Parent note

Practice o céu nublado

Practice the word with its article: o céu nublado, cloudy. In European Portuguese, the article 'o' helps show that céu nublado is masculine singular.

English
cloudy
Say together
o céu nublado
Gender cue
'o' = masculine singular
Plural
os céus nublados

Portuguese nouns have grammatical gender. The article is included here so children learn the sound of the word and its gender pattern together, instead of treating the article as an extra grammar detail later.

There are useful patterns, but gender is not perfectly predictable from spelling and there are edge cases. The dictionary links below are there for adults who want to check the full entry, grammar details, or pronunciation notes.

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