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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 20 - Talking about Your Likes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and affirmatively answer a question about your likes in Portuguese.
Body
Eric: Here's a way to ask 'Do you like chocolate?' in Portuguese.
Ana: [Normal] Você gosta de chocolate?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'you'
Ana: [Normal] você [Slow] você
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'like'
Ana: [Normal] gosta [Slow] gosta
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'of'
Ana: [Normal] de [Slow] de
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'chocolate'
Ana: [Normal] chocolate [Slow] chocolate
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you like chocolate?'
Ana: [Slow] Você gosta de chocolate? [Normal] Você gosta de chocolate?
Eric: Now, here's the way to ask, 'Do you like sweets?'
Ana: [Normal] Você gosta de doce?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'you'
Ana: [Normal] você [Slow] você
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'like'
Ana: [Normal] gosta [Slow] gosta
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'of'
Ana: [Normal] de [Slow] de
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'sweets'
Ana: [Normal] doce [Slow] doce
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you like sweets?'
Ana: [Slow] Você gosta de doce? [Normal] Você gosta de doce?
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I like it.'
Ana: [Normal] Eu gosto sim.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'I'
Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'like'
Ana: [Normal] gosto [Slow] gosto
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'yes'
Ana: [Normal] sim [Slow] sim
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I like it.'
Ana: [Slow] Eu gosto sim. [Normal] Eu gosto sim.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'Yes, I love chocolates.'
Ana: [Normal] Sim, eu amo chocolate.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Ana: [Normal] sim [Slow] sim
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'love'
Ana: [Normal] amo [Slow] amo
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'chocolate'
Ana: [Normal] chocolate [Slow] chocolate
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I love chocolates.'
Ana: [Slow] Sim, eu amo chocolate. [Normal] Sim, eu amo chocolate.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Ana: Asking what someone likes is the best way to make friends in Brazil. We always appreciate if someone is interested to know the details of what we like or dislike. Plus, it's a perfect small talk starter!

Outro

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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