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- Tiago: Boa noite, como está? Tiago: Good evening, how are you?
- Laura: Boa noite. Estou bem, obrigada. E o senhor? Laura: Good evening. I'm fine, thanks. And you?
- Tiago: Também estou bem. Como se chama? Tiago: I'm fine too. What is your name?
- Laura: Chamo-me Laura. E você? Laura: My name is Laura. And you?
- Tiago: Muito prazer, Laura. Chamo-me Tiago. De onde é? Tiago: Nice to meet you, Laura. My name is Tiago. Where are you from?
- Laura: Sou dos Estados Unidos. Laura: I'm from the United States.
- Tiago: Ah, é americana. Tiago: Ah, you're American.
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Vocabulary
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Expressions
ObrigadaThank you female speaker Muito prazerVery nice to meet you Há quanto tempo...?How long...?, For how much time...? Chamo-me...My name is... Que bomThat's good, How nice Boa noiteGood night, Good evening Como se chama?What is your name? / What is it called? Premium Feature: Smart Review
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Brilliant dialogue. Beginner shorties but there was a couple of things I didn’t know. Thanks.
Moro cá há um ano. is translated I’ve lived here for a year. This confused me… Eu morei aqui por um ano or Morei aqui por um ano seems more appropriate. Was this done for some reason? Please advise.
Olá, Paul. The verb tenses just don’t match between English and Portuguese, in this case. “Moro cá há um ano” means that the person has been living there for a year and still lives in the same place, so “I’ve lived here for a year” is an accurate translation for it. On the other hand, “Morei aqui por um ano” means that the person lived there at some point in the past for a year, but has already moved elsewhere. Basically, using the present tense here indicates that it’s still an ongoing situation, while the past tense tells us it’s over.
That is very helpful for me to remember.
i like this dialogue . everyday conversation is essential . One small problem . Namorada . –Girlfriend . I don’t want to be misunderstood if I use namorado . Is it a serious partner without marriage or can it be used in any other sense . Thank you Ian .
Olá! “Namorada” (girlfriend) and “namorado” (boyfriend) are used exclusively for people you are dating/an unmarried partner. It’s never used for friends or anything else, so there is no room for any misunderstandings 🙂 We say “namorado”/”namorada” when the relationship is official, but it doesn’t mean that it’s serious. It can be as serious or as casual as you want; the term is neutral in that regard.
Excellant!
Referring to Paul’s question, could you say “tenho morado cá….” and have it interpreted as ongoing?
Olá. In theory, yes, but in practice it’s not idiomatic for us to use that compound tense in this context (saying how long you’ve been living somewhere). We’re more likely to use it in a general sense to describe where we’ve been living, rather than specifying for how long.
– Tenho morado no estrangeiro nos últimos anos (I’ve been living abroad the past few years)
– Tenho morado com amigos enquanto procuro uma casa nova (I’ve been living with friends while I look for a new house)
Why do you say, “cabelos longos e encaracolados”, (long and curly hairs) and not, “ cabelo longo e encaracolado”? Why is it plural?
Olá! We can and often use ‘cabelo’ as a singular noun (referring to all of our hair in general), but it’s also absolutely fine to pluralize it. This option can help bring some extra emphasis to the sentence.