Dentro de casa (a mobília, o micro-ondas)

The Soft Layer

A mobília is the furniture as a whole — singular, like a roupa. On the bed: o lençol (the sheet), o cobertor (the blanket).

The living-room furniture is new.
A mobília da sala é nova.

The Machines

machine
a máquina de lavar roupathe washing machine
o micro-ondasthe microwave
o aspiradorthe vacuum cleaner
o ferro de engomarthe iron

Pôr helps everywhere here: ponho a roupa na máquina, põe a sopa no micro-ondas.

The Electric Details

A lâmpada is the bulb, o botão the button, a tomada the wall socket. Apagar is to switch off (and to erase); its partner acender you already know: acende a luz, apaga a luz.

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