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Let's take a closer look at the conversation.
Do you remember how Paula asks,
"Is this your family?"
Esta é a sua família?
Let's start with família, "family." Família. Família.
In Portuguese, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Família is feminine and singular — a fact which will determine the form of other words in the sentence.
Before família is a sua, a phrase meaning "your." A sua.
Let's start with sua, "your." Sua. Sua.
Sua is feminine and singular to agree with família.
Before sua is the article a. Think of it like "the" in English. A. A.
A is also feminine and singular to agree with família.
Note: in this sentence, the article a does not have a corresponding English translation.
In Portuguese, possessive adjectives, like minha, "my," sua, "your," and so forth, often pair with an article, like the a in a sua.
Together, it's a sua, a phrase for "your." A sua.
All together, a sua família, "your family." A sua família.
Moving to the start of the sentence, esta, "this." Esta. Esta.
Note: Esta is feminine singular to agree with família.
Next is é, "is," as in "this is..." É. É.
É is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser.
All together, it's Esta é a sua família? This literally means "This is your family?" But it translates as "Is this your family?"
Esta é a sua família?
Note the rising intonation of the sentence to indicate that it's a question.
Esta é a sua família?
Remember this question. You'll hear it again later.
Let's take a closer look at the response.
Do you remember how Ben says,
"Yes. This is my family. My father, my mother, my sister and me."
Sim, esta é a minha família. O meu pai, a minha mãe, a minha irmã e eu.
This starts with the expression sim, meaning "yes." Sim. Sim.
It answers Paula's yes-or-no question, "Is this your family?"
Esta é a sua família?
After this, Ben points to the picture, and says, Esta é a minha família.
"This is my family."
Let's start with família, "family." Família.
Do you remember the gender and number of família?
Feminine and singular.
Before this is a minha, a phrase meaning "my." A minha.
Minha. "My." Minha. Minha.
Minha is feminine and singular to agree with família.
Before minha is the article a. Think of it like "the" in English.A.
A is also feminine singular to agree with família.
Again, in this case, the article a does not have a corresponding English translation.
Together, it's a minha, a phrase meaning "my." A minha.
All together, a minha família translates as "my family." A minha família.
Moving to the start of the sentence, Esta, "this." Esta.
Note: Esta is in the feminine singular form to agree with família.
Next is é, "is." É.
All together, it's Esta é a minha família. "This is my family." Esta é a minha família.
After this is o meu pai, "my father." O meu pai.
Let's start with pai, "father." Pai. Pai.
Pai is masculine singular.
Before pai is o meu, a phrase meaning "my." O meu.
Meu, "my." Meu. Meu.
Meu is masculine and singular to agree with pai.
Before meu is the article o. Think of it like "the" in English. O. O.
O is also masculine and singular to agree with pai.
Note: in this sentence, the article o does not have a corresponding English translation.
Together, it's o meu, a phrase for "my." O meu.
All together, o meu pai, "my father." O meu pai.
Next is a minha mãe, "my mother." A minha mãe.
Lets start with mãe, "mother." Mãe. Mãe.
Mãe is feminine singular.
Before mãe is a minha, "my." A Minha.
A minha is feminine and singular to agree with mãe.
All together, a minha mãe. "My mother." A minha mãe.
After this is a minha irmã, "my sister." A minha irmã.
Lets start with irmã, "sister." Irmã. Irmã.
Irmã is feminine singular.
Before irmã is a minha, "my." A Minha.
A minha is feminine and singular to agree with irmã.
All together, a minha irmã, "my sister." A minha irmã.
Next is e, "and." E. E.
And last is eu, which translates as "me" in this context. Eu. Eu.
All together, Sim, esta é a minha família. O meu pai, a minha mãe, a minha irmã e eu. "Yes, this is my family. My father, my mother, my sister, and me."
Sim, esta é a minha família. O meu pai, a minha mãe, a minha irmã e eu.
The pattern is
Esta é a minha família. FAMILY MEMBER, FAMILY MEMBER, FAMILY MEMBER e eu.
"This is my family. FAMILY MEMBER, FAMILY MEMBER, FAMILY MEMBER and me."
To use this pattern, simply replace the FAMILY MEMBER placeholders with the members of your family.
Note: this pattern requires a noun preceded by the corresponding article and possessive adjective.
Imagine your family members are your father, your mother, your brother and you.
Irmão is "brother." Irmão. Irmão.
Irmão is masculine and singular. Therefore, "my brother" is o meu irmão. O meu irmão.
Say
"This is my family. My father, my mother, my brother, and me."
Ready?
Esta é a minha família. O meu pai, a minha mãe, o meu irmão e eu.
"This is my family. My father, my mother, my brother, and me."
Esta é a minha família. O meu pai, a minha mãe, o meu irmão e eu.
In Portuguese possessive adjectives, like
sua, "your,"
and minha, "my,"
are often paired with an article,
like a in a sua família, "your family,"
and a in a minha família, "my family."

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