Hi William,

We use "deste" (contraction of the preposition "de" + masculine demonstrative pronoun "este"):

Eu gosto deste vídeo.

I like this video.

Keep up studying well and in case of any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Cristiane

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Oi.

Eu gosto de este video. It simulates a real conversation. When you are speaking and listening, there are no subtitles. This lesson is worth repeating several times.

Hi Joe,

Thank you for contacting us about this.

As an absolute beginner, we'd suggest you start with the very basics: the alphabet and how to read and write Portuguese:

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Oi.

As an absolute beginner, what am I supposed to get out of these listening comprehension quizzes? I know very few of these words so it is nearly impossible for me to follow. Should I spend the time going over each phrase to learn the vocabulary now, or should I move forward to the next lessons?

Obrigado,

Joe

Oi Franko,

Thanks for your comment.

You're right. It's not the literal translation, but sometimes, the literal translation does not sound natural or it's wrong in the other language. That's why we don't use the literal translation.

For example, "that one about cars" would literally be "aquele um sobre carros", but that's wrong in Portuguese and one would never say that.

I hope it helps, and let us know if you have further questions.

Paloma

Team PortuguesePod101.com

oi tudo bem,

in the dialouge it says" Aquele livro sobre carros " and English translation " that one about cars"

should it not be "that book about cars", as the word livro is book, I find this quite often in the courses and really confuses me.

would this not be the correct way ,, aquele uma sobre carros that one about cars

thank you

Hi kt,

Thank you for posting!

Your feedback is very important for us. We will keep it in consideration, while developing the other lessons!

Thank you!

Regards,

Ofelia

Team PortuguesePod101.com

Hang on, this is questions for absolute beginners? On what planet?

Did you get it right?

Oi Carole,

Que ótimo! Isso é um bom sinal!

E obrigada pelo comentário!

Nos avise se tiver qualquer dúvida!

Paloma

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