Learn how to conjugate two irregular verbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Braden: Hello, and welcome back to the PortuguesePOD101.com , the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Portuguese! I'm joined in the studio by... |
| Thássia: Hello everyone. Thássia here. |
| Thássia: Braden, please tell us what we'll learn in this lesson. |
| Braden: In this lesson you'll learn how to conjugate the frequently used irregular verbs "ver" and "ler." |
| Thássia: Where does this conversation take place and who is it between? |
| Braden: It takes place at night in the garage and it's between Roberto and Carla. |
| Thássia: What's the formality level of this conversation? |
| Braden: Well, Roberto and Carla are are friends, so they'll be speaking informally. |
| Thássia: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| Extra: and they are trying to back out of the garage. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Roberto: Carla, você tem certeza que consegue tirar o carro da garagem? |
| Carla: Claro! Mas preciso de alguém para me orientar. |
| Roberto: Pode deixar que eu te ajudo, Carla. |
| Carla: Vê pra mim se dá pra ir de ré. |
| Roberto: Dá sim! Vai mais para a direita. Vê no retrovisor! |
| Carla: Não vejo nada pelo retrovisor! |
| Roberto: Vai mais para a direita então! Não! a di-rei-ta! Você está indo para a esquerda. |
| (Bateu) |
| Carla: O que houve? Eu não vi. |
| Roberto: Você bateu no portão. |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Roberto: Carla, você tem certeza que consegue tirar o carro da garagem? |
| Carla: Claro! Mas preciso de alguém para me orientar. |
| Roberto: Pode deixar que eu te ajudo, Carla. |
| Carla: Vê pra mim se dá pra ir de ré. |
| Roberto: Dá sim! Vai mais para a direita. Vê no retrovisor! |
| Carla: Não vejo nada pelo retrovisor! |
| Roberto: Vai mais para a direita então! Não! a di-rei-ta! Você está indo para a esquerda. |
| (Bateu) |
| Carla: O que houve? Eu não vi. |
| Roberto: Você bateu no portão. |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Roberto: Carla, você tem certeza que consegue tirar o carro da garagem? |
| Braden: Carla, are you sure you can get the car out of the garage? |
| Carla: Claro! Mas preciso de alguém para me orientar. |
| Braden: Of course! But I need someone to guide me. |
| Roberto: Pode deixar que eu te ajudo, Carla. |
| Braden: Don't worry because I'll help you, Carla. |
| Carla: Vê pra mim se dá pra ir de ré. |
| Braden: Check for me if I can go in reverse. |
| Roberto: Dá sim! Vai mais para a direita. Vê no retrovisor! |
| Braden: Yes, you can. Go more to the right. Look in the rear-view mirror. |
| Carla: Não vejo nada pelo retrovisor! |
| Braden: I can't see anything in the rear-view mirror! |
| Roberto: Vai mais para a direita então! Não! a di-rei-ta! Você está indo para a esquerda. |
| Braden: Go more to the right then! No! To the right! You are going to the left. |
| (Bateu) |
| Braden(Car hits garage door) |
| Carla: O que houve? Eu não vi. |
| Braden: What happened? I didn't see. |
| Roberto: Você bateu no portão. |
| Braden: You hit the garage door. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Braden: Sounds like they had a hard time. |
| Thássia: Yes it does. I always hate backing out of the garage. Braden, what do you think about driving in Brazil. |
| Braden: Well, the first time I drove in Brazil I thought I was going to die and almost did about three times. |
| Thássia: What happened? |
| Braden: Well, on the books, driving regulations in Brazil are almost identical to the States but the reality is that those laws are often not enforced and therefore not followed. |
| Thássia: Like the fact that “STOP” signs are optional. |
| Braden: Exactly. Even more nerve racking to me is that car insurance is not obligatory. So if someone hits you the chance of them having car insurance is very low. Couple those with a “biggest vehicle has right-of-way” understanding and you get a very stressful situation. |
| Thássia: Most people are good drivers but it does take some getting used to. |
| Braden: In this lesson we've included a bunch of driving vocabulary because those are important things. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Braden: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Thássia: carro [natural native speed] |
| Braden: car |
| Thássia: carro [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: carro [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: garagem [natural native speed] |
| Braden: garage |
| Thássia: garagem [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: garagem [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: ré [natural native speed] |
| Braden: reverse |
| Thássia: ré [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: ré [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: alguém [natural native speed] |
| Braden: someone |
| Thássia: alguém [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: alguém [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: retrovisor [natural native speed] |
| Braden: rear-view mirror |
| Thássia: retrovisor [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: retrovisor [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: direita [natural native speed] |
| Braden: right |
| Thássia: direita [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: direita [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: espelho [natural native speed] |
| Braden: mirror |
| Thássia: espelho [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: espelho [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: esquerda [natural native speed] |
| Braden: left |
| Thássia: esquerda [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: esquerda [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: ver [natural native speed] |
| Braden: to see |
| Thássia: ver [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: ver [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: deixar [natural native speed] |
| Braden: to leave |
| Thássia: deixar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: deixar [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: ler [natural native speed] |
| Braden: to read |
| Thássia: ler [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: ler [natural native speed] |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Braden: Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Thássia: In this lesson we’ll look at the phrase “vê se dá.” |
| Braden: The literal translation of “vê se dá,” is “see if it gives,” but that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in English. |
| Thássia: Not literally, but “vê se dá” is a informal phrase used as “check if” or "check if it works." In the dialogue, Carla said “Vê pra mim se dá pra ir de ré” to mean “Check for me if I can go in reverse” |
| Braden: The next phrase we’ll look at is “pode deixar.” |
| Thássia: “Pode deixar” means “don’t worry” or “that’s ok” and it has a very reassuring feeling. |
| Braden: In the dialogue, Roberto offered a helping hand to Carla saying “Pode deixar que eu te ajudo” which we translated as “Don’t worry because I’ll help you.” |
| Thássia: You could also use “pode deixar” to mean “I'll do it.” to answer a request to do something. |
| Braden: Next we have “vai ver.” |
| Thássia: “Vai ver” means “maybe” and indicates a possible explanation for something, a hypothesis. |
| Braden: For example, “vai ver ele não veio porque está doente” to mean “maybe he didn’t came because he is sick.” |
| Thássia: The last words we’ll look at today are “espelho” and “retrovisor.” “Espelho” is the Portuguese word for “mirror,” and “retrovisor” is the Portuguese word for “rear-view mirror,” a specific mirror for cars. |
| Braden: Now, the correct word for a car mirror is “retrovisor” but many people say “espelho.” |
| Thássia: Usually, people who say "espelho" either don't have a car or don't drive. |
Lesson focus |
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| Braden: So in this grammar point we have two verbs for you. |
| Thássia: That's right. The focus of this lesson is the verbs ver and ler. |
| Braden: In the dialogue we heard the phrase "Vê no retrovisor." |
| Thássia: Which we translated as "Look in the rear-view mirror.” |
| Braden: The verb “ver” in Portuguese is an irregular verb and it means “to see.” It’s used in most of the same ways as the English “to see.” |
| Thássia: For example, the sentence Eu vejo que está tudo certo. translates to “I see that everything is good.” |
| Braden: let's go through the conjugation of the verb "ver." How do you say "I see" |
| Thássia: Eu vejo |
| Braden: And you see |
| Thássia: Você vê |
| Braden: and he/she/it sees |
| Thássia: Ele or ela vê |
| Braden: and we see |
| Thássia: Nós vemos |
| Braden: and y'all see |
| Thássia: Vocês vêem |
| Braden: And last, they see |
| Thássia: Eles or elas vêem |
| Braden: Can you hear that beautiful pronunciation? Perfect? Thank you! |
| Thássia: You're welcome! |
| Braden: Okay, so now we're going to look at the verb "ler." Thássia, why are we looking at two verbs today? |
| Thássia: It's because. The cojugation pattern for "ver" and the conjugation pattern for the verb "ler" are almost identical. |
| Braden: Exactly. Now, if you have the lesson notes, it's easy to see why they are so similar so be sure to check those out. |
| Thássia: Now, on to the verb "Ler." "Ler" as a verb simply means “to read” |
| Braden: Right. For example, “Eu gosto de ler” means “I like to read.” or “I like reading.” |
| Thássia: In Portuguese, the verb ler is very versatile and can be used in many situations. |
| Braden: Right. The sentence Ele gosta muito de ler mesmo. means "He really likes to read a lot." |
| Thássia: Or Viu! Ele leu as horas errado. which means "See! Ele read the time wrong." |
| Braden: Let's go through the conjugation of the verb ler. Thássia, how do you say I read |
| Thássia: Eu leio |
| Braden: And you read |
| Thássia: Você lê |
| Braden: and he/she/it reads |
| Thássia: Ele or ela lê |
| Braden: and we read |
| Thássia: Nós lemos |
| Braden: and y'all read |
| Thássia: Vocês lêem |
| Braden: And last, they read |
| Thássia: Eles or elas lêem |
| Braden: So here we have nearly identical patterns |
| Thássia: The only major thing that changes is the first letter in each conjugation. All the conjugations for the verb "ver" start with "v." |
| Braden: And all the conjugations for the verb "ler" start with "l." |
Outro |
| Braden: That just about does it for today. |
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| Braden: Bye |
| Thássia: tchau! |
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