Welcome to Can-Do Portuguese by PortuguesePod101.com. |
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather in Portuguese. |
For example, "It's hot today, isn't it?" is |
Hoje está quente, né? |
Susana Santos sees her neighbor, Andreia Araujo , and starts a conversation about the weather. |
Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components. |
Quente. |
"hot" |
Quente. |
Quente. |
Listen to the conversation, and focus on Susana 's comment. |
Ready? |
Hoje está quente, né? |
É verdade. |
Once more with the English translation. |
Hoje está quente, né? |
"It's hot today, isn't it?" |
É verdade. |
"Indeed." |
Let's break down the conversation. |
Do you remember how Susana says, |
"It's hot today, isn't it?" |
Hoje está quente, né? |
First is hoje, "today." Hoje. Hoje. |
Next is está, "is," as in "Today is… Está. Está. |
Note: está is from the verb estar, meaning "to be." Estar. |
After this is quente, "hot." Quente. Quente. |
Last is né, which is a contraction of não é, which translates as "isn't it?" in this context. Né. Né. |
Note: Né is frequently used in casual Brazilian Portuguese conversations as a way to build consensus between the speakers. |
All together, Hoje está quente, né?, literally "Today is hot, isn't it," but translates as "It's hot today, isn't it?" |
Hoje está quente, né? |
Let's take a closer look at the response. |
Do you remember how the neighbor says, |
"Indeed." |
É verdade. |
First is é, " is." É. É. |
Note: é is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser. |
Next is verdade, "true." Verdade. Verdade. |
All together, É verdade, literally, "it is true," but translates as "Indeed." |
É verdade. |
The pattern is |
Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION, né? |
It's WEATHER CONDITION today, isn't it? |
Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION, né? |
To use this pattern, simply replace the {WEATHER CONDITION} placeholder with the current weather condition. |
Note: This pattern requires an adjective. |
Imagine it's cold. Frio. "Cold." Frio. Frio. |
Say |
"It's cold today, isn't it?" |
Ready? |
Hoje está frio, né? |
"It's cold today, isn't it?" |
Hoje está frio, né? |
Another informal way of talking about the weather in Brazilian Portuguese is by using exclamations. |
Que calor! Literally, "What heat," but translates as "How hot!" Que calor! |
Que frio! How cold. Que frio! |
Using exclamations is meant to elicit a response from the listener. |
Again, the key pattern is |
Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION adjective, né? |
It's WEATHER CONDITION today, isn't it? |
Hoje está WEATHER CONDITION adjective, né? |
Let's look at some examples. |
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
Hoje está quente, né? |
"It's hot today, isn't it?" |
Hoje está quente, né? |
Hoje está frio, né? |
"It's cold today, isn't it?" |
Hoje está frio, né? |
Hoje está fresco, né? |
"It's cool today, isn't it?" |
Hoje está fresco, né? |
Hoje o tempo está bom, né? |
"The weather's nice today, isn't it?" |
Hoje o tempo está bom, né? |
Está tão quente! |
"It's so hot!" |
Está tão quente! |
Did you notice how the last speaker used a different pattern? |
Está tão quente! |
"It's so hot!" |
First is está, " is." Está. |
Next is tão, translating as "so," in this context. Tão. Tão. |
Simply add it in front of the adjective to express a high degree of intensity. |
Last is quente, "hot." Quente. |
All together, Está tão quente! "It's so hot!" Está tão quente! |
This pattern is |
Está tão WEATHER CONDITION! |
It's so WEATHER CONDITION! |
Let's review the new vocabulary. |
Frio. |
"cold" |
Frio. |
Frio. |
Fresco. |
"cool" |
Fresco. |
Fresco. |
Bom. |
"good" |
Bom. |
Bom. |
Let's review. |
Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. |
Ready? |
Do you remember how to say "hot?" |
Quente. |
Quente. |
And how to say "today?" |
Hoje. |
Hoje. |
Now how to say, |
"It's hot today." |
Hoje está quente. |
Hoje está quente. |
Do you remember how Susana Santos says, |
"It's hot today, isn't it?" |
Hoje está quente, né? |
Hoje está quente, né? |
Do you remember how Andreia Araujo says, |
"Indeed." |
É verdade. |
É verdade. |
Do you remember how to say "cold?" |
Frio. |
Frio. |
And how to say "cool?" |
Fresco. |
Fresco. |
Let's practice. |
Imagine you're Andreia , Susana 's neighbor. Comment to Susana on how cold it is today, or frio in Portuguese. |
Ready? |
Hoje está frio, né? |
É verdade. |
Listen again and repeat. |
Hoje está frio, né? |
Hoje está frio, né? |
Let's try another. |
Imagine you're Sabrina Santos. Comment to your classmate on how hot the weather is, or quente in Portuguese. |
Ready? |
Hoje está quente, né? |
É verdade. |
Listen again and repeat. |
Hoje está quente, né? |
Hoje está quente, né? |
Let's try one more. |
Imagine again you're Samuel Santos. Comment to your neighbor on how cool the weather is, or fresco in Portuguese. |
Ready? |
Hoje está fresco, né? |
É verdade. |
Listen again and repeat. |
Hoje está fresco, né? |
Hoje está fresco, né? |
Well done! This is the end of this lesson. |
In this lesson, you learned how to give an opinion about the weather, an essential skill for talking about the weather. |
Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. |
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