It's important to pick up the "ownership words" like mine & yours, his & hers. There are others like our, their and etc. Just focus on yours, mine, his & hers.
Learning these will get you ready for using gender in your sentences. And as you're discovering, applying gender is unavoidable. I think it's the most difficult things to get used to in learning Portuguese. Many people just give up at this point. I almost did ;-).
It's important to pick up the "ownership words" like mine & yours, his & hers. There are others like our, their etc. Just focus on yours, mine, his & hers.
Learning these will prepare you for using gender correctly. You can't avoid it. I think this is the single, most difficult rule to get used to. Many people give up at this point. I almost did 😅.
adverbs of place: longe and perto
far from = longe de
close to = perto de
longe(far)
perto(close)
If the de is followed by an o, a (articles) or an ele, ela (pronouns) you must combine (contract) the de with it. For example,
de + a = da »Eu estou longe da cidade.(I'm far from the city.)
de + ele = dele »Nós moramos perto dele.(We live close to him.)
adverbs of place: longe and perto | the expression: não é | using onde | possessive pronouns | using SER & FICAR to express location | ficar ➜ to remain, stay, become
Notice that you wouldn’t insert a de when saying something like, eu vou fazer or, vamos falar BUT YOU COULD!
In other words, if you were to say: vamos de falar em Português you’d be perfectly understood. In fact – this is how things are spoken in the Português of portugal.
The preposition de is most famously found (almost) always after the verbs GOSTAR and PRECISAR. So you’re really saying for example that you like of something or, need of something.
de fazer ➜Eu tenho o direito de fazer. ➜ I have the right to do (it).
de falar ➜Estou com medo de falar.➜ I'm afraid to speak.
Eu vou no jiu-jitsu no domingo. I'm going to jiu-jitsu on Sunday.
Ela vai ao escritório vestida de profissional.She goes to the office dressed like a professional.
Nós sempre vamos juntos.We always go together.
Quero ir com vocês!I want to go with you guys!
Vamos de táxi.Let's go by taxi.
IR is often used in combination with other verbs to express the future. IR remains in the present tense even when talking about future action.
I am going to run later today. » Eu vou correr hoje mais tarde.
This is by far, the most common way the future is expressed. The less common method is via the future tense: I am going to run later today. » Eu irá correr hoje mais tarde.
Eu vou pagar a conta.I'm going to pay the bill.
Eu vou viajar amanhã.I'm going to travel tomorrow.
Ela vai ligar mais tarde.She's going to call later.
Portuguese possessive pronouns 
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