Questions & Answers about A rapariga come o bolo hoje.
Why does the verb end in -e here (come)?
The verb is comer (to eat). Since the subject is A rapariga (she), we use the third-person singular form. For regular verbs ending in -er, you drop the -er and add -e, giving us come.
Is rapariga the most common word for girl? I have heard others before.
Yes, in Portugal, rapariga is the standard and most common word for a young woman or teenage girl. You might also hear menina, which is usually used for little girls.
Why are there two different words for the in this sentence (A and o)?
How do I pronounce the word hoje?
The letter h is completely silent at the beginning of Portuguese words. You just pronounce it starting from the o, so hoje sounds like it begins with an o sound.
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