Learn how to ask where you can get something
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Portuguese Survival Phrases brought to you by PortuguesePod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Brazil. You will be surprised at how far a little Portuguese will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In this lesson, we'll introduce you to a phrase that will help you track down that specific something you're looking for. |
| Today's phrase is, "Where can I buy something?" |
| First, we need a something, so let's use the word roupas, which means, "clothes." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: rou-pas. Now let's hear it once again: roupas. |
| In Portuguese, "Where can I buy clothes?" is Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| The first word, onde, means, "where." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: onde |
| And, onde |
| This is followed by posso, which in English is, "I can." |
| posso |
| posso |
| So to recap here, we have Onde posso. Literally, this means, "Where can I." |
| Let's take a look at the next word, comprar, which means, "buy." |
| comprar |
| comprar |
| The last word we have is the 'something' you want to buy, which in our case is roupas. |
| roupas |
| Roupas |
| So all together, we have Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| Literally, this means, "Where I can buy clothes?" |
| Now, to ask for a different item we can just replace the word roupas with the new term. |
| Let's try "açaí smoothie," which in Portuguese is, açaí na tigela. |
| So our phrase becomes Onde posso comprar açaí na tigela? |
| The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for. In this case, the açaí na tigela. |
| Let's take a look at the components. First, we have açaí, which is the natives' name for this fruit. Most Americans have heard of it and I highly suggest eating it while in Brazil because it's one of my favorite foods. |
| So let’s break this down: açaí |
| And remember, the stress goes on the í. |
| And one time fast, açaí. |
| Next we have na, which means, "in the." |
| na |
| na |
| And last, we have tigela, which means, "bowl." |
| tigela |
| tigela |
| And altogether we have açaí na tigela. Literally, this means, "açaí in the bowl," or "açaí smoothie." |
| This phrase will come in handy before leaving the hotel, talking with taxi drivers, or other people trying to help you locate a desired item. Now that you're able to ask, you're going to get an answer...as we're running out of time for today we're going to cover that in a later lesson. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so boa sorte! |
| “Where can I buy clothes?” - Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| Onde posso comprar roupas? |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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