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INDEX.
| FIRST COURSE. | |
| Page | |
| The Pronunciation | [ 1] |
| PART I. | |
| Declension of the definite Article | [ 7] |
| Declension of the indefinite Article | [ 8] |
| Contractions of the Article with the Prepositions | [ 9] |
| On the Gender | [10] |
| Masculine | [10] |
| Feminine Substantive | [11] |
| Formation of the Plural | [14] |
| Declension of Substantives | [18] |
| The Adjective | [20] |
| The Plural of Adjectives | [21] |
| The Comparison of Adjectives | [23] |
| Irregular Comparisons | [24] |
| Declension of the Adjective | [24] |
| The Numbers | [26] |
| 1. The Cardinal Numbers | [26] |
| 2. The Ordinal Numbers | [27] |
| 3. Fractional Numbers | [27] |
| 4. Proportional Numbers | [28] |
| 5. Collective Numbers | [28] |
| Pronouns | [30] |
| 1. Personal Pronouns | [30] |
| 2. Conjunctive Pronouns | [31] |
| 3. Mixed Pronouns | [31] |
| 4. Possessive Pronouns | [33] |
| 5. Demonstrative Pronouns | [34] |
| 6. Relative Pronouns | [35] |
| 7. Interrogative Pronouns | [36] |
| 8. Indefinite Pronouns | [37] |
| PART II. | |
| Collection of Words | [41] |
| Easy Dialogues | [47] |
| SECOND COURSE. | |
| Verbs | [58] |
| The Auxiliary Verbs | [58] |
| The Regular Verbs | [69] |
| Active Verbs | [69] |
| The Passive Verbs | [79] |
| The Neuter Verbs | [79] |
| The Reflective Verbs | [80] |
| Irregular Verbs | [84] |
| Impersonal Verbs | [107] |
| Adverbs | [108] |
| 1. Adverbs of Time | [108] |
| 2. Adverbs of Place | [108] |
| 3. Adverbs of Number and Comparison | [108] |
| 4. Adverbs of Manner and Kind | [109] |
| 5. Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation | [109] |
| Prepositions | [111] |
| Conjunctions | [113] |
| Interjections | [114] |
| Reading Lessons | [115] |
| Idiomatic Expressions | |
| with Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions etc. | [121] |
FIRST COURSE.
The Pronunciation.
1. The Alphabet.
The Portuguese Alphabet is composed of the 25 following letters:
| pronounced | pronounced | ||
| a | ah | n | ennay |
| b | bay | o | o |
| c | say | p | pay |
| d | day | q | kay |
| e | ai | r | erray |
| f | effay | s | essay |
| g | jay | t | tay |
| h | aghah | u | oo |
| i | ee | v | vay |
| j | dshod | x | shees |
| k | kah | y | ypsilon |
| l | ellay | z | zea |
| m | emmay |
There are six vowels: a, e, i, o, u and y, the rest are consonants.