Portuguese · Beginner (A1) · Chapter 10 of 12
Likes and dislikes
Do que você gosta?
Say what you like, love and hate in Portuguese with gostar de, adorar and odiar, give opinions with achar, and agree or disagree.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Say what you like and don't like
- Give a simple opinion
- Say “not at all” and “never” with não… nada and nunca
- Agree and disagree: me too, me neither
Listen
Natália and Bruno are friends in São Paulo. They're deciding where to have dinner on Friday. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Bruno
Natália, vamos jantar na sexta?
Natália, shall we have dinner on Friday?
Natália
Vamos. Você gosta de comida japonesa?
Yes, let's. Do you like Japanese food?
Bruno
Não muito. E você, gosta de churrasco?
Not much. And you, do you like barbecue?
Natália
Não, eu não gosto nada de churrasco.
No, I don't like barbecue at all.
Bruno
E pizza? Eu adoro pizza.
What about pizza? I love pizza.
Natália
Eu também. Tem um restaurante italiano muito bom perto do metrô.
Me too. There's a very good Italian restaurant near the metro.
Bruno
É caro?
Is it expensive?
Natália
Não, é barato. E eu acho a pizza ótima.
No, it's cheap. And I think the pizza is great.
Bruno
Então vamos na sexta, às oito?
So shall we go on Friday, at eight?
Natália
Combinado.
It's a deal.
Understand
Gostar de: to like
(to like) is a regular -ar verb, so “I like” is simply . It is always followed by : When meets or (the), they join: + = , + = .
means “to love” (things and activities) and “to hate”. adds an e in most forms: , . Neither takes :
To give an opinion, use (to think, to find): (I think it's great), (I think the pizza is very good).
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| I like pizza. | |
| Do you like the restaurant? | |
| She likes the feijoada. | |
| We like having dinner at home. | |
| I love barbecue. | |
| I hate waking up early. |
Not at all, never, and answering yes
As in chapter 4, goes before the verb: For “not at all”, add after the verb: For “never”, say before the verb, with no : (I never have dinner late). In speech you also hear … : .
Portuguese has no simple word for “yes, I do”. Answer by repeating the verb: (Yes, I do.) (No, I don't.) You can add :
- Não gosto muito de comida japonesa.I don't like Japanese food much.
- Ele não gosta nada de acordar cedo.He doesn't like waking up early at all.
- Nunca almoço em casa.I never have lunch at home.
Me too, me neither
To agree or disagree, use with (too) and . To ask back, say
| Your friend says | You agree | You disagree |
|---|---|---|
| (Me too.) | (I don't.) | |
| (Me neither.) | or (I do.) |
More in the grammar: Present tense of regular verbs · Questions and negation
New words
- vamos…?shall we…? · on its own = let's (do it)
- gostar deto like
- a comida japonesaJapanese food · feminine
- muitoa lot, much; very
- o churrascobarbecue (grilled meat) · masculine
- não… nadanot… at all; nothing
- adorarto love (things, activities)
- a pizzapizza · feminine
- eu tambémme too · = me neither
- o restauranterestaurant · masculine
- acharto think (opinion), to find
- ótimo / ótimagreat, excellent
- entãoso, then
- a feijoadafeijoada (black bean stew with pork) · feminine
Practise
1.Complete: “Você gosta … restaurante?”
2.Complete: “Do you like feijoada?”
Do you like feijoada?
3.Your friend says You don't like it either. Answer.
Me neither.
4.Put the words in order.
Tap the words below in the right order.I don't like barbecue at all.
5.Match the answers with their meanings.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
6.Bruno asks Natália likes it. What's the most natural short answer?
0 of 6 exercises done.
Say it out loud
Eu adoro feijoada.
I love feijoada.
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
0 of 5 answered.