Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Portuguese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Portuguese. |
| Ana: [Normal] Quantos anos você tem? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'how many' |
| Ana: [Normal] quantos [Slow] quantos |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'years' |
| Ana: [Normal] anos [Slow] anos |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Ana: [Normal] você [Slow] você |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'have' |
| Ana: [Normal] tem [Slow] tem |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Ana: [Slow] Quantos anos você tem? [Normal] Quantos anos você tem? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Ana: [Normal] Quantos anos o senhor tem? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'how many' |
| Ana: [Normal] quantos [Slow] quantos |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'years' |
| Ana: [Normal] anos [Slow] anos |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you (formal)' |
| Ana: [Normal] o senhor [Slow] o senhor |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'have' |
| Ana: [Normal] tem [Slow] tem |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Ana: [Slow] Quantos anos o senhor tem? [Normal] Quantos anos o senhor tem? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Eu tenho dezessete. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
| Ana: [Normal] tenho [Slow] tenho |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'seventeen' |
| Ana: [Normal] dezessete [Slow] dezessete |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Eu tenho dezessete. [Normal] Eu tenho dezessete. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Ana: [Normal] Eu prefiro não falar. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Ana: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'prefer' |
| Ana: [Normal] prefiro [Slow] prefiro |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'no' |
| Ana: [Normal] não [Slow] não |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to say' |
| Ana: [Normal] falar [Slow] falar |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Ana: [Slow] Eu prefiro não falar. [Normal] Eu prefiro não falar. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ana: In Brazil, most women don't like to say their age, so be careful when asking how old a lady is! |
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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