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"Museum" in Portuguese: museu

o museu

Say it: moo-ZEH-oomasculine · o museunoun/mu.ˈzew/

Museum in Portuguese is o museu (masculine). Say no museu for at the museum and visitar o museu for a visit. Plural is museus.

Sunday plan

Vamos ao museu depois do almoço.
Let's go to the museum after lunch.
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How to pronounce museu

Say it

moo-ZEH-oo

/mu.ˈzew/

moo-ZEH-oo. Stress ZEH.

"Museum" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
o museuthe museum

Default noun.

no museuat/in the museum

Location.

visitar o museuto visit the museum

Activity.

entrada do museumuseum entrance

Meeting point.

museu grátisfree museum

Ticket talk.

How to use museu in real life

  1. 1Sunday plan

    Vamos ao museu depois do almoço.

    Let's go to the museum after lunch.

    Ao museu = to the museum.

  2. 2Inside the gallery

    No museu não pode usar flash.

    In the museum you can't use flash.

    No museu marks location.

  3. 3Tourist tip

    Esse museu abre mais cedo na sexta.

    This museum opens earlier on Friday.

    Esse museu as subject.

Mistakes English speakers make with museu

Incorrect: A museu é famoso.

Correct: O museu é famoso.

Museu is masculine: o museu.

Incorrect: Fui no museum.

Correct: Fui ao museu. / Fui no museu.

Use museu, not English museum.

Good to know

Brazilian cities mix free museus públicos and ticketed shows. Free nights draw long lines. Meeting at a entrada do museu is a classic date or school-trip plan. Photos without flash are the usual rule.

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Choosing an exhibit

  1. ChatPal

    Qual museu você quer ver?

    Which museum do you want to see?

  2. You

    O museu de arte moderna.

    The modern art museum.

  3. ChatPal

    Ótimo. O museu fica perto do parque.

    Great. The museum is near the park.

  4. You

    Perfeito. Te encontro na entrada do museu.

    Perfect. Meet you at the museum entrance.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Museum" in Portuguese

At the museum?

No museu.

Plural?

Os museus.

Gender?

Masculine: o museu.

Go to the museum?

Ir ao museu / ir no museu (spoken).

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