A1 · Episode 2 · Part 1
Verb “To Be” At School
Lukas and Tiago arrive at school, meet their teacher, and practise the Portuguese verb ser.
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João
Já estamos quase a chegar à vossa escola.
We are almost at your school.
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João
Estão nervosos com o primeiro dia?
Are you nervous about the first day?
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João
Boa sorte com o primeiro dia de aulas!
Good luck with the first day of school!
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Daniel
Olá a todos! Podem apresentar-se?
Hello everyone! Can you introduce yourselves?
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Lukas
O meu nome é Lukas! Eu sou da Alemanha.
My name is Lukas! I am from Germany.
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Daniel
Hoje vamos aprender o verbo ser.
Today we are going to learn the verb to be.
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Daniel
Eu sou, tu és, ele é, nós somos.
I am, you are, he is, we are.
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Carlos
Tu és o Lukas e tu és o Tiago, certo?
You are Lukas and you are Tiago, right?
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Tiago
Não. Eu é que sou o Tiago. E ele é o Lukas.
No. I am Tiago. And he is Lukas.
Useful expressions
What to remember.
- Eu sou da Alemanha.
- Use sou de/da/do to say where you are from.
- Tu és o Lukas?
- Tu és means “you are” in informal speech.
- Ele é o Lukas.
- Ele é means “he is”. For “she is”, use ela é.
- Nós somos...
- Nós somos means “we are”.
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Eu sou da Alemanha.
I am from Germany.
Tu és o Lukas?
Are you Lukas?
Ele é o Lukas.
He is Lukas.
Nós somos...
We are...
Podem apresentar-se?
Can you introduce yourselves?
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