Some love those television shows about health, well-being, fitness, and relationships. Others think that they are a lot of nonsense. Informative or entertainment, helpful or deceiving, in this lesson we get to talk about all of this in Portuguese.

Dialogue

A: Ah não, mais um programa de saúde e bem estar.

B: Mas você não acha importante poder informar o público dessas coisas?

A: Informar, tudo bem. Mas esse lixo só existe como diversão.

B: Entendo, mas as vezes tem coisas bem informativas também.

A: Olha lá, ‘vírus do amor’ que provoca paixão. Que bobagem.

B: Ah, pense o que você quiser. Eu vou continuar assistindo e gostando.


A: Oh no, another health and well-being program.

B: But don’t you think it is important to inform the public about these things?

A: Inform, no problem. But this garbage only exists to entertain.

B: I understand, but sometimes they have really informative things too.

A: Look at that, a ‘love virus’ that creates passion. What nonsense.

B: Well, think whatever you want. I’m going to keep on watching and liking it.

We love our pets. Well, mostly we love our pets, but they can be a lot of work. In today’s lesson the dog runs away. But just how sad is that going to make everyone?

Dialogue

A: O Bibo fugiu mesmo.

B: Não culpo ele. Também ninguém brincava mais com ele.

A: Mesmo assim, Marquinhos vai ficar chateado, não é?

B: Chateado ou aliviado? O Bibo só dava trabalho.


A: Bibo really ran away.

B: I don’t blame him. Nobody even played with him anymore.

A: Still, Marquinhos is going to be upset, right?

B: Upset or relieved? Bibo just caused a lot of work.

Shopping online can be extremely convenient, but is it secure? Some love to buy everything online and others would rather go to the store. In this lesson we learn to talk about online shopping.

Dialogue

A: Ô Daniela, você quase só compra online, não é?

B: Quase 100%. É muito mais conveniente, e mais barato também.

A: Mas você não tem medo que alguém vai roubar sua identidade?

B: Não, aliás, acho que é mais seguro do que comprar nas lojas.

A: Por quê? Nas lojas a gente nem precisa pensar nessas coisas.

B: Exato, online já tem mais controle e é mais seguro.


A: Hey Daniela, you almost just buy things online, right?

B: Almost 100%. It’s much more convenient, and it’s cheaper too.

A: But aren’t you afraid that someone will steal your identity.

B: No, in fact, I think it is more secure than buying at the stores.

A: Why? At the stores you don’t even need to think about such things.

B: Exactly, online you have more control and it is more secure.

It doesn’t take much effort to wish someone a pleasant day, and the small effort just makes our day better. So after this lesson, you will be able to make people feel better in Portuguese too.

Dialogue

A: Bom dia, qual andar a senhora quer?

B: O décimo primeiro, por favor.

A: Tá, chegamos, bom dia pra senhora.

B: Obrigada, para você também.


A: Good morning, what floor would you like?

B: The eleventh, please.

A: OK, we have arrived, have a good day ma’am.

B: Thanks, same to you too.

Android or Apple, that is a question we all seem to face nowadays. Cost, quality, reputations, features, there is a lot that goes into the decision. Whichever you decide to buy, this lesson gives you the vocabulary to talk about the issues involved. Good luck in your purchase.

Dialogue

A: Nossa, o Galaxy é quase a metade do preço do iPhone!

B: Sei, e os megapixels da câmera são melhores também.

A: Mas o iPhone ganha na resolução do vídeo.

B: Qual você acha que vai comprar?

A: Olha, não sei, viu? Sempre gostei muito da Apple, seria difícil mudar.

B: É, exatamente isso que a Apple quer.


A: Wow, the Galaxy is almost half the price of the iPhone!

B: I know, and the megapixels of the camera are better too.

A: But iPhone wins in the resolution of the video.

B: Which do you think you are going to buy?

A: I don’t know, you know? I have always liked Apple, it would be hard to change.

B: Yes, that is exactly what Apples wants.

If most of us had a dime for every time we misplace our keys, we would all be able to finance our next trip to Brazil. And yet, misplacing keys and being to ask about them in Portuguese are two different things. By the end of this lesson, you will at least know how to ask about them, even if you still have a habit of losing them.

Dialogue

A: Cadê as chaves?

B: Na estante, lá em baixo daqueles livros.

A: E a carteira, não tô vendo ela?

B: Você deixou em cima da mesa na cozinha.


A: Where are my keys?

B: One the bookshelf, underneath those books.

A: And my wallet, I can’t see it.

B: You left it on top of the kitchen table.

We all know, it’s one thing to exercise, but we still need to watch what we eat. Looks like in this lesson we learn that by eating less salt and by drinking less coffee, chances are that our blood pressure will improve. At least that is what we hope, and now that hope can be expressed in Portuguese too.

Dialogue

A: Vamos tirar a pressão também.

B: Acho que vai ser melhor, parei de comer tanto sal.

A: Vamos ver, 12 por 8, muito bom, melhorou bastante.

B: Tá vendo doutor, tão forte quanto os jovens!

A: Ah é? E a cafeína, você ainda está tomando o café?

B: Muito menos, não tomo nada depois das 18:00hrs.


A: Let’s take your blood pressure too.

B: I think it’s going to be better, I have stopped eating so much salt.

A: Let’s see, 120 over 80, very good, it has improved a lot.

B: You see doctor, as strong as the young ones!

A: Oh yes? And the caffeine, are you still drinking coffee?

B: Much less, I don’t drink any after 6:00pm.

Kids, they grow up so fast. And if you haven’t seen them for a while, all of a sudden they seem to have grown up. It is the most natural of conversations, asking how the family is doing. And after this lesson, you will be able to do more of that in Portuguese.

Dialogue

A: Uau João, quanto tempo não é? Tudo bem?

B: Tudo bem, e a família, vai bem?

A: Vai, a Marina já está bem grande.

B: Sei, o Marquinhos também cresceu muito.


A: Wow João, long time no see, right? How are you doing?

B: Just fine, and the family, are they doing well?

A: They are, Marina is already really big.

B: I know, Marquinhos has grown a lot too.

Oh, Oh! Looks like Daniela and Marcos broke up, but nobody told Elisângela about it. Oops, of course she didn’t mean anything by her comments, but it would have been nice if someone had told her what was going ton. At least in your case, you will learn how to deal with this type of situation in Portuguese.

Dialogue

A: Oi Daniela, por quê o Marcos não veio com você?

B: Eu, me dá licença, eu vou pro banheiro.

C: Por quê você perguntou isso, mulher? Eles terminaram na semana passada.

A: Nossa, eu não sabia, ninguém me falou nada.

C: Você viu, ela tava quase chorando!

A: Mas foi realmente sem querer. Realmente, eu não sabia de nada.


A: Hi Daniela, why didn’t Marcos come with you?

B: I, excuse me, I’m going to the bathroom.

C: Why did you ask her that, girl? They broke up last week.

A: Wow, I didn’t know, nobody told me.

C: Did you see, she was almost crying.

A: But it really was by accident. Really, I didn’t know anything.

Everyone is passing out the gifts, and it looks like João didn’t get anything. Well, how sad is that! Even if we don’t have anything to make him feel better, at least we can come out of this lesson with new ways in Portuguese to talk about it.

Dialogue

A: E essa é para você, e essa é para ele.

B: E pra mim?

A: Ah desculpa João, acabou, já não tem mais nada.

B: Droga, e agora?


A: And this is for you, and this is for him.

B: And for me?

A: Oh, I’m sorry João, it’s all gone, there are no more.

B: Bummer, now what?