Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How is the food?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Paloma: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Portuguese learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Paloma: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How is the food? In Portuguese this is |
| Felipe: Como está a comida? |
| Paloma: The first word in the question is |
| Felipe: como |
| Paloma: meaning “how” in English. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) como |
| Paloma: Listen again and repeat. |
| Felipe: como |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Felipe: está |
| Paloma: meaning “is”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) está |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: está |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: como está |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: a |
| Paloma: meaning “the”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) a |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: a |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: como está a |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: comida |
| Paloma: meaning “food”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) comida |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: comida |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Felipe: como está a comida? |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question “How is the food?” |
| Felipe: Está deliciosa. |
| Paloma: "It's delicious.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Felipe: (Slow) Está deliciosa. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Felipe: está |
| Paloma: meaning “is”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) está |
| Paloma: Now repeat |
| Felipe: está |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: deliciosa |
| Paloma: meaning “tasty”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) deliciosa |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: deliciosa |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the speaker say, “It's delicious”, and then repeat. |
| Felipe: Está deliciosa. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: To use a different phrase, replace “delicious” with “very good.” |
| Felipe: muito boa |
| Paloma: very good |
| Felipe: (slow) muito boa (regular) muito boa |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “very good” |
| Felipe: Está muito boa. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “delicious”. Say “It's very good” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Está muito boa. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace “very good” with “so-so”. |
| Felipe: mais ou menos |
| Paloma: so-so |
| Felipe: (slow) mais ou menos (regular) mais ou menos |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “so-so” |
| Felipe: Está mais ou menos. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for very good. Say “It's so-so” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Está mais ou menos. |
| Paloma: To use a different phrase, replace “so-so” with “too salty”. |
| Felipe: muito salgada |
| Paloma: too salty |
| Felipe: (slow) muito salgada (regular) muito salgada |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “too salty” |
| Felipe: Está muito salgada. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for “so-so”. Say “It's too salty” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Está muito salgada. |
| QUIZ |
| Paloma: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Brazil and someone asks you your opinion on the food you're eating. You want to say it's delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Como está a comida? (five seconds) Está deliciosa. |
| Paloma: Now, you want to say it's very good. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Como está a comida? (five seconds) Está muito boa. |
| Paloma: you want to say it's so-so. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Felipe: Como está a comida? (five seconds) Está mais ou menos. |
| Paloma: You want to say it's too salty. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Como está a comida? (five seconds) Está muito salgada. |
| Paloma: Now you want to know what -that- person thinks of the meal. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Felipe: Como está a comida? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Paloma: This is the end of Lesson 10 |
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