Pimsleur's Brazilian Portuguese - Lesson 25

Day 20 (Lesson 25) of Pimsleur's Brazilian Portuguese 1

Lição 25

bem perto - quite close
ver- to see
Eu só estou um pouco duente - I'm only a bit sick
ir- to go
Eu tambem vou ver o medico - I'm also going to see the doctor
não importa- it doesn't matter/nevermind
Eu vou ver o meu pai- I'm going to see my father
Eu vou ir ver o meu pai- I'm going to go see my father
estudar- to study
O que quer dizer esta palavra?- What does this word mean?
Quer dizer "avenida"- It means "avenue"
Eu no me lembro bem- I don't remember well
estudar- to study

The Everything Learning Brazilian Portuguese Book

Chapter 4
Goes over nouns, articles, and contractions.
How to tell the difference between "feminine" and "masculine" words.
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General Rules:
1)Nouns ending in -l, -r, -z, -u and letters -ume are masculine.
2)Most nouns that end in a stressed á are masculine. (Ex-o chá, o sofá,)
3)Nouns ending in -dade, -agem, -ção are usually feminine.
4)Both masculine and feminine forms for nouns that end in -ista (ex-especialista [expert], dentista)---as in Spanish.
5)Words of Greek origin that end in a like o planeta, mapa, cinema are masculine
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There are 2 different ways of referring to "we" in Brazilian Portuguese: Nós and a gente:
Nós is used a bit less and is more formal.
a gente is more common and more colloquial.

Nós---conjugate verb in the plural
a gente---conjugate verb in the singular. a gente literally means "we the people".
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Respectful terms for people are Seu (male) and Dona (female) For others, "você" or in some places "tu".
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-Portuguese Indefinite articles covered as well: um, uma/uns, umas
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Common Contractions:

1)do (de+o) ..........from the
2)da (de+a) ..........from the
3)dos (de+os)..........from the
4)das (de+as)..........from the
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1)no (em+o) ...........in the
2)na (em+a) ...........in the
3)nos (em+os) .........in the
4)nas (em+as) .........in the
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1)num (em+um)..........in a
2)numa (em+uma) .......in a
3)nuns (em+uns) .......in some
4)numas (em+umas)......in some
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Went over: this: este,esse/esta,essa
these: estes,esses/estas,essas
that: aquele,aquela
those: aqueles/aquelas