Learn how to ask "Why?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘why’ in Portuguese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask 'Why are you late?' in Portuguese. |
| Ana: [Normal] Por que você chegou atrasado? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Ana: [Normal] por que [Slow] por que |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Ana: [Normal] você [Slow] você |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'arrived' |
| Ana: [Normal] chegou [Slow] chegou |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'late' |
| Ana: [Normal] atrasado [Slow] atrasado |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Why are you late?' |
| Ana: [Slow] Por que você chegou atrasado? [Normal] Por que você chegou atrasado? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I missed the bus.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Eu perdi o ônibus. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'missed' |
| Ana: [Normal] perdi [Slow] perdi |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'the bus' |
| Ana: [Normal] o ônibus [Slow] o ônibus |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I missed the bus.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Eu perdi o ônibus. [Normal] Eu perdi o ônibus. |
| Eric: Now, here's the way to ask 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Ana: [Normal] Por que você vai embora tão cedo? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Ana: [Normal] por que [Slow] por que |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Ana: [Normal] você [Slow] você |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'go away' |
| Ana: [Normal] vai embora [Slow] vai embora |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'so' |
| Ana: [Normal] tão [Slow] tão |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'early' |
| Ana: [Normal] cedo [Slow] cedo |
| Eric: Listen again to the question, 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Ana: [Slow] Por que você vai embora tão cedo? [Normal] Por que você vai embora tão cedo? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'To not miss the bus.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Para não perder o ônibus. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'to' |
| Ana: [Normal] para [Slow] para |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'no' |
| Ana: [Normal] não [Slow] não |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to miss' |
| Ana: [Normal] perder [Slow] perder |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Ana: [Normal] o [Slow] o |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'bus' |
| Ana: [Normal] ônibus [Slow] ônibus |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'To not miss the bus.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Para não perder o ônibus. [Normal] Para não perder o ônibus. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ana: If you want, you can freely move the por que to the end of the sentence in Portuguese instead. For example, Você chegou atrasado por quê? In this case, you need to add a circumflex accent, since it's at the end of the sentence. |
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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