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Tu és o rapaz e eu sou a rapariga.

Tu és o rapaz e eu sou a rapariga.
You are the boy and I am the girl.
From Lesson 1:Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Tu és o rapaz e eu sou a rapariga.

eu
I
ser
to be
o rapaz
the boy
a rapariga
the girl
e
and
tu
you

Questions & Answers about Tu és o rapaz e eu sou a rapariga.

Do I have to include the pronouns tu and eu in this sentence?
No, you could just say és o rapaz e sou a rapariga. In Portuguese, the verb forms already tell us who the subject is: és can only mean "you are" and sou can only mean "I am". However, keeping tu (you) and eu (I) in this specific sentence helps emphasize the contrast between the two people.
Why does the word for "the" change from o to a?
In Portuguese, all nouns have a grammatical gender. Rapaz (boy) is a masculine word, so we use the masculine definite article o for "the". Rapariga (girl) is feminine, so we must switch to the feminine article a.
How do you pronounce the word e (and) in the middle of the sentence?
The word e meaning "and" is pronounced like a short "ee" sound. Be careful not to confuse it with é (with an accent mark), which is a form of the verb ser meaning "is" and sounds like the "e" in the English word "pet".
I have heard that rapariga is a bad word. Is it safe to use?
Yes, it is perfectly safe and normal in Portugal! In European Portuguese, rapariga is the standard, everyday word for "girl". If you have heard it is an insult, you were likely learning about Brazilian Portuguese, where the word has a very different meaning. In Portugal, you will hear and use it all the time.

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