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Tiago Conversa com o Pai

Tiago Talks To His Father

In this beginner Portuguese comprehension episode, Tiago talks to his father, showing us how to use estar + a + infinitivo to describe an action that is currently happening (i.e. the present continuous tense).

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  • 00:00:01Tiago: Pai, tu estás a ler um livro?
  • 00:00:04Pai?
  • 00:00:06Pai?
  • 00:00:07Hugo: Sim, eu estou a ler um livro.
  • 00:00:10Tiago: E estás a gostar do livro?
  • 00:00:12Hugo: Sim.
  • 00:00:14Eu estou a gostar do livro.
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beberto drink bomgood a canetapen a cartaletter comerto eat escreverto write gostarto like incomodarto bother, inconvenience, disturb, trouble lerto read o livrobook mãemother OcupadoBusy ouvirto listen to, to hear paifather pressarush o sumojuice ÓtimoGreat
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AdeusGoodbye ClaroOf course Boa sorteGood luck Por favorPlease Estou com pressaI'm in a hurry Está bemAll right, Okay, It’s fine DesculpaSorry, excuse me inf.
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Comments

  • Nice dialogue and cartoon. The visuals for the words certainly help with learning and reinforcing vocabulary. Cute and fun.

  • Dad is reading the book and the son is asking in present continuous “E estás a gostar do livro?”. And then as the son is drinking juice, dad asks him if he likes the juice but in present simple “Gostas do sumo?”. What’s the difference?

    • Good question 🙂 It’s rather nuanced: our impression of a book can change from one chapter to another, so when someone is still reading it, we tend to ask if they are liking it *so far*, and we express this by using the present continuous. A juice will probably taste the same from the first to the last sip, so our impression of it is formed very early and is unlikely to change. So, we can ask if the person likes it in a more absolute/decisive way.

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