{"id":6992,"date":"2016-05-06T00:40:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T00:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6992"},"modified":"2016-05-06T00:42:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T00:42:56","slug":"6992-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/6992-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interrogative Pronouns\/Adverbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1, gente! Hey guys!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tudo bem? Como foi a semana de voc\u00ea? (How are you doing? How was your week?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We ask questions all the time. And, to do that, sometimes we need pronomes e adv\u00e9rbios interrogativos (interrogative pronouns e adverbs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These pronouns are used when we ask more informative questions, that cannot be answered with yes or no. They just like the ones in English: what, when, where, who, why, which, how, how many, except that some can vary according to gender and number, while others remain unaltered. Take a look:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/interrogs.png\" aria-label=\"Interrogs 300x145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6995\"  alt=\"interrogs\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/interrogs-300x145.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>O que &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What: to ask about people or objects<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Quem &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Who: to ask about people<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Qual &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Which: to ask about people or objects (idea of choice, alternative)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Quanto &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many: to ask about quantity, number<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Onde &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: to ask about place, position<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Quando &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When: to ask about time, occasion, moment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Por que &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Why: to ask about reason, explanation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Como &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> How: to ask about way, manner, form<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>O QUE &#8211; WHAT:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O que <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voc\u00ea quer para o jantar? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> do you want for dinner?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O que<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> eu devo fazer em Roma? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> should I do in Rome?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O que<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ela disse sobre mim? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did she say about me?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/calvin.png\" aria-label=\"Calvin 300x98\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6997\"  alt=\"calvin\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/calvin-300x98.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUEM &#8211; WHO:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> est\u00e1 me ligando t\u00e3o tarde? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling me so late?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quem <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inventou o telefone? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> invented the phone?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> quer ir ao cinema comigo esta noite? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wants to go to the movies with me tonight?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>QUANDO &#8211; WHEN:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quando<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Pablo Picasso nasceu? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was Pablo Picasso born?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quando <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00e9 seu anivers\u00e1rio? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is your birthday?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quando<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voc\u00ea volta? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> do you come back?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>ONDE &#8211; WHERE:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Onde <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voc\u00ea vai esta noite? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are you going tonight?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">onde<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00e9 seu amigo? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is your friend from?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Onde <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voc\u00ea comprou essa camisa? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did you buy this shirt?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/mafs.jpg\" aria-label=\"Mafs 269x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6996\"  alt=\"mafs\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/mafs-269x300.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>POR QUE &#8211; WHY:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Por que<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> seu irm\u00e3o est\u00e1 chateado?(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is you brother upset?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Por que<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voc\u00ea fez aquilo? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did you do that?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Por que<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voc\u00ea n\u00e3o quer ir \u00e0 festa? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> won\u2019t you come to the party?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*note: in English, we use <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">why<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for questions and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">because <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for answers. In Portuguese, we use <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">por que<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for questions and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">porque<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for answers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/etx-porque.jpg\" aria-label=\"Etx Porque 260x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6994\"  alt=\"etx-porque\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/etx-porque-260x300.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>QUAL &#8211; WHICH:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quais <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lugares voc\u00ea prefere? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> places do you prefer?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qual<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> de voc\u00eas pode me ajudar? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of you can help me?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qual <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">filme voc\u00ea quer assistir amanh\u00e3? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> movie do you want to watch tomorrow?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>QUANTO &#8211; HOW MUCH\/HOW MANY:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quantas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pessoas voc\u00ea vai convidar para a festa? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people are you inviting to the party?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quantos <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dias voc\u00ea vai passar na Europa? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> days are you spending in Europe?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quanto <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00e9 esse casaco? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How much<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is this coat?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quanta <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pimenta eu coloco nessa receita? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How much<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pepper should I put on this recipe?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>COMO &#8211; HOW<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Como<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voc\u00ea chegou aqui? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did you get here?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Como<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> n\u00f3s vamos trabalhar sem carro? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can we work without a car?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Como<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> foi sua viagem? (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was your trip?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ready for some practice?<\/p>\n<p><b>Read the text below and find the right questions for the underlined sentences:<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu sou a (1) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clara<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> e moro em (2) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Belo Horizonte<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Nos fins de semana (3) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gosto de sair com meus amigos<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (4) e ir <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ao cinema, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu tenho (5)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tr\u00eas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> melhores amigos: o Caio, a Paula e a J\u00e9ssica. Sempre vamos juntos para a escola (6) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">de bicicleta. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acordo todos os dias (7) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00e0s 8 horas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> para ir para a escola. Meu professor de portugu\u00eas se chama Nilton e gosto dele (8) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">porque ele \u00e9 muito competente.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am Clara and I live in Belo Horizonte. On the weekends, I like to go out with my friends e go to the movies. I have three best friends: Caio, Paulo and J\u00e9ssica. We always ride together to school on our bikes. I wake up everyday at 8am to go to school. My Portuguese teacher is called Nilton and I like him because he is very competent.<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0) Por que voc\u00ea gosta do seu professor? (Why do you like your teacher?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0) Quando voc\u00ea acorda? (When do you wake up?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0) Onde voc\u00ea mora? (Where do you live?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0) Como voc\u00ea vai para a escola? (How do you go to school?) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0) O que voc\u00ea gosta de fazer nos fins de semana? (What do you like to do on the weekends?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0) Quem \u00e9 voc\u00ea? (Who are you?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0) Onde voc\u00ea normalmente vai com seus amigos? (Where do you usually go with your friends?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">( \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0) Quantos amigos voc\u00ea tem? (How many friends do you have?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ANSWERS: 8 &#8211; 7 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 6 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 5<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At\u00e9! See ya!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/calvin-350x114.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/calvin-350x114.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/calvin.png 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1, gente! Hey guys! Tudo bem? Como foi a semana de voc\u00ea? (How are you doing? How was your week?) We ask questions all the time. And, to do that, sometimes we need pronomes e adv\u00e9rbios interrogativos (interrogative pronouns e adverbs). 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