Large cities in Brazil have thousands of public buses, all of them with complicated routes, hundreds of bus stops, and tons of different schedules. In this lesson we learn how to ask what streets a bus will go down, super practical information to for those who will be traveling in Brazil.

Dialogue

A: Com licença, esse vai pela Morato?

B: Não, esse vai pela Avenida Vital Brasil, até o Instituto Butantã.

A: Tá. Você sabe qual que eu devia pegar?

B: Pela Francisco Morato? Pode pegar o 702C. Ele passa aqui mesmo nessa parada.

A: Tá bom, obrigado


A: Excuse me, does this one go down Morato?

B: No, this one goes down Avenida Vital Brasil, until the Butantã Institute

A: OK. Do you know which one I should take?

B: Along Francisco Morato? You can take the 702C. It stops right here at this bus stop.

A: OK, good, thanks.

6:30am can seem so early sometimes! How about we sleep a little longer, OK? Learn how to ask what time it is, and while you are at it, suggest that we sleep just a little more.

Dialogue

A: Bom dia, você dormiu bem?

B: Mais ou menos. Que horas são?

A: Seis e meia, ainda é muito cedo.

B: Vamos dormir um pouco mais!

A: Tá, mais um pouquinho só.


A: Good morning, did you sleep well?

B: More or less. What time is it?

A: Six-thirty, it’s still really early.

B: Let’s sleep a little more!

A: OK, just a little more.

Maybe socially we shouldn’t ask everyone their age, but after this lesson we will at least know how to do so, for those occasions when it is OK to ask. While we are at it, this lesson also gives us a nice introduction to the ver TER (to have) vs. ESTAR COM (to be with).

Dialogue

A: Quantos anos você tem Paulo?

B: Adivinha.

A: 27 ou 29, por aí.

B: Acertou, estou com 27 anos.


A: How old are you Paulo?

B: Take a guess.

A: Around 27 or 29.

B: You got it, I am 27 years old.

Everyone is going to the movies, and Susana is going too. Do you want to come along? In this lesson find out how, and while you are at it, learn all about the verb IR, (to go).

Dialogue

A: Quando vocês vão ao cinema?

B: Daqui a pouco, você quer ir?

A: Não sei, a Susana também vai?

B: Vai sim.

A: Ah, então eu também vou.


A: When are you going to the movies?

B: Pretty soon, do you want to go?

A: I don’t know, is Susana going too?

B: Yes she is.

A: OK, then I’ll go too.

Anybody home?!!!! In this lesson we learn how to ask if anyone is home and we also get some hints about what Brazilians say when they invite someone to come into their home. Don’t worry, we are sure that they will tell you to make yourself comfortable.

Dialogue

A: Ô de casa!

B: Quem está aí?

A: Sou eu, Paulo. Posso entrar?

B: Pode, fica à vontade.


A: Anybody home!

B: Who’s there?

A: It’s me, Paulo. Can I come in?

B: Sure, make yourself at home.

Modern shopping malls in Brazil are called, shopping. Be careful however, because it is easy to get lost in the maze of floors and corridors. In today’s lesson, learn how to follow the instructions to get to the children’s clothing section on the fourth floor.

Dialogue

A: Com licença, onde ficam as roupas de criança?

B: No quarto andar.

A: E como que eu chego até lá?

B: O elevador está ali, ô.


A: Excuse me, where are children’s clothes?

B: On the fourth floor.

A: And how do I get there?

B: The elevator is right over there.

It’s one thing to ask where the bathroom is, but it is another thing to be able to understand the directions that are given too. In this case, is the bathroom on the left or on the right? Learn how to ask for directions, and then follow them as well.

Dialogue

A: Com licença, onde é o banheiro?

B: Lá atrás, a segunda porta à esquerda.

A: Obrigada.

B: Ah desculpa, é a segunda porta à direita.

A: Excuse me, where’s the bathroom?

B: Back there, the second door on the left.

A: Thank you.

B: Oh, excuse me, the second door on the right.

Let’s see how Paulo is doing. Because when he is doing fine, we all feel better. In this lesson we learn how to ask people how they are doing. Even better, we learn how to respond to that question too.

Dialogue

A: Tudo bem Paulo?

B: Tudo, e você?

A: Também, melhor agora, né?

B: Que ótimo.


A: How are you doing Paulo?

B: Fine, and you?

A: Me too, better now, right?

B: How nice.

So where are you from? In this lesson we find out that Paulo is from Rio. And the young lady that he is talking to, she is from Brasilia, what some people call “Brazil’s big sky” country. Learn how to ask where somebody is from.

Dialogue

A: Você vem de onde Paulo?

B: Aqui do Rio, e você?

A: Eu sou de Brasília.

B: Dizem que o céu lá é enorme, não é?


A: Where do you come from Paulo?

B: Here in Rio, and you?

A: I am from Brasilia.

B: They say the sky there is huge, right?