Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: Dialogs

Elementary 13: You Are Really Tall


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Are you pretty happy with your height and weight? Remember that when you talk about that in Portuguese, you will have to switch to the metric system. So, just how tall are you and how much do you weigh? Learn how to talk about that in today’s lesson.

Dialogue

A: Você é bem alto Orlando. Qual é sua altura?
B: Seis pés e 4 polegadas.
A: E quanto é isso em metros? Você deve ter uns dois metros, não é?
B: Nem tanto. Se não me engano, é 1 metro e 93 ou 94 centímetros, por aí.
A: Mesmo assim, você é bem alto. E quanto você pesa?
B: Entre 200 e 205 libras.
A: Eu não entendo nada de libras. Quanto é isso em quilos?
B: Quem sabe mais ou menos uns 90 a 93 quilos.


A: You are really tall Orlando. How tall are you?
B: Six feet and four inches.
A: And how much is that in meters? You are probably about two meters tall, right?
B: Not quite. If I’m not mistaken, that is 1.93 or 1.94 meters, around there.
A: Still, you are really tall. And how much do you weigh?
B: Between 200 and 205 pounds.
A: I don’t understand anything about pounds. How much is that in kilos?
B: Maybe more or less 90 to 93 kilos.
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