Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What are you doing?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Paloma: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "What are you doing?" |
Lesson focus |
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| In Portuguese this is |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? |
| Paloma: The first word in the question is |
| Felipe: o que |
| Paloma: meaning "what" in English. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) o que |
| Paloma: Listen again and repeat. |
| Felipe: o que |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Felipe: você |
| Paloma: meaning "you." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) você |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: você |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: o que você |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: está |
| Paloma: meaning "are." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) está |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: está |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: o que você está |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: fazendo |
| Paloma: meaning "doing." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) fazendo |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: fazendo |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: (You'll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What are you doing?" |
| Felipe: Eu estou pensando. |
| Paloma: "I'm thinking." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Felipe: (Slow) Eu estou pensando. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word... |
| Felipe: eu |
| Paloma: means "I." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) eu |
| Paloma: Now repeat |
| Felipe: eu |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: estou |
| Paloma: meaning "am." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) estou |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: estou |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And next |
| Felipe: pensando |
| Paloma: meaning "thinking." |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) pensando |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: pensando |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the speaker say, "I'm thinking," and then repeat. |
| Felipe: Eu estou pensando. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace "thinking" with "reading." |
| Felipe: lendo |
| Paloma: "reading" |
| Felipe: (slow) lendo (regular) lendo |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "reading." |
| Felipe: Eu estou lendo. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace "thinking." Say "I'm reading." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu estou lendo. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace "reading" with "watching TV." |
| Felipe: vendo TV |
| Paloma: "watching TV" |
| Felipe: (slow) vendo TV (regular) vendo TV |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "watching TV." |
| Felipe: Eu estou vendo TV. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for "reading." Say "I'm watching TV." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu estou vendo TV. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace "watching TV" with "listening to music." |
| Felipe: ouvindo música |
| Paloma: "listening to music" |
| Felipe: (slow) ouvindo música (regular) ouvindo música |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "listening to music." |
| Felipe: Eu estou ouvindo música. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for "watching TV." Say "I'm listening to music." |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu estou ouvindo música. |
| QUIZ |
| Paloma: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Brazil, and someone asks you what you're doing. You're thinking. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? (five seconds) Eu estou pensando. |
| Paloma: Now imagine you're reading. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? (five seconds) Eu estou lendo. |
| Paloma: Imagine you're watching TV. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? (five seconds) Eu estou vendo TV. |
| Paloma: Imagine you're listening to music. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? (five seconds) Eu estou ouvindo música. |
| Paloma: You want to ask someone what they're doing. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? |
| (Pause) |
| Now respond to the question with actual information about yourself. |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: O que você está fazendo? |
Outro |
| Paloma: This is the end of Lesson 18 |
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