Janeiro!
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- Answers
- dentro do
- em cima da
- entre
- atrΓ‘s da
- em volta da
- perto da
- fora de
- embaixo da