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- Rita: Olá! Eu sou a Rita. E tu? Rita: Hi! I'm Rita. And you?
- Nuno: Olá, Rita. Eu chamo-me Nuno. Muito prazer. Nuno: Hello, Rita. My name is Nuno. Nice to meet you.
- Rita: Prazer! Esta sala de espera é muito parecida com a minha sala. Rita: Nice to meet you! This waiting room is very similar to my (living) room.
- Nuno: Ah sim? Por ser pequena? Nuno: Is that so? Because it's small?
- Rita: Sim, também. Mas, principalmente, por causa do sofá vermelho. Rita: Yes, (that) too. But mainly because of the red sofa.
- Tenho um igual na minha sala. I have one just like it in my living room.
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Vocabulary
atéeven, until, up to o consultóriooffice, clinic, doctor's office, consulting room a despensapantry as divisõesdivisions, rooms a janelawindow lerto read ParecidoSimilar, alike PrincipalmenteMainly, especially o quartobedroom a salaroom, living room a sala de esperawaiting room o terraçoterrace a varandabalcony
Expressions
ClaroOf course por causa debecause of, due to Muito prazerVery nice to meet you Prazer!Pleasure!, i.e. it's a pleasure to meet you Todos os diasEvery day Ai sim?Really?, Is that so?, Oh yeah? Tomar o pequeno-almoçoTo have breakfast, Literally - To take breakfast
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Comments
In the conversation, Nuno says “É preciso uma casa grande!” Why is “de” not used after preciso?
We use ‘de’ as needed after a conjugated form of the verb precisar. But in this case, ‘preciso’ is not a verb conjugation, but an adjective (derived from the past participle of the verb). Nuno is not saying “I need”, but “it’s necessary”, if translated literally. In this context, no preposition is added 🙂
Thank you as always for these incredibly helpful audios. I’m curious why “preciso” means “I need” but in the context of the audio it can also mean “it takes/needs”? Why not “é precisa”? Obrigada!
Thanks for your comment! “Preciso” means “I need” when used as a first-person singular conjugation (eu preciso). In this case, Nuno is saying “É preciso”, which directly translates as “It’s necessary”. In this context, preciso works as an adjective, not a verb. Since the sentence is worded in a general sense, without a concrete subject, this adjective can be treated as invariable and remain in the masculine singular form, regardless of the gender or number of what comes after 🙂
In the beginning Rita says “Olá! Eu sou a Rita. E tu?” Isn’t “tu” familiar? If she doesn’t know him why would she use this form?
Obrigada.
Olá! It’s definitely very informal, but not necessarily familiar. ‘Tu’ is standard among the youth and also between younger adults of similar ages, for example (we could assume that’s the case here), as well as from older adults to younger folks, even if they’re just getting to know each other. It might also work in other situations, always with cultural & contextual sensitivity in mind.