Eliana
Joseph- Hugo: Quando é que viajamos outra vez? Hugo: When are we traveling again?
- Patrícia: Não sei. Nós estamos num novo ciclo de trabalho Patricia: I don't know. We are in a new cycle of work
- que nos tira muito tempo. that takes a lot of time.
- Acho que não posso ir de férias nesta fase. I don't think I can go on vacation at this stage.
- Nem tu! Neither [can] you!
- Tu dizes que o teu trabalho está sempre atrasado. You say that your work is always late.
- Hugo: Os prazos são curtos, mas ainda assim, Hugo: Deadlines are short, but still,
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Vocabulary
atrasadolate, delayed sing.,masc. brincarto play o ciclocycle CompetitivaCompetitive curtoshort, low masc. sing. DescansoRest DifícilDifficult décadadecade a escolaschool a estaçãoseason estudarto study faltarto miss, be missing, lack, remain a fasephase, stage o fimthe end a geraçãogeneration horashours o horárioschedule junhoJune A juventudeThe youth a madrugadadawn, the early morning hours minutosminutes muitovery, a lot, much nemnor, neither a noitenight, evening novoyoung, new o períodoperiod, term pontualpunctual o prazodeadline a primaveraspring próximoclose, near, next masc. quandowhen Segundosecond semwithout semprealways o séculocentury sóonly, just a tardeafternoon o tempoweather o trabalhowork, job o verãosummer viajarto travel
Expressions
Não seiI don't know Estou a brincarI'm kidding, I'm joking, I'm playing outra vezagain, another time Ir de fériasGo on holiday, Go on vacation Ainda assimStill, Even so
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Comments
Can you use Poder instead of Consiger? As in Eu posso acabar a tempo
Hm, technically, in this context, yes, but conseguir is a better fit. Poder and conseguir are very similar, but not quite identical.
Conseguir is completely focused on one’s personal ability to do or achieve something. On the other hand, poder doesn’t always relate just to personal ability, but also to the mere abstract possibility of doing something, or permission for it. For example, if you say “Posso comer isto?” [Can I eat this?], you may very well be asking if you are allowed to eat that. If you say “Consigo comer isto?” [Can I eat this?], you’re clearly just wondering if you’re physically capable of doing it.
Am struggling to catch what they are saying.
Hi Penny! One thing that could help is changing the speed setting in the upper right hand corner of the player. If you make it too slow it’s sounds funny, but usually 0.8x or 0.9x are helpful.
I’m also struggling with understanding what they are saying. I catch various words but for the most part it sounds like gibberish! I can read the text ok, and I got 9/9 on the quiz without any translation. Understanding the spoken language seems almost impossible!
Welcome to the club mate.
Hi,
I love what you folks have accomplished.
I have a question:
Qual é que a………. and, Qual é a…….. The phrases seem to indicate the same thing. Is one or more wrong? or, Is one or more expedient?
Learning a lot so far and it seems to be congealing!!
Thanks, Robert! To answer your question, “é que” is commonly added to questions without changing their meaning at all. So, in most cases, the question will say the exact same thing with or without it. Both variations are correct, but we tend to add “é que” more often than we omit it. More on that subject here: Using “é que” in European Portuguese Questions
Thank you.
That clears things up.
I’ll move in to the study notes after I complete A1. As an aside I’m developing my own pronunciation guides for things as I move along. I’ve taught my self to omit what’s not needed. For example: Qu’é que and Com’é que. etc. Knowing a bit about liaison’s in the French language has helped!
You really have developed a great course.
R
Hello folks. Two quick questions. Grateful if you could explain ….
1. What rule changes the S in the middle of “atrasados” to a z sound? I would have expected the pronunciation “atrassaadoosh” not “atrazaadoosh”
AND
2. Why in the phrase “minutos e segundos” is the s ending on “minutos” still prounounced with a “sh” sound when it precedes a vowel? I would have expected an eliding Z sound “minootooz-ee-segoondoosh”
Thanks!
Olá, Brian. Ask away!
1. The S is between vowels, which is why it sounds like a Z. More on the rules of pronunciation of the letter S here: The Letters S and C
2. You’d hear the connecting Z sound if that line had been pronounced faster, with continuity between the words 🙂 But it wasn’t; there’s a small pause after “minutos”, which is why the final S retains its default “sh” sound.