Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Where are you from?"
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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 Where are you from? In Portuguese this is |
| Felipe: De onde você é? |
| Paloma: The first word in the question is |
| Felipe: de |
| Paloma: meaning “of” in English. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) de |
| Paloma: Listen again and repeat. |
| Felipe: de |
| {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: onde |
| Paloma: meaning “where”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) onde |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: onde |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: de onde |
| {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: de onde você |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: é |
| Paloma: meaning “is”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) é |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: é |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Felipe: de onde você é? |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where are you from?? |
| Felipe: Eu sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Paloma: "I'm from the U.S.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Felipe: (Slow) Eu sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| {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: sou |
| Paloma: means “am”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) sou |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: sou |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Next is |
| Felipe: dos |
| Paloma: which is the contracted version of the words “from the”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) dos |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: dos |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: Estados Unidos |
| Paloma: which is “United States”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) Estados Unidos |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: Estados Unidos |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm from the U.S.” and then repeat. |
| Felipe: Eu sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace “from the U.S.” with from Italy. |
| Felipe: da Itália |
| Paloma: from Italy |
| Felipe: (slow) da Itália (regular) da Itália |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “from Italy” |
| Felipe: Eu sou da Itália. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “from the U.S.” Say “I'm from Italy.” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu sou da Itália. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace from Italy with from China. |
| Felipe: da China |
| Paloma: from China |
| Felipe: (slow) da China (regular) da China |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with from China |
| Felipe: Eu sou da China. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “Italy”. Say “I'm from China.” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu sou da China. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace “from China” with “from Mexico.” |
| Felipe: do México |
| Paloma: from Mexico |
| Felipe: (slow) do México (regular) do México |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “from Mexico” |
| Felipe: Eu sou do México. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ”from China.” Say “I'm from Mexico” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu sou do México. |
| QUIZ |
| Paloma: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Brazil and someone asks you where you're from. You're from the U.S.. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: De onde você é? (five seconds) Eu sou dos Estados Unidos. |
| Paloma: Now, imagine you're from Italy. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: De onde você é? (five seconds) Eu sou da Itália. |
| Paloma: Now, imagine you're from China. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Felipe: De onde você é? (five seconds) Eu sou da China. |
| Paloma: Imagine you're from Mexico. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: De onde você é? (five seconds) Eu sou do México. |
| Paloma: Now you want to ask that person where they're from. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Felipe: De onde você é? |
| Paloma: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Felipe: De onde você é? |
| (Pause) |
Outro |
| Paloma: This is the end of Lesson 2 |
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