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INTRODUCTION
Thássia: Bom dia!
Braden: Braden here! This is Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 15 - Getting Fresh in Brazil.
Thássia: And I am Thássia. Braden, what are we learning in this lesson?
Braden: In this lesson, we'll focus on the words "aquele," "aqueles," "aquela," and "aquelas."
Thássia: The conversation is between Rita and Laura as they leave the restaurant. The speakers are friends; therefore, they will be speaking informally.
Braden : Let's listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

(Informal)
Rita: Aquele almoço foi muito gostoso.
Jeff: Foi sim. Eu vou voltar aqui amanhã.
Rita: Eu preciso pegar um ônibus. Onde fica o ponto?
Jeff: (Apontando) Alí, onde aquelas pessoas estão.
Braden:One time slowly.
Rita: Aquele almoço foi muito gostoso.
Jeff: Foi sim. Eu vou voltar aqui amanhã.
Rita: Eu preciso pegar um ônibus. Onde fica o ponto?
Jeff: (Apontando) Alí, onde aquelas pessoas estão.
Braden:One time fast with translation.
Rita: Aquele almoço foi muito gostoso.
Brade: That lunch was very tasty.
Jeff: Foi sim. Eu vou voltar aqui amanhã.
Braden: Yes, it was. I will come back here tomorrow.
Rita: Eu preciso pegar um ônibus. Onde fica o ponto?
Braden: I need to catch a bus. Where is the bus stop?
Jeff: (Apontando) Alí, onde aquelas pessoas estão.
Braden: (Pointing) There, where those people are.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Braden: Brazilian food is amazing and in my experience, most cooks typically spend one to three hours on each meal every day. Does that sound about right to you?
Thássia: Yes. Most meals in Brazil have rice and beans with vegetables and meat side dishes. Those take a long time to cook when it's all fresh.
Braden: And most foods in Brazil are fresh. I've also noticed that in Brazil when you're at a restaurant, it's usually better to ask for juice than just for water.
Thássia: Why would you ask for water?
Braden: Exactly! Where I'm from, juice is very expensive and fresh juice even more so. So I never ask for juice at a restaurant, but Brazil is tropical so juice is almost always fresh.
Thássia: And besides that, you'll have to pay for the water.
Braden: Right. And where I'm from, the water is free. Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
VOCAB LIST
Braden: The first word we'll look at is.
Thássia: Aquele [natural native speed]
Braden: That, that over there
Thássia: Aquele [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: Aquele [natural native speed]
Braden: Our next word is.
Thássia: Aqueles [natural native speed]
Braden: Those, those over there
Thássia: Aqueles [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: Aqueles [natural native speed]
Braden: Next we have.
Thássia: Aquela [natural native speed]
Braden: That, that over there
Thássia: Aquela [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: Aquela [natural native speed]
Braden: Next is.
Thássia: Aquelas [natural native speed]
Braden: Those, those over there
Thássia: Aquelas [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: Aquelas [natural native speed]
Braden: Our last word is.
Thássia: Almoço [natural native speed]
Braden: Lunch.
Thássia: Almoço [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Thássia: Almoço [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Braden: Thassia, what vocabulary word are we going to look at in this lesson?
Thassia: This lesson we're going to learn the verb "pegar."
Braden: In the dialogue, Rita said.
Thassia: "Eu preciso pegar um ônibus," which means.
Braden: "I need to catch a bus." The Portuguese verb "pegar" means "to get," "to catch," or "to grab" depending on the context.
Thássia: "Pegar" is a very versatile word and has many comparable uses for English speakers.
Braden: Such as? "Catch a bus."
Thassia: Which in Portuguese is "Pegar um ônibus."
Braden: Or "Catch a cold."
Thassia: Which is "Pegar gripe."
Braden: Or when someone throws something to you, they'll say "Catch!"
Thassia: Or in Portuguese, "Pega!"
Braden: You can also use it like "grab the bag."
Thassia: Which is "pegar a bolsa."
Braden: Or "get that book," which is "Pega esse livro." Let's take a look at the grammar point.

Lesson focus

Braden: The focus of this lesson is the words "aquele," "aqueles," "aquela," and "aquelas."
Thássia: In the dialogue, we heard the phrase "Aquele almoço foi muito gostoso," which means "That lunch was very tasty."
Braden: "Aquele" and "aqueles" are paired words just like "this," "these," "that," and "those," which we covered in previous lessons.
Thássia: "Aquele" and "aqueles" are unique though because English has no equivalent.
Braden: One good way to understand them though is this - if "este" is "here" and "esse" is "there," then "aquele" is "oooveeerrr theeere," further away.
Thássia: "Aquele" and "aqueles" are used when you are talking about something that is "far away, out of reach, and probably out of sight."
Braden: When compared to the "aqui," "alí," and "lá" continuum, the words "aquele" and "aqueles" fit in with "lá."
Thássia: Just like in the previous lesson on "este" and "esse," there are feminine forms for "aquele" and "aqueles."
Braden: As always, "aquele" and "aqueles" are masculine and are used with masculine nouns. "Aquela" and "aquelas" are feminine and used with feminine nouns.
Thássia: Some examples are "aquele mar," which means, "that sea over there," and "aqueles países," which means "those countries over there."
Braden: And on the feminine side, "aquela pedra" means "that rock over there."
Thássia: And "aquelas montanhas" means "those mountains over there."
Braden: That just about does it for this lesson. Don't forget that you can leave us a comment on this lesson.
Thassia: So if you have a question or some feedback, please leave us that comment.
Braden: It's very easy to do. Just stop by PortuguesePod101.com.
Thassia: Click on comment.
Braden: Enter your comment and name and…
Thassia: That's it.
Braden: No excuses. We're looking forward to hearing from you. Okay. Thanks for listening.
Thássia: Ciao!

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