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Let's take a closer look at the conversation.
Do you remember how Lilian 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 meaning "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 Karen says,
"Yes, this is my family. My husband, my son, my daughter, and me."
Sim, esta é a minha família. O meu esposo, o meu filho, a minha filha e eu.
This starts with the expression, Sim meaning "yes." Sim. Sim.
It answers Lilian’s yes-or-no question, "Is this your family?"
Esta é a sua família?
After this, Karen 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, "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 esposo, "my husband." O meu esposo.
Let's start with esposo, "husband." Esposo. Esposo.
Esposo is masculine singular.
Before esposo is o meu, a phrase meaning "my." O meu.
Meu, "my." Meu. Meu.
Meu is masculine and singular to agree with esposo.
Before meu is the article o. Think of it like "the" in English. O. O.
O is also masculine and singular to agree with esposo.
Note: in this sentence, the article o does not have a corresponding English translation.
Together, it’s o meu, a phrase meaning "my." O meu.
All together, o meu esposo, "my husband." O meu esposo.
Next is o meu filho, "my son." O meu filho.
Let's start with filho, "son." Filho. Filho.
Filho is masculine singular.
Before filho is o meu, "my." O meu.
Meu, "my." Meu. Meu.
Meu is masculine and singular to agree with filho.
Before meu is the article o. O is also masculine and singular to agree with filho.
All together, o meu filho. "My son." O meu filho.
After this is a minha filha, "my daughter." A minha filha.
Let's start with filha, "daughter." Filha. Filha.
Filha is feminine singular.
Before filha is a minha, a phrase meaning "my." A Minha.
Minha. "My." Minha. Minha.
Minha is feminine and singular to agree with filha.
Before minha is the article a. A is also feminine singular to agree with filha.
All together, a minha filha, "my daughter." A minha filha.
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 esposo, o meu filho, a minha filha e eu. "Yes, this is my family. My husband, my son, my daughter, and me."
Sim, esta é a minha família. O meu esposo, o meu filho, a minha filha 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 wife, your son, your daughter, and you.
Esposa is "wife." Esposa. Esposa.
Esposa is feminine and singular. Therefore, "my wife" is a minha esposa. A minha esposa.
Say
"This is my family. My wife, my son, my daughter, and me."
Ready?
Esta é a minha família. A minha esposa, o meu filho, a minha filha e eu.
"This is my family. My wife, my son, my daughter, and me."
Esta é a minha família. A minha esposa, o meu filho, a minha filha 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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