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### Where You Go

**O centro de saúde** is the neighbourhood public clinic — the first stop for anything that is not urgent. When it IS urgent, you go to **as urgências** (A&E — always plural). **A consulta** is the appointment: *marcar uma consulta* is how you book one.

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### What They Give You

| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| **o medicamento** | the medicine |
| **o comprimido** | the tablet, the pill |
| **a pílula** | the Pill (contraceptive) |
| **a pastilha** | the lozenge; *pastilha elástica* = chewing gum |
| **as gotas** | the drops — *a gota* is one drop |
| **a injeção** | the injection |
| **a vacina** | the vaccine |
| **o penso** | the plaster, the band-aid |

**A receita** is the prescription — and also the recipe; the pharmacy and the kitchen share the word. **A alergia** is the allergy: *tenho alergia a...*

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### The Tooth Doctor

**O dentista** — invariable: *o dentista, a dentista*.


A saúde e o centro de saúde

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

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Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

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The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

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The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

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Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

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Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

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Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Question	Answer
the (medical) appointment	a consulta
I have an appointment at three.	Tenho uma consulta às três.
I have another appointment on Thursday.	Tenho outra consulta na quinta-feira.
the health centre	o centro de saúde
The health centre opens at eight.	O centro de saúde abre às oito.
The nurse works at the health centre.	O enfermeiro trabalha no centro de saúde.
the A&E, the emergency room	as urgências
He went to A&E last night.	Ele foi às urgências ontem à noite.
A&E never closes.	As urgências nunca fecham.
the medicine, the medication	o medicamento
This medicine is for the throat.	Este medicamento é para a garganta.
Take the medicine with water.	Toma o medicamento com água.
the tablet, the pill	o comprimido
I take a tablet for the pain.	Tomo um comprimido para a dor.
The tablet is small and white.	O comprimido é pequeno e branco.
the Pill (contraceptive)	a pílula
She takes the Pill.	Ela toma a pílula.
The Pill is in the blue box.	A pílula está na caixa azul.
the lozenge; the chewing gum	a pastilha
I want a lozenge for my throat.	Quero uma pastilha para a garganta.
The kid wants a lozenge.	O miúdo quer uma pastilha.
the drop	a gota
I put two drops in each eye.	Ponho duas gotas em cada olho.
A drop of rain fell on the paper.	Uma gota de chuva caiu no papel.
the injection	a injeção
The injection hurts a bit.	A injeção dói um bocado.
The nurse gives the injection.	O enfermeiro dá a injeção.
the vaccine	a vacina
The vaccine costs nothing.	A vacina não custa nada.
The baby got the vaccine today.	O bebé levou a vacina hoje.
the plaster, the band-aid	o penso
I need a plaster for my finger.	Preciso de um penso para o dedo.
The plaster is in the bathroom.	O penso está na casa de banho.
the prescription / the recipe	a receita
The doctor writes the prescription.	O médico escreve a receita.
The recipe for this cake is my grandmother's.	A receita deste bolo é da minha avó.
the allergy	a alergia
I am allergic to dust.	Tenho alergia ao pó.
Her allergy is to milk.	A alergia dela é ao leite.
the dentist	o dentista
I go to the dentist twice a year.	Vou ao dentista duas vezes por ano.
The dentist looks at my teeth.	O dentista olha para os meus dentes.

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