Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Eu bebo o chá frio.

Eu bebo o chá frio.

I drink the cold tea.

Breakdown of Eu bebo o chá frio.

Questions & Answers about Eu bebo o chá frio.

Why is frio placed after chá instead of before it like in English?

In Portuguese, adjectives (words that describe things) almost always come after the noun they describe. So instead of cold tea, you say tea cold (chá frio).

The word chá ends in the letter a. Shouldn't it be a feminine word?

Usually, words ending in the letter a are feminine, but chá is an exception! It is a masculine word, which is why it uses the masculine word for the, becoming o chá. Because it is masculine, the adjective frio also stays in its masculine form, ending in o.

Do I always have to say Eu before bebo?

No, you can just say Bebo o chá frio. In Portuguese, the verb ending, the o in bebo, already tells the listener that I am doing the action. Native speakers often drop the Eu unless they want to emphasize who is drinking.

The current lesson is about gostar de. How would I say I like the cold tea using these words?

Great connection! To say you like the cold tea, you use gostar de. The preposition de merges with the article o to become do. So, the sentence becomes Eu gosto do chá frio.