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| INTRODUCTION |
| Paloma: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Portuguese learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Paloma: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Where did you learn Portuguese? In Portuguese this is |
| Felipe: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Paloma: The first word in the question is |
| Felipe: onde |
| Paloma: meaning “where” in English. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) onde |
| Paloma: Listen again and repeat. |
| Felipe: onde |
| {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: onde você |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: aprendeu |
| Paloma: meaning “learned”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) aprendeu |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: aprendeu |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Felipe: onde você aprendeu |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: português |
| Paloma: meaning “Portuguese.” |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) português |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: português |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Felipe: onde você aprendeu português? |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn Portuguese?? |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi na escola. |
| Paloma: "I learned it in school.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Felipe: (Slow) Eu aprendi na escola. |
| {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: aprendi |
| Paloma: meaning “learned”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) aprendi |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: aprendi |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: na |
| which is the contracted version of the words for “in the”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) na |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: na |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: And after that |
| Felipe: escola |
| Paloma: meaning “school”. |
| Felipe: (Slow, by syllable) escola |
| Paloma: Now repeat. |
| Felipe: escola |
| {Pause} |
| Paloma: Listen to the speaker say, “I learned it in school”, and then repeat. |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi na escola. |
| {pause} |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace “in school” with “at home”. |
| Felipe: em casa |
| Paloma: at home |
| Felipe: (slow) em casa (regular) em casa |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “at home” |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi em casa. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “in school”. Say “I learned it at home.” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi em casa. |
| Paloma: To expand on the pattern, replace “at home” with “in a language school.” |
| Felipe: em uma escola de idiomas |
| Paloma: in a language school |
| Felipe: (slow) em uma escola de idiomas |
| (regular) em uma escola de idiomas |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “in a language school” |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi em uma escola de idiomas. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “at home”. Say “I learned it in a language school.” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi em uma escola de idiomas. |
| Paloma: To make another phrase, replace “in a language school” with “with my friends.” |
| Felipe: com os meus amigos |
| Paloma: with my friends |
| Felipe: (slow) com os meus amigos (regular) com os meus amigos |
| Paloma: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “with my friends” |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi com os meus amigos. |
| Paloma: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Portuguese for “in a language school.” Say “I learned it with my friends.” |
| {pause} |
| Felipe: Eu aprendi com os meus amigos |
| QUIZ |
| Paloma: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Brazil and someone asks you where you learned Portuguese. You learned Portuguese in school. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Onde você aprendeu português? (five seconds) |
| Eu aprendi na escola. |
| Paloma: Now, imagine you learned it at home. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Onde você aprendeu português? (five seconds) |
| Eu aprendi em casa. |
| Paloma: Imagine you learned it in a language school. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Felipe: Onde você aprendeu português? (five seconds) |
| Eu aprendi em uma escola de idiomas. |
| Paloma: Imagine you learned it with your friends. Respond to the question. |
| Felipe: Onde você aprendeu português? (five seconds) |
| Eu aprendi com os meus amigos. |
| Paloma: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Portuguese. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Felipe: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| Paloma: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Felipe: Onde você aprendeu português? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Paloma: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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