Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Portuguese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Portuguese. |
| Ana: [Normal] Quando você vai embora? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Ana: [Normal] quando [Slow] quando |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Ana: [Normal] você [Slow] você |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'go' |
| Ana: [Normal] vai [Slow] vai |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'away, home' |
| Ana: [Normal] embora [Slow] embora |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Ana: [Slow] Quando você vai embora? [Normal] Quando você vai embora? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Ana: [Normal] Quando o senhor vai embora? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Ana: [Normal] quando [Slow] quando |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you (formal)' |
| Ana: [Normal] o senhor [Slow] o senhor |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'go away' |
| Ana: [Normal] vai embora [Slow] vai embora |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Ana: [Slow] Quando o senhor vai embora? [Normal] Quando o senhor vai embora? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Eu vou sair daqui a duas horas. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'will leave' |
| Ana: [Normal] vou sair [Slow] vou sair |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'from here in' |
| Ana: [Normal] daqui a [Slow] daqui a |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'two' |
| Ana: [Normal] duas [Slow] duas |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'hours' |
| Ana: [Normal] horas [Slow] horas |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Eu vou sair daqui a duas horas. [Normal] Eu vou sair daqui a duas horas. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Eu vou embora semana que vem. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'will go away' |
| Ana: [Normal] vou embora [Slow] vou embora |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'next week' |
| Ana: [Normal] semana que vem [Slow] semana que vem |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Eu vou embora semana que vem. [Normal] Eu vou embora semana que vem. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ana: Ir embora is a very common expression, meaning "to go away". It can also mean "to go home." But when used independently, ir means "to go" and embora means "away". |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Ana: Tchau! |
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