No sábado, minha filha quer ir à farmácia, mas eu prefiro passear.

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Breakdown of No sábado, minha filha quer ir à farmácia, mas eu prefiro passear.

• querer: to want
• minha: my
• mas: but

Questions & Answers about No sábado, minha filha quer ir à farmácia, mas eu prefiro passear.

Why is the word before farmácia written as à instead of just a?

In Portuguese, when the preposition a (to) is followed by the feminine definite article a (the), they merge into à (with a crasis). Since farmácia is feminine (a farmácia), the correct way to say "to the pharmacy" is à farmácia.

Why is it No sábado instead of something like Em sábado?

In Portuguese, to say "on Saturday," you usually use the contraction no (em + o) before days of the week. So sábado is masculine (o sábado), which results in no sábado meaning "on Saturday."

What's the difference between quer ir and something like gostaria de ir?

Quer ir (wants to go) is more direct and indicates a stronger immediate desire. Gostaria de ir (would like to go) sounds more polite or more hypothetical. Both are correct, but quer ir is more straightforward and commonly used in everyday speech.

How would I say "I prefer walking around" differently? Could I also say prefiro caminhar?