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Future Tense (I will be etc)
ser estar
serei [siray] estarei [shtaray]
serás [sirash] estarás [shtarash]
será [sira] estará [shtara]
seremos [siraymoosh] estaremos [shtaraymoosh]
serão [sirowng] estarão [shtarowng]
Ser
Ser indicates an inherent quality, a permanent state or characr -
teristic, i.e. something which is unlikely to change:
a neve é branca
a nehv eh branka
snow is white
Ser is also used with occupations, nationalities, the time andr
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
to indicate possession:
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somos escoceses minha mãe é professora
sohmoosh shkoosayzish meen-ya mayng eh proofesohra
we are Scottish my mum is a teacher
Verbs
este é o nosso carro são cinco da tarde
ayshteh oo nosoo karroo sowng seenkoo da tard
this is our car it’s five o’clock in the afternoon
Estar
Estar, on the other hand, is used to describe the temporary or
passing qualities of something or someone:
estou zangado contigo estou cansado
shtoh zangadoo konteegoo shtoh kansadoo
I’m angry with you I’m tired
este café está frio
aysht kafeh shta free-oo
this coffee is cold
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