Learn how to talk about the weather
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Portuguese Survival Phrases brought to you by PortuguesePod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Brazil. You will be surprised at how far a little Portuguese will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Whether or not the weather will cooperate is an important question on which many plans are made and canceled. In this lesson, we'll cover a phrase that will help you finalize your plans if they depend on the weather. |
| In Portuguese, "What will the weather be tomorrow?" is Como vai estar o tempo amanhã? |
| Como vai estar o tempo amanhã? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Co-mo vai es-tar o tem-po a-ma-nhã? |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Como vai estar o tempo amanhã? |
| The first word, como, means “how.” |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: co-mo |
| And como. |
| This is followed by vai, which, in English, means “go.” But in this sense, it means “will.” |
| vai |
| vai |
| vai |
| Next, we have estar, which means “be.” |
| estar |
| es-tar |
| estar |
| So to recap here, we have como vai estar. Literally, this means "how will be." |
| Let's take a look at the next term o tempo, which means "the weather." |
| o tempo |
| o tem-po |
| o tempo |
| The last word is amanhã, which in English is "tomorrow." |
| Amanhã |
| Let's break down this word: a-ma-nhã |
| And one time fast: amanhã |
| So all together we have Como vai estar o tempo amanhã? Literally, this means "What will the weather be tomorrow?" |
| Let's go through some possible answers. In Portuguese, "It will rain." is Vai chover. |
| Vai cho-ver. |
| Vai chover. |
| "It will be sunny." is Vai fazer sol. |
| Vai fa-zer sol. |
| And Vai fazer sol. |
| It will be windy. is Vai ventar. |
| Vai ven-tar. |
| And Vai ventar. |
| "It will be cloudy." is Vai estar nublado. |
| Vai es-tar nu-bla-do. |
| Vai estar nublado. |
| CULTURAL INSIGHTS |
| Many people in Brazil check the weather forecast before they leave the home to know what could happen throughout the day. In the northeast region, you'll find Recife and Fortaleza, and it's normally hot, dry, and doesn't rain much. The north region is extremely hot, often breaking 45 degrees Celsius, which is 113 degrees Fahrenheit, and where the Amazon Rainforest is located. In the southeast, where Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are located, the climate is hot and agreeable most of the time, with temperatures from 29 to 36 degrees Celsius, which is 84 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit, but could go as hot as 45 degrees Celsius during the summer. |
| In the southern region, where Foz do Iguaçu is located, summers are as hot as 36 degrees Celsius, which is 96 degrees Fahrenheit. But in the winter, it can get as cold as -4 degrees Celsius, which is 25 degrees Fahrenheit. In the midwest region, it is typically dry with little humidity. It gets very hot, well over 40 degrees Celsius, which is 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and dry. So if you're not used to hot and dry, be sure to drink at least two liters of water per day. |
| Speaking of water, I've never had a problem with drinking water straight from the tap while in Brazil. There were a few taps I avoided because I could tell they would cause problems, but I never got parasites or intestinal infections or anything like that. But I do know a fair number of people who did have problems, so I would probably suggest just drinking bottled water wherever you go. Or if you really want to go Brazilian, you can buy coconuts pretty much anywhere you go from street vendors, and they will cut them open for you and give you a straw to drink from. Few things are better for hydration than coconut water called agua de coco in Brazil, agua de coco. And wherever you go, remember to use sunscreen. No place in the United States or Europe has a sun as strong as Brazil. So it doesn't matter what you are used to, without sunscreen, you are going to get a sunburn in Brazil. Even the Brazilians use it. |
Outro |
| Okay. To close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase, and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so boa sorte! |
| "What will the weather be tomorrow?" - Como vai estar o tempo amanhã? |
| Co-mo vai es-tar o tem-po a-ma-nhã? |
| Como vai estar o tempo amanhã? |
| "It will rain." - Vai chover. |
| Vai cho-ver. |
| Vai chover. |
| "It will be sunny." - Vai fazer sol. |
| Vai fa-zer sol. |
| Vai fazer sol. |
| "It will be windy." - Vai ventar. |
| Vai ven-tar. |
| Vai ventar. |
| "It will be cloudy." - Vai estar nublado. |
| Vai es-tar nu-bla-do. |
| Vai estar nublado. |
| All right. That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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