Portuguese 4.3. Conjunctions

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Conjunctions are important components in Portuguese as they allow the speaker to join sentences and convey useful meanings.

Most Common Conjunctions in Portuguese

ConjunctionMeaningExample
eandGosto da primavera e do verão.
I like spring and summer.
ouorVou tomar café ou chá.
I am going to drink coffee or tea.
seifSe estou cansado, não saio.
If I am tired, I won’t go out.
mas porémbutQuero dormir, mas não consigo.
I want to sleep, but I can’t.
segundoaccording toSegundo os médicos, o café não faz mal.
According to the doctors, coffee is not bad.
excetoexceptVou à academia todos os dias, exceto às sextas.
I go to the gym every day except Friday.
entãothen soBem, então esperarei por você.
Okay, then I will wait for you.
no entantohoweverEstou cansado. No entanto, posso sair com você.
I am tired. However, I can go out with you.
no obstanteneverthelessO clima é seco; não obstante, às vezes chove.
The climate is dry. Nevertheless, sometimes it rains.
para que
a fim de que
so that
in order to
Vou resumir o livro para que você possa entendê-lo.
I will summarize the book so that you can understand it.
porquebecauseEstudo espanhol porque quero morar no México.
I study Spanish because I want to live in Mexico.
por causa debecause ofNão podemos sair por causa da neve.
We can’t go out because of the snow.
em vez de
ao invés de
insteadEm vez de sair hoje, vamos ver um filme.
Instead of going out tonight, we’ll watch a movie.
pois
já que
since
because
for
Vou ao café, pois tenho muito tempo livre.
Vou ao café, já que tenho muito tempo livre.
I’ll go to the coffee shop since I have enough free time.
dado quegiven thatÉ um jogo importante, dado que o vencedor leva tudo.
This is an important game, given that winner takes all.
portantothereforeEra tarde; portanto, não saímos ontem à noite.
It was late; therefore, we didn’t go out last night.
caso contrário
do contrário
otherwiseEspero que não chova; caso contrário, não saímos.
I hope it doesn’t rain; otherwise, we don’t go out.
emboraalthough
even if
Entendo o que ele disse, embora não consiga explicar.
I understand what he said, although I can’t explain it.
apesar dein spite of
despite
Apesar de ser baixo, ele é um jogador muito bom.
Despite being short, he is a very good player.
comoas sinceComo está frio, vou trazer meu casaco.
As it is cold, I will wear my coat.
ou sejathat is
in other words
Falo inglês e português, ou seja, sou bilíngue.
I speak English and Portuguese, in other words, I’m bilingual.
sempre queprovided that
as long as
Eu vou te ajudar sempre que você precisar.
I will help you as long as you need it.
enquantowhile
as long as
Vamos comprar alguma coisa enquanto estamos aqui.
Let’s buy something while we are here.
ou … ou …either… or…Bem, ou partimos agora ou mais tarde.
Okay, we either leave now or later.
não… nem…neither … nor …Meu italiano não é bom nem ruim.
My Italian is neither good nor bad.
além de
à parte de
apart from
besides
Além do tempo, não gosto deste lugar.
Apart from the weather, I don’t like this place.
ao contrário deunlikeAo contrário de você, não sei alemão.
Unlike you, I don’t know German.

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