Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How tall are you?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How tall are you? |
Lesson focus |
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| In Portuguese this is |
| Felipe: Quantos metros você tem? |
| Paloma: The first word in the question is |
| Felipe: quantos |
| Paloma: meaning "how many" in English. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) quantos |
| Paloma: Listen again and repeat. |
| Felipe: quantos |
| {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: metros |
| Paloma: meaning "meters." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) metros |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: metros |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: quantos metros |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: você |
| Paloma: meaning "you." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) você |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: você |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: quantos metros você |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: tem |
| Paloma: meaning "have." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) tem |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: tem |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Felipe: quantos metros você tem? |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: You'll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How tall are you?" |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e oitenta. |
| Paloma: "I'm 180 cm tall." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Felipe: (Slow) Eu tenho um metro e oitenta. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word... |
| Felipe: eu |
| Paloma: means "I." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) eu |
| Paloma: Now repeat |
| Felipe: eu |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: tenho |
| Paloma: meaning "have." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) tenho |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: tenho |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: um |
| Paloma: meaning "one." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) um |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: um |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: metro |
| Paloma: meaning "meter." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) metro |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: metro |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: e |
| Paloma: meaning "and." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) e |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: e |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: oitenta |
| Paloma: meaning "eighty." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) oitenta |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: oitenta |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the speaker say, "I'm 180 cm tall," and then repeat. |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e oitenta. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: To use a different phrase, replace 180 cm with 175 cm. |
| Felipe: um metro e setenta e cinco |
| Paloma: "175 cm" |
| Felipe: (slow) um metro e setenta e cinco (regular) um metro e setenta e cinco |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "175 cm." |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e setenta e cinco. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180 cm. Say "I'm 175 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e setenta e cinco. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace 175 cm with 155 cm. |
| Felipe: um metro e cinquenta e cinco |
| Paloma: "155 cm" |
| Felipe: (slow) um metro e cinquenta e cinco (regular) um metro e cinquenta e cinco |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "155 cm." |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e cinquenta e cinco. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for "175 cm." Say "I'm 155 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e cinquenta e cinco. |
| Paloma: To use a different phrase, replace 155 cm with 163 cm. |
| Felipe: um metro e sessenta e três |
| Paloma: "163 cm" |
| Felipe: (slow) um metro e sessenta e três (regular) um metro e sessenta e três |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "163 cm." |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e sessenta e três. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for "155 cm." Say "I'm 163 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu tenho um metro e sessenta e três. |
| QUIZ |
| Paloma: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Brazil, and someone asks you how tall you are. You're 180 cm. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Quantos metros você tem? (five seconds) Eu tenho um metro e oitenta. |
| Paloma: Imagine you're 175 cm. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Quantos metros você tem? (five seconds) Eu tenho um metro e setenta e cinco. |
| Paloma: Now imagine you're 155 cm. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Felipe: Quantos metros você tem? (five seconds) Eu tenho um metro e cinquenta e cinco. |
| Paloma: Imagine you're 163 cm. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Quantos metros você tem? (five seconds) Eu tenho um metro e sessenta e três. |
| Paloma: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Felipe: Quantos metros você tem? |
| (pause 5 sec) |
| Now it’s time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Felipe: Quantos metros você tem? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Paloma: This is the end of Lesson 14 |
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