手早い答え
cômodo は家のどの部屋にも使え、quarto は寝室です。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
cômodo
room in a building
Use cômodo for any separate room or interior space in a home.
quarto
bedroom
Use quarto for the room used for sleeping.
選び方
- cômodo: Choose cômodo if the sentence points to any separate room or interior space in a home.
- quarto: Choose quarto if the sentence points to the room used for sleeping.
例文
A casa tem cinco cômodos.
The house has five rooms.
O quarto das crianças fica no andar de cima.
The children’s bedroom is upstairs.
よくある落とし穴
Portuguese quarto is not the general translation of English “room.” A kitchen is a cômodo, but not a quarto.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はcômodoで、もう一度はquartoで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。