Introduction |
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who someone is in Portuguese. |
Body |
Eric: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in Portuguese. |
Ana: [Normal] Quem é? |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'who' |
Ana: [Normal] quem [Slow] quem |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
Ana: [Normal] é [Slow] é |
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?' |
Ana: [Slow] Quem é? [Normal] Quem é? |
Eric: Now, imagine you just saw a stranger. Here's the way to say, 'Who is he?' |
Ana: [Normal] Quem é ele? |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'who' |
Ana: [Normal] quem [Slow] quem |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
Ana: [Normal] é [Slow] é |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'he' |
Ana: [Normal] ele [Slow] ele |
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is he?' |
Ana: [Slow] Quem é ele? [Normal] Quem é ele? |
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
Ana: [Normal] Sou eu. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'am' |
Ana: [Normal] sou [Slow] sou |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I' |
Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'It's me.' |
Ana: [Slow] Sou eu. [Normal] Sou eu. |
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'That’s my friend.' |
Ana: [Normal] É o meu amigo. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'is' |
Ana: [Normal] é [Slow] é |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
Ana: [Normal] o [Slow] o |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
Ana: [Normal] meu [Slow] meu |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'friend' |
Ana: [Normal] amigo [Slow] amigo |
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'That’s my friend.' |
Ana: [Slow] É o meu amigo. [Normal] É o meu amigo. |
Cultural Insight |
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Ana: When speaking on the phone, you may ask Quem está falando? meaning “Who is speaking?” The answer should be something like É a Ana or "It's Ana." |
Outro
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Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Ana: Tchau! |
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