Learn about plants that are common in Brazil
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I’m Eric. |
| Felipe: And I’m Felipe! |
| Eric: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary, Lesson 13! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are five common Brazilian plants. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at PortuguesePod101.com. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: Felipe, what’s our first word? |
| Felipe: ipê-amarelo |
| Eric: golden trumpet tree |
| Felipe: (slow) ipê-amarelo (regular) ipê-amarelo |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: ipê-amarelo |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: The golden trumpet tree is the national flower of Brazil. It's the most known and cultivated tree in Brazil. It has wonderful flowers and is commonly used as a street or park tree in many cities. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) No inverno, o ipê-amarelo perde as suas folhas, e as suas lindas flores amarelas florescem. |
| Eric: During winter, the Golden trumpet tree loses its leaves, and its beautiful yellow flowers blossom. |
| Felipe: (slow) No inverno, o ipê-amarelo perde as suas folhas, e as suas lindas flores amarelas florescem. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Felipe: mandacaru |
| Eric: cactus from Brazil |
| Felipe: (slow) mandacaru (regular) mandacaru |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: mandacaru |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: This is a common type of cactus found in northeastern Brazil. It’s often used as animal feed, grows up to five meters, and is very resistant to drought. It blossoms during spring, but its flowers only last a night. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) O fruto do mandacaru é doce e comestível, com polpa branca e pequenas sementes pretas. |
| Eric: The fruit of the mandacaru is sweet and edible, with pulp and small black seeds. |
| Felipe: (slow) O fruto do mandacaru é doce e comestível, com polpa branca e pequenas sementes pretas. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Felipe: araucária |
| Eric: Brazilian pine |
| Felipe: (slow) araucária (regular) araucária |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: araucária |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: The Brazilian pine is the symbol of the Paraná state, and its seed is widely used in southern Brazilian cuisine. Nowadays this tree is critically endangered due to high exploitation of its wood and seeds. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) A araucária tem formato de cálice. |
| Eric: The Brazilian nut has a chalice shape. |
| Felipe: (slow) A araucária tem formato de cálice. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Felipe: manacá-da-serra |
| Eric: manacá-da-serra tree |
| Felipe: (slow) manacá-da-serra (regular) manacá-da-serra |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: manacá-da-serra |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: This tree is part of the Atlantic forest of Brazil. The beauty of this tree is its flower, which changes from white to pink, and then purple, so it's possible to see the same tree with flowers in different colors. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) No verão, quando todos vão à praia, é comum ver manacás-da-serra floridos no meio da Mata Atlântica. |
| Eric: During summer, when everyone goes to the beach, it's common to see manacá-da-serra trees in flower in the middle of the Atlantic forest. |
| Felipe: (slow) No verão, quando todos vão à praia, é comum ver manacás-da-serra floridos no meio da Mata Atlântica. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Felipe: seringueira |
| Eric: rubber tree |
| Felipe: (slow) seringueira (regular) seringueira |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Felipe: seringueira |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Milky latex can be extracted from the rubber tree, which is originally from the Amazon forest. When latex was a major export in Brazil, the nation was in its so-called "rubber cycle," but this went into decline when the British started to produce latex in African and Asian colonies. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Felipe: (normal) O seringueiro é quem faz a sangria da seringueira. |
| Eric: The rubber latex gatherer is who does the bleeding of the rubber tree. |
| Felipe: (slow) O seringueiro é quem faz a sangria da seringueira. |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: Okay, listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Felipe will give you the Portuguese – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Felipe: ipê-amarelo |
| [pause]Eric: golden trumpet tree |
| Felipe: mandacaru |
| [pause]Eric: cactus from Brazil |
| Felipe: araucária |
| [pause]Eric: Brazilian pine |
| Felipe: manacá-da-serra |
| [pause]Eric: manacá-da-serra tree |
| Felipe: seringueira |
| [pause]Eric: rubber tree |
Outro |
| Ericki: There you have it – five plants found in Brazil! We have more vocab lists available at PortuguesePod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Felipe: Tchau. |
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