Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How are you?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How are you?" |
Lesson focus |
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| In Portuguese this is |
| Felipe: Como você está? |
| 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: você |
| Paloma: meaning "you." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) você |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: você |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: como você |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: Next is |
| Felipe: está |
| Paloma: meaning "are." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) está |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: está |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Felipe: como você está? |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: (You'll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How are you?" |
| Felipe: Eu estou ótimo. |
| Paloma: "I'm great." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Felipe: (Slow) Eu estou ótimo. |
| {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: estou |
| Paloma: meaning "am." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) estou |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: estou |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: ótimo |
| Paloma: meaning "great." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) ótimo |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: ótimo |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the speaker say, "I'm great," and then repeat. |
| Felipe: Eu estou ótimo. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: To use a different phrase, replace "great" with "sad." |
| Felipe: triste |
| Paloma: "sad" |
| Felipe: (slow) triste (regular) triste |
| Paloma: Listen to the entire phrase, this time with "sad." |
| Felipe: Eu estou triste. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for "great." Say "I'm sad." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu estou triste. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace "sad" with "well." |
| Felipe: bem |
| Paloma: "well" |
| Felipe: (slow) bem (regular) bem |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "well." |
| Felipe: Eu estou bem. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace "sad." Say "I'm well." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu estou bem. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace "well" 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: Eu estou mais ou menos. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for "well." Say "I'm so-so." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu estou mais ou menos. |
| Paloma: If you are female, remember that you need to change the adjective to the feminine form, for example, “ótima”. Listeners, say "I’m great" in feminine form. |
| Felipe: Eu estou ótima. |
| (slow) Eu estou ótima.(regular) Eu estou ótima. |
| Paloma: The Portuguese words “triste” meaning “sad”, “bem,” meaning “well,” and “mais ou menos,” meaning "so-so," are neutral, so you don’t need to change them if you’re a female. |
| QUIZ |
| Paloma: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Brazil, and someone asks you how you are. You're great. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Como você está? (five seconds) Eu estou ótimo. |
| Paloma: Now imagine you're sad. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Como você está? (five seconds) Eu estou triste. |
| Paloma: Imagine you're well. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Como você está? (five seconds) Eu estou bem. |
| Paloma: Imagine you're so-so. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Felipe: Como você está? (five seconds) Eu estou mais ou menos. |
| Paloma: You want to ask someone how they're doing. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Felipe: Como você está? |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Felipe: Como você está? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Paloma: This is the end of Lesson 16 |
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