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Oi gente! Tudo bem? This is Jade Furuta, and welcome to Portuguese Weekly Words. And today’s theme is Sports. Do you like sports?
1. basquete "basketball"
O basquete é muito popular nos Estados Unidos. "Basketball is very popular in USA."
In Brazil, nobody knows much about basketball; it's all about soccer, and a little bit of volleyball.
2. beisebol "baseball"
It’s the same, just the intonation changed a little bit.
Softbol é parecido com beisebol. "Softball is similar to baseball."
I used to play softball during PE classes when I was in junior high school. Yeah, I wasn’t bad, actually.
3. futebol "football/soccer"
Futebol é o esporte do Brasil. "Soccer is the sport of Brazil."
4. natação "swimming"
Eu fiz aulas de natação quando criança. "I took swimming classes when I was a kid."
But actually I am not a good swimmer I can dance, though, I can dance samba.
5. pingue-pongue "ping-pong"
See! Almost the same.
Você sabe jogar pingue-pongue? "Do you know how to play ping-pong?"
I don’t.
Acabou! The end!
Você gostou da aula? Did you enjoy the class?
Thank you for watching, and I’ll see you next week.
Um beijo, tchau!

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