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
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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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