"Ele é um menino."
Translation:He is a boy.
October 19, 2013
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They have the same translation - a/an. But they are used differently.
In Portuguese, words have a gender. "um" is the masculine indefinite article and "uma" is the feminine indefinite article.
You use "um" before masculine nouns, and "uma" before feminine ones.
Um menino = A boy
Uma menina = A girl
Um livro = A book
Uma mesa = A table