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INTRODUCTION
Braden: Hello, and welcome back to the PortuguesePOD101.com , the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Portuguese! I'm joined in the studio by...
Thássia: Hello everyone. Thássia here.
Braden: Okay so, In this lesson you'll learn how to conjugate and use the verb fazer in the present tense.
Thássia: This conversation takes place in the afternoon in front of the museum.
Braden: The conversation is between and the conversation is between Renata, Carla, and Michael.
Thássia: The speakers are friends, therefore they'll be speaking informally.
DIALOGUE
Renata: O que houve Michael?
Michael: Hoje é o último dia de visita ao museu antes da reforma. Vou viajar antes de abrir de novo.
Carla: Ow, não faz essa cara Michael.
Michael: É que faz tempo que eu queria ir, mas nunca dá certo.
Renata: Nunca conseguimos chegar na hora.
Carla: Já sei! Por que não vamos ao Memorial da América Latina? Ele fica aberto até bem mais tarde.
Michael: Boa ideia, Carla!
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Renata: O que houve Michael?
Michael: Hoje é o último dia de visita ao museu antes da reforma. Vou viajar antes de abrir de novo.
Carla: Ow, não faz essa cara Michael.
Michael: É que faz tempo que eu queria ir, mas nunca dá certo.
Renata: Nunca conseguimos chegar na hora.
Carla: Já sei! Por que não vamos ao Memorial da América Latina? Ele fica aberto até bem mais tarde.
Michael: Boa ideia, Carla!
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Renata: O que houve Michael?
Braden: What's wrong, Michael?
Michael: Hoje é o último dia de visita ao museu antes da reforma. Vou viajar antes de abrir de novo.
Braden: Today was the last day before the remodel. I'll travel before it opens again.
Carla: Ow, não faz essa cara Michael.
Braden: Ah, don't make that face, Michael.
Michael: É que faz tempo que eu queria ir, mas nunca dá certo.
Braden: It's that I've wanted to come here for a long time, but it's never gone right.
Renata: Nunca conseguimos chegar na hora.
Braden: We can't ever arrive on time.
Carla: Já sei! Por que não vamos ao Memorial da América Latina? Ele fica aberto até bem mais tarde.
Braden: I know! Why don't we go to the Latin America Memorial? It's open until much later.
Michael: Boa ideia, Carla!
Braden: Good idea, Carla!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER .
Braden: Looks like they didn’t make it to the museum. But the memorial da américa ltina is an interesting place Could you tell us a bit about it Thássia?
Thássia: The Memorial da América Latina or “Latin America Memorial” is a large museum in São Paulo designed by famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. It represents the multi-national effort of Brazilians and other countries in middle and south America to unite to overcome their shared difficulties.
Braden: Gathering together as a community to overcome difficulty is a very Brazilian sentiment and to me the Memorial da América Latina is a visible example of that spirit.
Thássia: There are many works of art there that have deep significance to Brazil and all of Latin America.
VOCAB LIST
Braden: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
: The first word we shall see is:
Thássia: último [natural native speed]
Braden: last
Thássia: último [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: último [natural native speed]
: Next:
Thássia: nunca [natural native speed]
Braden: never
Thássia: nunca [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: nunca [natural native speed]
: Next:
Thássia: fazer [natural native speed]
Braden: make, do
Thássia: fazer [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: fazer [natural native speed]
: Next:
Thássia: aberto [natural native speed]
Braden: open
Thássia: aberto [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: aberto [natural native speed]
: Next:
Thássia: tarde [natural native speed]
Braden: late, afternoon
Thássia: tarde [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: tarde [natural native speed]
: Next:
Thássia: mais [natural native speed]
Braden: more
Thássia: mais [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: mais [natural native speed]
: Next:
Thássia: reforma [natural native speed]
Braden: reformation, remodel
Thássia: reforma [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: reforma [natural native speed]
: Next:
Thássia: o que [natural native speed]
Braden: what
Thássia: o que [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: o que [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Braden: Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Braden: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Thássia: In this lesson we’ll learn the phrase “o que houve.”
Braden: “O que houve?” has a similar meaning and use as “what’s the matter?”, “what happened?” or “what’s wrong?” In the dialogue for this lesson, Renata asked “O que houve Michael?” to mean “What’s wrong Michael?”
Thássia: The next expression we’ll look at is “na hora.” “Na hora” translates to "in the hour" but means “on time” and is used the same way as in English.
Braden: In the dialogue, Renata commented about being on time, “Nunca conseguimos chegar na hora” which we translated as “We can’t ever arrive on time.”
Thássia: Next we have the word “reforma.” “Reforma” is the Portuguese word for “refurbishment” or “remodel.” In the dialogue we heard Machael saying “Hoje é o último dia de visita ao museu antes da reforma” to mean “Today was the last day before the remodel.”
Braden: Our last expression we’ll look at today is “bem mais tarde.”
Thássia: “bem mais trade” means “much later” or “quite a bit later.” In the dialogue, Carla said “Ele fica aberto até bem mais tarde” to mean “It’s open much later.”

Lesson focus

Braden: What the focus of this lesson Thássia?
Thássia: The focus of this lesson is the irregular verb “fazer.”
Braden: In the dialogue we heard, "Não faz essa cara Michael." which we translated as "Don’t make that face, Michael.”
Thássia: the word "faz" is a conjugated form of the verb fazer. The verb fazer means “to make” or “to do.” and is an irregular verb.That means even though it is technically an -er verb, it doesn’t follow the regular conjugation patterns we learned in Absolute Beginner Season 2 lesson 9.
Braden: Let's conjugate the verb fazer. Thássia, how do you say "I do"
Thássia: Eu faço
Braden: and You do
Thássia: Você faz
Braden: and he/she/it does
Thássia: Ele ou ela faz
Braden: and we do
Thássia: nós fazemos
Braden: and y'all do
Thássia: Vocês fazem
Braden: and they do
Thássia: eles ou elas fazem.
Braden: For the Portugal Portuguese speakers it's "tu fazes" and "vós fazeis."
Thássia: The sentence O que fazemos na sala de aula? means “What do we do in the classroom?”
Braden: and Onde fazemos exercícios? literally translates to “Where do we make exercises?” but it means "Where do we exercise?"
Thássia: “Fazer” has many meanings and is a frequently used verb in Portuguese expressions.
Braden: For example, the phrase faz tempo translates to makes time but it means It's been a long time.
Thássia: and the expression fazer 27 anos literally translates to makes 27 years but it means to turn 27 years old.
Braden: And one last example is the expression fazer ligação which translates to make connection but means to call someone as in call them on the phone.
Thássia: The verb fazer is one of the top 10 most used irregular verbs in Portuguese.

Outro

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Thássia: Até a próxima vez!

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