Learn how to ask for directions
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 16 - Asking Directions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in Portuguese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask 'Where is the subway?' in Portuguese. |
| Ana: [Normal] Onde fica o metrô? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Ana: [Normal] onde [Slow] onde |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is located' |
| Ana: [Normal] fica [Slow] fica |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Ana: [Normal] o [Slow] o |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'subway' |
| Ana: [Normal] metrô [Slow] metrô |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where is the subway?' |
| Ana: [Slow] Onde fica o metrô? [Normal] Onde fica o metrô? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to say, 'Just go straight.' |
| Ana: [Normal] É só ir reto. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'is' |
| Ana: [Normal] é [Slow] é |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'just' |
| Ana: [Normal] só [Slow] só |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to go' |
| Ana: [Normal] ir [Slow] ir |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'straight' |
| Ana: [Normal] reto [Slow] reto |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Just go straight.' |
| Ana: [Slow] É só ir reto. [Normal] É só ir reto. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'Turn right.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Vire à direita. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'turn' |
| Ana: [Normal] vire [Slow] vire |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to the' |
| Ana: [Normal] à [Slow] à |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'right' |
| Ana: [Normal] direita [Slow] direita |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Turn right.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Vire à direita. [Normal] Vire à direita. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'Turn left.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Vire à esquerda. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'turn' |
| Ana: [Normal] vire [Slow] vire |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to the' |
| Ana: [Normal] à [Slow] à |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'left' |
| Ana: [Normal] esquerda [Slow] esquerda |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Turn left.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Vire à esquerda. [Normal] Vire à esquerda. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ana: In Rio de Janeiro, you’ll probably hear the verb quebrar instead of virar, also meaning "to turn.” So the sentence would be Quebrar à direita, meaning “Turn right.” |
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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