Phrase · 🙋 Introducing yourself

Você estuda ou trabalha?

Do you study or work?

A1asking about work or studiesAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Você1pronounyou3rd sing. · subjectestuda1verbstudyestudar · present · 3rd sing.ou2conjunctionortrabalha1verbworktrabalhar · present · 3rd sing.?

The notes match the numbers above.

1
With você, -ar verbs end in -a: estuda, trabalha. Present indicative: regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs →
2
ou = or. A yes/no question needs no change in word order, just rising intonation. Linking words I: e, mas, ou, porque, quando, que →