A casa do Afonso

The rooms of the house

A1 Reading 5 min home, friends Grammar focus: há, prepositions

Visiting a friend's house is one of the first places you need house vocabulary and the verb há, "there is, there are". This text walks floor by floor through a huge house near Porto, giving you rooms, furniture, and the prepositions that place everything inside it.

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there is, there are
o andar
the floor, the storey
no andar de cima / no andar de baixo
upstairs / downstairs
dentro
inside
o quarto
the bedroom
a casa de banho
the bathroom
a sala
the living room
a cozinha
the kitchen
espaçoso, espaçosa
spacious
equipado, equipada
equipped, fitted

Perguntas

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English
1. Quantos andares tem a casa do Afonso?
How many floors does Afonso's house have?
A casa do Afonso tem três andares.
Afonso's house has three floors.
2. Qual a divisão maior da casa e qual a mais pequena?
Which is the biggest room in the house, and which is the smallest?
A divisão maior é a sala e a mais pequena é o espaço para lavar e secar roupa.
The biggest room is the living room and the smallest is the space for washing and drying clothes.
3. O que podemos fazer na cozinha?
What can we do in the kitchen?
Na cozinha podemos cozinhar e jantar.
In the kitchen we can cook and have dinner.
4. O que há nas paredes da sala?
What is on the living room walls?
Nas paredes da sala há quadros originais.
On the living room walls there are original paintings.
5. O que há na parte exterior da casa?
What is there outside the house?
Na parte exterior há um jardim, uma piscina e um espaço para fazer churrasco.
Outside there is a garden, a swimming pool and a space for barbecues.
6. Gostarias de ter uma casa como esta? Porquê?
Would you like a house like this one? Why?
Sim, gostaria, porque é uma casa grande com muito espaço para a família e para os amigos.
Yes, I would, because it is a big house with plenty of room for family and friends.

Nota cultural

The churrasco mentioned in the garden is not just a barbecue, it is a weekend institution. Grilling meat and fish outdoors with family and friends is one of the most common Sunday plans in Portugal, and a house with its own dedicated churrasco spot is something people genuinely envy, just like the narrator does here.

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