Learn about an irregular verb that can cause some trouble when conjugating
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Braden: Hello, and welcome to PortuguesePOD101.com, where we study modern Portuguese in a fun, educational format! |
| Thássia: So, brush up on the Portuguese that you started learning long ago, or start learning today. |
| Braden: Thanks for being here with us for this lesson, Thássia, what are we looking at in this lesson? |
| Thássia: Braden, please tell us what we will be learning in this lesson. |
| Braden: In this lesson we'll learn the present tense conjugation of the verb "sair." |
| Thássia: Where does this conversation take place and who is it between? |
| Braden: This conversation takes place at night at the hotel and it's between Marta, Jack, Bia, Vinícius, and Paula. The speakers are friends, therefore they'll be speaking informally. |
| Thássia: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Vinícius: Já escolheram pra onde a gente vai sair? |
| Bia: Vamos ao Biquini's bar. Fica beira-mar de Ipanema, e ouvi dizer que é bem legal lá. |
| Paula: Que tal sairmos para Tartarugas? Fica mais perto, chegaremos mais rápido. |
| Bia: Mas o Biquini’s fica perto do mar. |
| Marta: Também quero ver o mar. |
| Paula: Os dois ficam perto do mar. |
| Jack: Onde tem a cerveja mais gelada? |
| Bia: No Biquini’s, e é mais barata também. |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Vinícius: Já escolheram pra onde a gente vai sair? |
| Bia: Vamos ao Biquini's bar. Fica beira-mar de Ipanema, e ouvi dizer que é bem legal lá. |
| Paula: Que tal sairmos para Tartarugas? Fica mais perto, chegaremos mais rápido. |
| Bia: Mas o Biquini’s fica perto do mar. |
| Marta: Também quero ver o mar. |
| Paula: Os dois ficam perto do mar. |
| Jack: Onde tem a cerveja mais gelada? |
| Bia: No Biquini’s, e é mais barata também. |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Vinícius: Já escolheram pra onde a gente vai sair? |
| Braden: Have you chosen where we're going to go out to? |
| Bia: Vamos ao Biquini's bar. Fica beira-mar de Ipanema, e ouvi dizer que é bem legal lá. |
| Braden: We're going to Biquini's Bar. It's on Ipanema Beach, and I heard that it's very cool there. |
| Paula: Que tal sairmos para Tartarugas? Fica mais perto, chegaremos mais rápido. |
| Braden: How about we go to Tartarugas? It's closer, we'll get there faster. |
| Bia: Mas o Biquini’s fica perto do mar. |
| Braden: But Biquini's is close to the sea. |
| Marta: Também quero ver o mar. |
| Braden: I also want to see the sea. |
| Paula: Os dois ficam perto do mar. |
| Braden: Both of them are close to the sea. |
| Jack: Onde tem a cerveja mais gelada? |
| Braden: Which has the coldest beer? |
| Bia: No Biquini’s, e é mais barata também. |
| Braden: Biquini's, and it's cheaper too. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Braden: Thássia, please tell us about Rio de Janeiro. |
| Thássia: Rio de Janeiro is nicknamed “A cidade maravilhosa” or “The wonderful city”, because of the natural beauty present there. |
| Braden: Rio de Janeiro is probably the most internationally famous city in Brazil and I'm quite sure you've heard quite a bit about it. |
| Thássia: Yes, from Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, to the Samba parades of Carnaval to the Cristo Redentor, Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil’s international icons. |
| Braden: It has one of the largest international airports in Brazil |
| Thássia: and it's located roughly in the middle of cities, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Vitória do Espírito Santo. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Braden: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Thássia: escolher [natural native speed] |
| Braden: to choose |
| Thássia: escolher [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: escolher [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: mar [natural native speed] |
| Braden: sea |
| Thássia: mar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: mar [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: cerveja [natural native speed] |
| Braden: beer |
| Thássia: cerveja [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: cerveja [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: barata [natural native speed] |
| Braden: cockroach |
| Thássia: barata [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: barata [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: barato [natural native speed] |
| Braden: cheap |
| Thássia: barato [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: barato [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: gelado [natural native speed] |
| Braden: cold |
| Thássia: gelado [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: gelado [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: sair [natural native speed] |
| Braden: to leave |
| Thássia: sair [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: sair [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: beira-mar [natural native speed] |
| Braden: sea-side, beach-side, sea bank |
| Thássia: beira-mar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: beira-mar [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: mais [natural native speed] |
| Braden: more |
| Thássia: mais [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: mais [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Thássia: legal [natural native speed] |
| Braden: cool, legal |
| Thássia: legal [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Thássia: legal [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’re going to look at the expression “legal.” |
| Braden: “Legal” literally means "legal" as in legal matters. |
| Thássia: But in the dialogue, it was used to mean "cool" as in "that's so cool" which is it's most common use. |
| Braden: Just remember that when you have an "L" at the end of a word then it makes an "oo" sound. |
| Thássia: Le-gal, legal |
| Braden: Our next word is “Barata.” |
| Thássia: “Barata” has two meanings. In the dialogue, "barata" was used to mean cheap or "low-priced." In this sense, "Barata" is actually the feminine form of the word "barato." |
| Braden: The other meaning of "barata" is "cockroach." These are nastly little things. THe first time I saw one it was walking on top of my bedroom door in Brasília. It was a flying one. |
| Thássia: Eca |
Lesson focus |
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| Braden: Thássia, what are we studying in this lesson? |
| Thássia: The focus of this lesson is the verb sair. In the dialogue we heard the phrase "Já escolheram pra onde a gente vai sair?" |
| Braden: Which means "Have you chosen where we’re going out to?” Here the verb "sair" was used in it's infinitive form. |
| Thássia: The verb sair means “to leave” or “to go out.” Braden, how do we conjugate this? |
| Braden: I should be asking you that! (haha) How do we say I leave |
| Thássia: Eu saio |
| Braden: And you leave |
| Thássia: Você sai |
| Braden: And he/she/it leaves |
| Thássia: ele or ela sai |
| Braden: and we leave |
| Thássia: Nós saímos |
| Braden: and y'all leave |
| Thássia: vocês saem |
| Braden: And they leave |
| Thássia: Eles or elas saem |
| Braden: So, “Sair” is an irregular verb and in certain conjugations can not only change spelling but can also add accent marks. |
| Thássia: That's right. Saio, sai and sais are irregular but are easy to learn. The problem starts with saímos. Saímos has an accent mark because in Portuguese when you have an “a” and an “i” next to each other, they form a diphthong. |
| Braden: A diphthong is when two vowel sounds are treated as one sound. Every language has different rules about what constitiues a diphthong. For example, Spansh has 14 diphthongs but Portuguese only has 9. (this varies depending on who you ask). |
| Thássia: Since the “a” and the “i” form a diphthong, the tonic syllable is pulled to the first vowel and the pronunciation would read “saimos.” |
| Braden: This is not how Brazilian speak, so an accent mark is place on the “i” to mark that the correct tonic syllable is there. “saímos” |
| Thássia: Saem is also an oddly spelled conjugation. |
| Braden: Yeah it is. I think it's because the infinitive has an “i” in it and the “i” is present in every other conjugation but in "saem" it's just gone. |
| Thássia: Now there is a reason for this but it's pretty complex, so we won't get into it now. |
| Braden: Right. Thássia, how about some sample sentences. |
| Thássia: Sure, Que tal sairmos para Tartarugas? means "How about we leave for Tartarugas?” and Já escolheram pra onde a gente vai sair? means "Have you chosen where we’re going to go out to?” |
| Braden: We have a great table in the lesson notes so be sure to check those out. |
Outro |
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| Thássia: até! |
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