Portuguese by Ear - lesson 1

First, we’ll listen to a dialogue for beginners, then break it down into parts for you to listen to and repeat. We’ll introduce some new vocabulary variations to spice things up, and finally, we'll challenge you with a slightly more complex dialogue to test your comprehension. Each episode builds on the previous ones, enhancing your listening skills step-by-step.

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Dialogue

— Bom dia. Onde é o hotel?

— É ali.

— Obrigado.


Breakdown

— Bom dia. Onde é o hotel?

Good morning. Where is the hotel?

— É ali.

It’s over there.

— Obrigado.

Thank you.


Vocabulary

  • bom dia - good morning

  • onde - where

  • o hotel - the hotel

  • ali - there

  • obrigado - thank you (said by a man)


Variations

  • o hospital - the hospital

    • Onde é o hospital? - Where is the hospital?

  • o restaurante - the restaurant

    • Onde é o restaurante? - Where is the restaurant?

  • o café - the coffee shop

    • Onde é o café? - Where is the coffee shop?

  • o aeroporto - the airport

    • Onde é o aeroporto? - Where is the airport?


Additional dialogues

1)

— Bom dia. Onde é o hotel?

— É ali.

— Obrigado.

2)

— Bom dia. Onde é o hospital?

— É ali.

— Obrigado.

3)

— Bom dia. Onde é o restaurante?

— É ali.

— Obrigado.

4)

— Bom dia. Onde é o café?

— É ali.

— Obrigado.

5)

— Bom dia. Onde é o aeroporto?

— É ali.

— Obrigado.


Final dialogue

Bom dia, desculpe.

Good morning, excuse me.

Bom dia, diga.

Good morning, go ahead (lit. say).

Sabe dizer-me onde é o restaurante?

Can you tell me where the restaurant is?

O restaurante? É ali. 

The restaurant? It's over there.

Ah, é já ali. Muito obrigado.

Ah, it's right over there. Thank you very much.

De nada.

You're welcome.

Portuguese by Ear - introduction

Grow your listening comprehension, step-by-step.

In this new series, each episode will start with a simple dialogue for beginners. First, we’ll listen to the dialogue, then break it down into parts for you to listen to and repeat. We’ll introduce some new vocabulary variations to spice things up, and finally, we'll challenge you with a slightly more complex dialogue to test your comprehension. Each episode builds on the previous ones, enhancing your listening skills step-by-step.

Let’s get started!