In this episode, we are going to learn some homograph words in Portuguese.
Today’s song – Naquela Mesa – is by Sérgio Bittencourt, a journalist and composer. Shaken by his father’s death, he composed this song, which is sung by Elizete Cardoso and Nelson Gonçalves.
Naquela Mesa
Sérgio Bittencourt
Naquela mesa ele sentava sempre
E me dizia sempre
O que é [...]
In this episode, we are going to learn how to bargain and some more regular verbs of the first conjugation.
Lídia wants to buy a necklace at the Hippie Market to give as a present to her sister. She tries to bargain with the seller and ends up getting a good price for it.
Vendedor – Pois [...]
In this episode, you are going to listen to some information about São Paulo and revise the passive voice of the verbs in Portuguese.
São Paulo
A cidade de São Paulo foi fundada pelos padres jesuítas no dia 25 de janeiro de 1554 no local onde havia uma antiga aldeia indígena.
A cidade é multicultural desde o século [...]
In this episode, we are going to learn some false cognates and the verbs in the Future Perfect.
Márcio and Diana are talking about Márcio’s retirement that will happen soon.
Márcio – Até o fim do ano, eu já terei me aposentado.
Diana – Que chique! O que você pretende fazer?
Márcio – Ainda não decidi, mas acho que [...]
In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to a small farm and how to translate the causative sentences into Portuguese.
Henrique and Julia are talking after she came back from her small farm on Sunday.
Júlia – O meu carro está imundo.
Henrique – Você foi ao sítio com ele?
Júlia – Fui. E como [...]
In this episode, you are going to listen to some information about Rio de Janeiro and revise the plural of nouns and adjectives in Portuguese.
Rio de Janeiro
O Rio de Janeiro é a segunda cidade mais importante do Brasil, depois de São Paulo. Ela é famosa por seu espetacular cenário natural, suas festas de carnaval, o [...]
In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to work and the verb DORMIR (to sleep) in the Present, Past and Future Tenses.
Luís works very hard and tells Isabela why he is so tired.
Luís – Puxa! Ontem à noite eu dormi como uma pedra.
Isabela – Você estava muito cansado?
Luís – Estava. Trabalhei [...]
In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to parts of a building and the Pretérito Perfeito and the Pretérito Perfeito Composto do Indicativo compared.
Today’s song – Se eu quiser falar com Deus – is by Gilberto Gil, one of the most famous singers and composers in Brazil since the sixties. His [...]
In this episode, we are going to learn some expressions with the word “like” and some more regular verbs of the first conjugation.
Tadeu and Renata want to go to Maria Rita’s concert at Tom Brasil in São Paulo. Let’s listen to their conversation.
Tadeu – Vamos ao show da Maria Rita?
Renata – Onde vai ser?
Tadeu – [...]
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