Learn where Portuguese is spoken
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| Michael: Where is Portuguese spoken? |
| Michael: At PortuguesePod101.com, we hear these questions often. Here is a typical scenario: Two college students, Paula Pereira and Emma Espinosa, are meeting for the first time. On hearing Emma speak Portuguese, Paula asks, |
| "Where did you learn Portuguese?" |
| Paula Pereira: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Dialogue |
| Paula Pereira: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Emma Espinosa: Na Angola. |
| Michael: Once more with the English translation. |
| Paula Pereira: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Michael: "Where did you learn Portuguese?" |
| Emma Espinosa: Na Angola. |
| Michael: "In Angola." |
Lesson focus |
| Michael: In the conversation, we hear Paula ask, "Where did you learn Portuguese?" |
| Ana Clara: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Michael: To which Emma Espinosa responds, |
| Ana Clara: Na Angola. |
| Michael: "In Angola." |
| Michael: When first considering where Portuguese is spoken, you might only think of countries like Portugal and Brazil. It may come as a surprise, but Portuguese is actually spoken all over the world, including many parts of South America and Africa. |
| Michael: As mentioned by Emma Espinosa, Portuguese is also spoken in |
| Ana Clara: Angola, |
| Michael: as well as other African countries, such as Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe. In fact, Portuguese is also considered the sole official language in these countries. |
| Michael: You can also find many Portuguese speakers in South America, beyond just Brazil. As Portuguese colonizers made their way to the New World in the 15th and 16th centuries, so did their language. |
| Michael: To this day, as globalization continues to progress, countries like Andorra, France, and Japan are also seeing boosts in their local Portuguese-speaking population. |
| Practice Section |
| Michael: Let's review the conversation in detail. Try to respond to the following prompts by saying their Portuguese translation out loud. Ana Clara will then model the correct answer. Try to repeat after her with the focus on your pronunciation. |
| The first prompt is, "Where did you learn Portuguese?" |
| Ana Clara: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Michael: Did you get it right? Listen to Ana Clara again and repeat after her. Remember to focus on your pronunciation. |
| Ana Clara: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Ana Clara: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Michael: The next prompt is, "In Angola." |
| Ana Clara: Na Angola. |
| Michael: Listen to Ana Clara again and repeat after her. |
| Ana Clara: Na Angola. |
| Ana Clara: Na Angola. |
| Cultural Insight/Expansion |
| Michael: The differences between Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese include differing vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax. Despite this, these two varieties of Portuguese are quite similar in formal writing. One can say that the differences between both types of Portuguese are comparable to the differences between American English and British English. |
| Ana Clara: Both Brazilian and European Portuguese are varieties of the same language, so speakers of either form can understand each other perfectly. |
| Michael: Yes, and the same is true for speakers of American and British English. |
| Ana Clara: Great! So we can learn the language and practice it in more than one country! |
Outro |
| Michael: Do you have any more questions? We're here to answer them! |
| Ana Clara: Até a próxima! |
| Michael: See you soon! |
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