Topic: Portuguese

"Ele come a refeição."

Translation:He eats the meal.

August 6, 2013

14 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Har29vey

    This was a "Listen and Type" question, but there was no sound, either at regular speed or slower.

    August 6, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/vivisaurus
    • 2166

    It seems to have been corrected. Thanks for reporting it! =)

    August 13, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/cloudhorizon

      You're right, there's no audio for it even now, when I try to play it here. :s Better report it (if you didn't already, if not then the next time you encounter it)

      August 6, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Har29vey

        Thanks for the confirmation, cloudhorizon. I have reported it.

        August 7, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/just_gabe

          it sounds a lot like "heh-feh-soh", awful voice!

          December 14, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/MattBoto

            Heh-feh-saoh is correct, gabe. Rs at the beginning of words take on an H sound.

            December 24, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/just_gabe

              Really? similar to the french R? now it all makes sense!

              December 25, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/scadwyn

                Why is 'He is eating the meal" wrong?

                February 13, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/vivisaurus
                • 2166

                I think it is because there is a closer translation for that: Ele está comendo a refeição. =]

                May 13, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Mkid1

                  Wouldn't "He eats a meal" also be a satisfactory translation?

                  February 24, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/vivisaurus
                  • 2166

                  In that case, the sentence would have to be Ele come uma refeição. =]

                  May 13, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Nonzo

                    Why 'a' and not 'o'? Refeicao is masculine isn't it because it ends in an 'o'?

                    September 18, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
                    Mod

                      Words ended in "ção" can be either masculine or feminine. "Refeição" is a feminine noun.

                      September 18, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Nonzo

                        Thanks Paulenrique. You are a great help to us learners!

                        September 18, 2018
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