Learn how to tell someone where you are from
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Braden: Hi and welcome back to PortuguesePod101.com. The fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Portuguese. This is Introduction Lesson 3 - “Give them something to talk about in Portuguese!” Braden here. |
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| Braden: So, onto the lesson. The focus of this lesson is about telling where you’re from. |
| Thassia: The dialogue for this lesson takes us to Curitiba. One of Brazil’s most important cities. |
| Braden: Let’s have a listen. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Marcos: Julie, de onde você é? |
| Julie: Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: One time, slowly please. |
| Thassia: Uma vez devagar, por favor. |
| Marcos: Julie, de onde você é? |
| Julie: Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: And one time fast, with the translation. |
| Thassia: Uma vez rápido, com tradução. |
| Braden: Julie, de onde você é? “Julie, where are you from?” |
| Thassia: Sou dos Estados Unidos. “I’m from the United States.” |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Thassia: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary and phrases in this dialogue. The first phrase we’ll look at is De onde você é? |
| Braden: Which literally translates to “From where you are?” It means “Where are you from?” |
| Thassia: This is a common phrase to hear when you first meet someone. It’s a polite question that helps you know more about other people. |
| Braden: The second phrase we’ll look at is? |
| Thassia: Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: Which means “I am from the United States.” |
| Thassia: This phrase can be used as a formula. So, if you’re not from the United States, you can replace Estados Unidos with the Portuguese word for your country. |
| Braden: Some examples are? |
| Thassia: Inglaterra. |
| Braden: Which is “England”. |
| Thassia: Canadá. |
| Braden: Which is “Canada”. And? |
| Thassia: Índia. |
| Braden: Which is “India”. |
| Thassia: Let’s review this phrase. |
| Braden: Okay. So, here’s the English. “I’m from the United States.” And the translation in Portuguese is? |
| Thassia: Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: Could you say that slowly? |
| Thassia: Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: Great, and one time fast? |
| Thassia: Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: Awesome. Now, let’s move onto the grammar point. |
Lesson focus |
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| Thassia: The focus of this grammar point is the phrase Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: In this grammar point, we’re going to look specifically at the word Sou which means “I am”. |
| Thassia: Because Portuguese verbs are stronger than English verbs, you can often drop certain words in Portuguese that you couldn’t drop in English. |
| Braden: That’s right. So, in this phrase the word Eu which means “I” has been dropped and simply inferred because of the verb. |
| Thassia: Literally translated, the phrase Sou dos Estados Unidos is “Am from the United States.” |
| Braden: Now, this sounds kind of odd in English, but in it’s perfectly normal in Portuguese. |
| Thassia: Last, we have the cultural insights section. |
| Braden: Here, we explain about living in Brazil. Simple ways to avoid misunderstandings and tips on using Portuguese you won’t find in any textbook. |
| Thassia: Understanding Brazilian culture is very important, because there’s much more to communication in Portuguese than just the words. |
| Braden: That’s for sure. Voice tone, facial expressions and word choice and even grammar itself are often governed by culture. |
| Thassia: So, our great tip for this lessons is that you probably don’t want to directly say “I’m American.” |
| Braden: Right. That’s because Brazilians consider themselves Americans, as well, because they’re also from the Americas. |
| Thassia: That’s why we taught you to say Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Braden: It’s more neutral and will help you avoiding offending anyone. Okay, so that’s a shorten version of one of our audio lessons. |
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| Thassia: Thank you for listening to our introduction series and we’re excited to meet you again in our online community. |
Outro |
| Braden: Have a great day! |
| Thassia: Tchau. |
| Braden: See you next time! |
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| Marcos: Julie, de onde você é? |
| Julie: Sou dos Estados Unidos. |
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