Learn five words about sports
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| Oi gente! Tudo bem? This is Jade Furuta, and welcome to Portuguese Weekly Words. And today’s theme is Sports. Do you like sports? |
| 1. basquete "basketball" |
| O basquete é muito popular nos Estados Unidos. "Basketball is very popular in USA." |
| In Brazil, nobody knows much about basketball; it's all about soccer, and a little bit of volleyball. |
| 2. beisebol "baseball" |
| It’s the same, just the intonation changed a little bit. |
| Softbol é parecido com beisebol. "Softball is similar to baseball." |
| I used to play softball during PE classes when I was in junior high school. Yeah, I wasn’t bad, actually. |
| 3. futebol "football/soccer" |
| Futebol é o esporte do Brasil. "Soccer is the sport of Brazil." |
| 4. natação "swimming" |
| Eu fiz aulas de natação quando criança. "I took swimming classes when I was a kid." |
| But actually I am not a good swimmer I can dance, though, I can dance samba. |
| 5. pingue-pongue "ping-pong" |
| See! Almost the same. |
| Você sabe jogar pingue-pongue? "Do you know how to play ping-pong?" |
| I don’t. |
| Acabou! The end! |
| Você gostou da aula? Did you enjoy the class? |
| Thank you for watching, and I’ll see you next week. |
| Um beijo, tchau! |
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