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Learn Brazilian Portuguese - 100 most common words (1/10).

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Hello. I'm Virginia, creator of Brazilian Speaking.

My student, Khaled, suggested that I made more videos about the most common expressions and words in Portuguese. So I decided to create a series of videos, in which I'll talk about the hundred most common words in Brazilian Portuguese. I divided this series into ten videos, and in each video, I talk about ten words.

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Now let's then begin our lesson.

The most used words in Portuguese are those small little words like articles, prepositions and conjunctions.

1 – o, a (the)

The first word is the definite article o or a.

O or a means the, in English. This article varies in gender, masculine (o) and feminine (a). And it also varies in number, singular or plural.

Let's look at some examples:

O livro (the book)

A caneta (the pen)

Os livros (the books)

As canetas (the pens)

2 – um/uma (a/an/some)

The second word is the indefinite article a or an.

The word um or uma can be translated as a, an, or some, in English. This article also varies in gender, masculine (um) or feminine (uma), and it also varies in number, singular and plural.

Let's look at some examples:

Um livro (a book)

Uma caneta (a pen)

Uns livros (some books)

Umas canetas (some pens)

3 – e (and) The third word is the conjunction e.

The word e means and in English. This word is used to add a term or thought to a sentence, or to connect two sentences.

For example: Eu tenho um livro e uma caneta (I have a book and a pen).

4 – ou (or)

The fourth word is the conjunction ou.

The word ou means or, in English. This word is used to indicate two alternatives or choices.

For example: Você quer chá ou café? (Do you want tea or coffee?)

5 – mas (but)

The fifth word is the conjunction but. The word mas means but, in English. This word is used to indicate opposition or contrast.

For example: Estou cansada, mas tenho que estudar (I'm tired, but I have to study)

6 – de (from/of)

The sixth word is the preposition de. The word de can be translated as from or of, in English. This preposition varies in gender, masculine (do) and feminine (da), and it also varies in number, singular or plural. It is commonly used to indicate origin or ownership.

For example:

Ele é de São Paulo (He is from Sao Paulo).

Eu sou do Brasil (I'm from Brazil).

Este livro é da Maria (This book belongs to Maria).

Este é o quarto das crianças (This is the kids’ room).

7 – em (in/on/at)

The seventh word is the preposition em. The word em can be translated as in, on or at, in English. This preposition varies in gender, masculine (no) and feminine (na), and it also varies in number, singular and plural. It is commonly used to indicate location or time.

For example:

Eu moro em Nova Iorque (I live in New York).

Ela está na universidade (She's at the university).

Nós vamos chegar em 10 minutos (We'll be there in 10 minutes).

Eu vou viajar no dia 10 de setembro (I'm going to travel on September 10th).

8 – para (to/for) The eighth word is the preposition para. The word para can be translated as to or for, in English. This preposition can be used in many different ways.

Here are some examples:

Eu vou para o Brasil (I’ll go to Brazil).

Isto é para você (This is for you).

9 – por (by/for/through)

The ninth word is the preposition por. The word por can be translated as by, for or through, in English. Like the word para, the preposition por can be used in many different ways.

Here are some examples.

Vou enviar isto por e-mail (I'll send this by email).

Vou a academia duas vezes por semana (I go to the gym twice a week).

10 – com (with)

The tenth word is the preposition com. The word com means with, in English. This preposition can be used in many different ways.

Here are some examples:

Eu falo com meus amigos todos os dias (I talk with my friends every day).

Eu estou com fome(I'm hungry).

That’s it. These are the 10 words of today. Now, I would like you to do a homework: write a comment below using one of the words we studied in this video. I recommend that you watch this video at least two more times to assimilate the content. Remember to like this video and subscribe to my channel. Every week, I post a new video, with tips on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese. In the next video, I'll talk about the next ten most used words in Brazilian Portuguese.

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Brazilian Portuguese - Learn the most common use of the verb falar (to speak).

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In this video, we are going to study the conjugation and the most common use of the verb falar (to speak).

We use the verb falar (to speak) to say which language we speak.

For example:

Eu falo português. (I speak Portuguese).

Eu não falo russo. (I don’t speak Russian).

The verb falar (to speak) is also often used with the preposition with.

For example:

Eu falo com meus amigos todos os dias. (I speak with my friends every day).

The verb falar is a regular verb ending in AR, that is, it follows the same pattern as the other regular verbs ending in AR.

Let’s then revise the conjugation of the verb falar in the present tense:

Eu falo (I speak)

Você fala (You speak)

Ela/ele fala (She / he speaks)

Nós falamos (We speak)

Vocês falam You speak)

Elas/eles falam (They speak)

Now let's do a small exercise to practice using the verb falar. I'm going to put a sentence on the screen for you to complete with the verb falar conjugated in its proper form. Then I'll tell you the correct answer. Ready?

Eu ____ inglês.

Answer: Eu falo inglês.

Você ____ francês.

Answer: Você fala francês.

A menina ____ espanhol.

Answer: A menina fala espanhol.

O menino ____ italiano.

Answer: O menino fala italiano.

Nós _____ português.

Answer: Nós falamos português.

Vocês ____ japonês.

Answer: Vocês falam japonês.

Aqueles homens ____ chinês.

Answer: Aqueles homens falam chinês.

Aquelas mulheres ____ alemão.

Answer: Aquelas mulheres falam alemão.

Very well!

Watch this video at least two more times to assimilate the content and practice your pronunciation. Leave a comment below this video with your questions or suggestions for new videos. And remember to subscribe to my channel! Every week I post a new video with tips on grammar, expressions and pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese.

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Learn how to talk about your nationality in Portuguese!

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In this episode, we’ll study names of nationalities in Portuguese.

The most common way to ask someone's nationality is:

De onde você é? (Where are you from?)

You can answer this question in two ways:

Eu sou do Brasil (I'm from Brazil).
Eu sou brasileira (I'm Brazilian).

The names of nationalities vary in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).

Let's take a look at some examples:

Eu sou brasileira (I'm Brazilian).
Ele é brasileiro (He is Brazilian).
Elas são brasileiras (They [fem.] are Brazilian).
Eles são brasileiros (They [masc.] are Brazilian).

As a rule, nationalities ending in a are feminine and those ending in o are masculine, but there are some variations. For example, many nationalities end with the letter s in the masculine form and sa in the feminine form.

For example:
Ela é francesa (She is French).
Ele é francês (He is French).
Elas são francesas (They [fem.] are French).
Eles são franceses (They [masc.] are French).

Usually, to form the plural of nouns, we simply add the letter s to the end. But when the noun ends in s, as the word francês (French), we add the letters es: franceses.

Let's take a look at other examples of nationalities:
Americana /Americano (American)
Mexicana / Mexicano (Mexican)
Inglesa / Inglês (English)
Japonesa / Japonês (Japanese)

Listen to this episode at least three times to assimilate the content.

Leave a comment with your questions or suggestions for new videos.

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Até a próxima!

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Learn how to answer the question "what do you do?" in Portuguese.

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The most common way to ask what is someone else's profession is:
O que você faz? (What do you do?)

To answer this question, we use the verb ser (to be) and the name of our profession or job.

For example:

Eu sou professora de português. (I am a Portuguese teacher).
E você? O que você faz? (And you? What do you do?)

The names of professions vary in gender (feminine or masculine) and number (singular or plural).

Let's see some examples:

Eu sou professora. (I'm a teacher).
Ele é professor. (He is a teacher).

Usually, nouns ending in r are masculine, and we just need to add the letter a at the end to have the feminine version.

For example:

Cantor - cantora (singer).
Escritor - escritora (writer).

Now let's look at examples in the plural:

Elas são professoras. (They are teachers - fem. plural).
Eles são professores. (They are teachers - masc. plural).

Usually, to form the plural of nouns, we simply add the letter s at the end. But when the noun ends in r, we add the letters es.

For example:
Cantor - cantores (singers).
Escritor - escritores (writers).

As a rule, nouns ending in a are feminine and those ending in o are masculine, but there are some exceptions. Some nouns have only one form, that is, the same noun works for both genders, as is the case with the words estudante (student), dentista (dentist), gerente (manager), motorista (driver).

At the end of the audio, there is an exercise for you to practice what you just learned.

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Learn the most common adjectives in Portuguese and how to use them.

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In this episode, I'll teach you how to describe things and people. We are going to revise the verb ser (to be) and study the most common adjectives in the Portuguese language.

To describe something, we use the verb ser (to be) and an adjective. An important detail about adjectives in Portuguese is that they must agree with the noun. That is, if the noun is masculine, the adjective must also be masculine. If the noun is plural, the adjective must also be in the plural form.

For example:

A menina é bonita.

O menino é bonito.

A menina is a feminine noun, so the correct adjective is bonita. O menino is a masculine noun, so the correct adjective is bonito.

Let's see examples in the plural form:

As meninas são bonitas.

Os meninos são bonitos.

Note that to form the plural of nouns and adjectives, simply add the letter s at the end. As a rule, adjectives ending in a are feminine and adjetives ending in o are masculine, but there are some exceptions. Some adjectives have only one form, that is, the same adjective works for both genders, as it's the case with the word intelligent.

For example:

A menina é inteligente.

O menino é inteligente.

As meninas são inteligentes.

Os meninos são inteligentes.

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Speak Brazilian Portuguese - How to talk about where you are.

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In this episode, I'm going to teach you how to answer a very common question:

Where are you? /Onde você está?

We are going to study the conjugation of the verb estar (to be) and the use of the preposition em (in/on/at).

To say where you are, you need to conjugate the verb estar (to be) and use the preposition em (in/on/at) according to the gender of the place where you are.

For example:

Onde você está?

Eu estou no supermercado.

Ou

Eu estou na lavanderia.

The preposition em is neutral, that is, it has no gender, but before masculine or feminine nouns we merge the preposition em with articles a or o, and we then create the prepositions na and no.

As a rule, nouns ending with the letter a are feminine and most of the nouns ending with other letters are masculine.

Nevertheless, there are many exceptions, since very often the gender is related to the origin of the word. In this lesson, we are not going to talk about exceptions and about the origin of words. We are going to focus on the study of the conjugation of the verb estar (to be) and in the most common use of the preposition em (in/at/on).

Let's see some examples:

Eu estou em casa.
Você está na casa da Maria.

Note that in these two examples, I used different variations of the preposition em.

When I say "Eu estou em casa" (I am at home), I mean I'm in my own house, where I live. When I say "Estou na casa", I am referring to a specific house of another person, Maria's house or João's house.

Let's look at other examples:

Ela está no trabalho.
Ele está na academia.
A gente está no parque.
Nós estamos no restaurante.
Vocês estão nos correios.
Elas estão na loja.
Eles estão no shopping.

Note that in these examples, the nouns ending with the letter a are feminine and those ending with other letters are masculine. In the case of the word correios (post office), we have a plural masculine noun, for this reason we use the preposition nos, nos correios.

Listen to this episode at least three times to assimilate content and practice pronunciation.

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Speak Brazilian Portuguese - Onde você mora?

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In today's episode, I'm going to teach you how to answer a very common question:

Where do you live?

We are going to study the conjugation of the verb to live (morar) and the use of the preposition in.

To say where you live, you need to conjugate the verb to live (morar) and use the preposition in according to the gender of the country, city or neighborhood where you live.

For example:

Onde você mora?

Eu moro nos Estados Unidos.

ou

Eu moro em Nova Iorque.

Remember that in Portuguese, countries have gender (male and female), while cities have no gender. They are gender-neutral.

Let's talk a bit about the preposition em. The preposition em can be translated as in, on or at in English.

Like the preposition de, which we studied a few weeks ago, em is a gender-neutral preposition, that is, it has no gender. But before masculine or feminine nouns, we merge the preposition em with the articles a or o, and we then create the prepositions na and no.

Before countries, we use the prepositions na or no, according to the gender of the country. And before cities, we always use the preposition em, since cities are usually gender-neutral.

There are some exceptions to this rule, but I’m not going to talk about exceptions in this lesson. We are going to focus on the conjugation of the verb to live and on the most common uses of the preposition in.

As a rule, countries that end with the letter a are feminine, and the others are masculine.

Let's see some examples:

Eu moro em Nova Iorque.

Você mora no Brasil.

Ela mora na China.

Ele mora nas Filipinas.

A gente mora na Argentina.

Nós moramos nos Estados Unidos.

Vocês moram em São Paulo.

Elas moram na Russia.

Eles moram no Japão.

Note that the United States is a masculine plural country, so we use the preposition nos, in the United States. And the Philippines is a feminine plural country, so we use the preposition nas, in the Philippines.

If you do not know the gender of the country, don't worry about it. Just use the preposition em, the gender-neutral preposition, and everyone will understand what you are saying.

Now let's do an exercise to practice the verb to live and the preposition in and its variations.

I will give you a sentence for you to complete with the verb to live (morar) and the preposition em and its variations. Then I'll tell you the correct answer. Ready?

Eu ---- São Paulo.

Resposta: Eu moro em São Paulo.

Você ---- México.

Resposta: Você mora no México.

Ela ---- Washington.

Resposta: Ela mora em Washington.

Ele ---- Filipinas.

Resposta: Ele mora nas Filipinas.

A gente ---- Brasil.

Resposta: A gente mora no Brasil

Nós ---- Estados Unidos.

Resposta: Nós moramos nos Estados Unidos.

Vocês ---- Nigéria.

Resposta: Vocês moram na Nigéria.

Elas ---- Londres.

Resposta: Elas moram em Londres.

Eles ---- Paquistão.

Resposta: Eles moram no Paquistão.

Very well!

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Learn Brazilian Portuguese - O que você gosta de fazer?

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In today's episode, we’re going to talk about how to answer the question: what do you like to do? And we’re going to study the conjugation of the verb to like, one of the most common verbs in the Portuguese language.

The verb gostar (to like) is a regular verb ending in AR. If you still don’t know how to conjugate regular verbs in Portuguese, watch the videos about regular verbs here: https://youtu.be/YxQZUxGtMbs

Today, we are going to study the conjugation of the verb to like (gostar):

Eu gosto

Você gosta

Ela ou ele gosta

Nós gostamos

Vocês gostam

Elas ou eles gostam

A very important detail about the use of the verb to like is that it is always followed by the preposition "de".

For example: Eu gosto de viajar. Eu gosto de chocolate.

The rule is very simple. You are going to use the verb to like (gostar), plus the preposition "de," plus a noun or a verb in its infinitive form. That is, an unconjugated verb.

For example: Eu gosto de viajar. Eu gosto de estudar. Eu gosto de ler.

You can use any verb in its infinitive form using this same structure.

Let's look at some examples with nouns: Eu gosto de chocolate. Eu gosto de música. Eu gosto de cachorros.

Now use this podcast to practice the use of the verb gostar (to like) while also practicing pronunciation. I will say each sentence three times, one tome more slowly, and two times more naturally. After each sentence, I'll give you some time to repeat.

Eu gosto de viajar.

Você gosta de ler.

Ela gosta de estudar.

Nós gostamos de música.

Vocês gostam de chocolate.

Eles gostam de cachorros.

Very well! Listen to this episode o at least two more times to assimilate the content and practice your pronunciation.

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How is your daily routine? - Part 2

In the last episode, we talked about routine, that is, things that you do in your daily life. Today, we are going to study common questions and answers so that you can talk naturally about your routine.

Today's lesson is the continuation of the lesson I published last week. If you have not listened to the first episode about routine, I suggest you listen to it before watching this video to familiarize yourself with the lesson. In the first lesson, we studied the most common terms and in today's lesson we are going to study questions and answers related to routine.

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How is your daily routine?

In today's video, we are going to talk about routine, that is, things that you do in your daily life. We are going to practice using verbs in the present tense and some useful expressions for when we talk about routine.

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