63 – A Song – Estrada do Sol

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to body parts and the verbs CAIR (to fall) and SAIR (to leave, to go out) in the Present, Past and Future Tenses. Tom Jobim had several lyrics writers as partners – Vinícius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra and Dolores Duran. Today’s song, Estrada do [...]

62 – A Talk Show

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to television and the contractions of prepositions and demonstrative pronouns. In today’s dialogue, Haroldo and Kátia talk about what they do in their spare time. Kátia – O que é que você gosta de fazer nas horas vagas? Haroldo – Gosto de malhar, ler, [...]

61 – Interviewing Eliane Bueno

In this episode, we are going to learn the most common gentilic suffixes and some false cognates. Today’s interview is with Eliane Bueno, a long time friend of mine. Marina – Olá, tudo bom?  Eliane – Tudo bem! Marina – Qual é o seu nome? Eliane – O meu nome é Eliane, mas desde criança [...]

60 – Shall We Go to the Movies?

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to different movie categories and insects, and the prepositional pronouns with the preposition “with”. Gilda and Pedro love to go to the movies. In fact, they go to the movies almost every weekend. This time, Gilda invites Pedro to see an animation movie. Gilda [...]

59 – Valentine’s Day

In this episode, we are going to study the vocabulary related to Valentine’s Day and some expressions with the verb DAR in the Present, Past and Future Tenses. Melissa talks to Ronaldo about Sweetheart’s Day. Melissa – Você comemora o Dia de São Valentino no Brasil? Ronaldo – Em fevereiro, não. Mas nós temos o [...]

58 – A Song – Lobo Bobo

The song “Lobo Bobo”, meaning “Foolish Wolf”, is based on the story of the Little Red Riding Hood. The lyrics are symbolic of a man with bad intentions meeting a girl and later falling for her. Lobo Bobo Carlos Lyra / Ronaldo Bôscoli Era uma vez um Lobo Mau Que resolveu jantar alguém Estava sem [...]

57 – Striking Up a Conversation

In this episode, we are going to learn to say “to go somewhere by… or on…”, and the verb DIZER in the Present, Past and Future tenses. Jorge was walking along the Copacabana beach sidewalk when he saw a very beautiful girl called Andrea. He couldn’t resist striking up a conversation with her. Jorge – [...]

56 – Cinderella (Part II)

In this episode, I’m going to read the second part of the story of Cinderella by the Brothers Grimm. We are going to learn some irregular Past Participles in Portuguese and the vocabulary related to a living room. O filho do rei viu Cinderela chegando ao baile e se apressou a lhe dar as boas-vindas. [...]

55 – What would you do?

We all like to dream of winning the lotto, but what would you do with a lot of money? Today we are going to have a look at different answers to this question by using the irregular and regular forms of the Conditional in Portuguese, besides having a review of numbers from 1 to 50. [...]