Lição 26: gramática
expresssing “this” & “that”, “these” & “those” | object pronouns (simple): me, te
Lição 14: gramática
demonstrative pronouns, portuguese prepositions, slang & expressions, using alí to express “there”
Lição 25: ensino
expresssing “this” & “that”, “these” & “those” | the expression: já volto | expressions using dar | indefinite pronoun: todo | the preposition por | acabar ➜ to end up
expresssing “this” & “that”, “these” & “those”
There are 3 different words for saying this and 3 for that. Which one you use depends on the gender of the thing you’re talking about. This & That (conversational) m=masculne, f=feminine, n=neutral
Lição 15: ensino
Muito bom! You’ve covered muito material in these 15 chapters. Give it some time to sink in. Review the original version of this novela – at least to find out what happens with Paul and Raquel! Notice the way the porteiro (door man) is speaking with Paul: “Senhor. Esta é a sua mala?” — This…
Lição 18: ensino
the present progressive tense | procurar ➜ to procure, look for
Lesson 14: grammar
demonstrative pronouns
Lesson 23: grammar
descer & subir | indefinite pronouns: uns vários certo
Lesson 11: grammar
expresssing “this” & “that”, “these” & “those”
Me liga ➜ dialog
Brazilians hate making real commitments. They prefer being spontaneous. But, that doesn’t stop them from talking as if they’re going to do something 😉 Watch how this conversation almost goes off the rails while trying to set up a date. In this dialog, Michele (Mee-shell-ee) just finished having a job interview with Vívian. These are…
Faxineira 3 ➜ dialog
* New 3rd part will begin right after a replay the first two segments 🤞 This really is how this would play out in Brazil. Not that the maids here cover up the inevitable accidents, but just that things do_break. All 3 of these chapters happened to me, personally. Having a housekeeper is a real…
THIS & THAT – Demonstrative Pronouns
Portuguese gets complicated as soon as you start trying to say this and that. To this day I get these wrong. That’s because in Portuguese there are 3 different cases to consider. The subject can be male, female, or unknown. In time this starts to come naturally. Actually, what happens is you start to anticipate…
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Vem sempre aqui? ➜ dialog
BERNARDO Nossa! Que aula. CELINA Cansativa, não é? BERNARDO Muito. Mas, gostei. CELINA Também. BERNARDO Você vem sempre aqui? CELINA Não. É minha primeira vez aqui. She could have been more formal and said, É a minha primeira vez aqui. But the article “a” isn’t really necessary. You’ll see the “o” & “a” mainly in…