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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question How are you? in Portuguese.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How are you?' in Portuguese.
Ana: [Normal] Tudo bem?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'all'
Ana: [Normal] tudo [Slow] tudo
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'fine, well'
Ana: [Normal] bem [Slow] bem
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How are you?'
Ana: [Slow] Tudo bem? [Normal] Tudo bem?
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How are you?'
Ana: [Normal] Como o senhor está?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'how'
Ana: [Normal] como [Slow] como
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you (formal)'
Ana: [Normal] o senhor [Slow] o senhor
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'is'
Ana: [Normal] está [Slow] está
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How are you?'
Ana: [Slow] Como o senhor está? [Normal] Como o senhor está?
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank you.'
Ana: [Normal] Estou bem, obrigado.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'I am'
Ana: [Normal] estou [Slow] estou
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'fine, well'
Ana: [Normal] bem [Slow] bem
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thank you'
Ana: [Normal] obrigado [Slow] obrigado
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank you.'
Ana: [Slow] Estou bem, obrigado. [Normal] Estou bem, obrigado.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'Not so well.'
Ana: [Normal] Não estou muito bem, não.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'no'
Ana: [Normal] não [Slow] não
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I am'
Ana: [Normal] estou [Slow] estou
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'very, a lot'
Ana: [Normal] muito [Slow] muito
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'fine, well'
Ana: [Normal] bem [Slow] bem
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'no'
Ana: [Normal] não [Slow] não
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Not so well.'
Ana: [Slow] Não estou muito bem, não. [Normal] Não estou muito bem, não.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Ana: In Brazil, asking how someone is right after greeting them is pretty common. Brazilians like to talk about what’s going on with them at the moment, especially elder ladies, so it can be a great conversation starter. Brazilians are pretty open and even talk about their negative experiences or about why they don't feel very well at the moment.

Outro

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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