Learn to ask "How are you?"
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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 |
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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! |
10 Comments
HideListeners! How are you? Try answering this question in Portuguese.
Olá, Enes,
estamos bem, obrigado! 😉
Sincerely,
Marcia
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Obrigado, estou bem. Então como o senhor está?
Oi Nathan!
Que pena! Espero que você possa descansar um pouco!
By the way, we usually say "Eu estou trabalhando" or "Eu estou no trabalho".
Atenciosamente,
Paloma
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Oi galera, tudo bem?
Neste momento estou um pouco cansado. Estou em lugar de trabalho.
Hi Deena,
Thank you for posting.
Instead of "senhor" (addressed to a male) you'll use "senhora" (addressed to a female). Please note that "senhora" is used for married or elder women and "senhorita" for single or young unmarried women.
Hope this helps! For more details, please check out our http://www.PortuguesePod101.com/myteacher
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
I do have one question. If you are asking "Como o senhor esta?" as a formal question do you change it when asking a woman? I have not heard this way of asking yet so I want to be correct.
Eu estou bem mas um pouco cansada.
Olá Mirlet,
Thank you for posting.
Keep up practicing and in case of any questions, please feel free to contact us!
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Oi, eu estou muito bem, obrigada.