Unidade 1 Meu nome

...
My name is...







Saying hello
1. Meu nome My name is
Listen to how these people introduce themselves.
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Did you notice the different ways they give their names?












Agora (now) have a go at giving your own nome (name) in Portuguese
using the three different ways.

a) Meu nome ________________________.
b) Eu me chamo _______________________.
c) Eu sou ______________________________.

2. Qual o seu nome? What is your name?
Now that you know how to give your name in Portuguese, take a look at how
you can ask someone elses name by looking at the following dialogues.

- Oi. Qual o seu nome, por favor?
- Meu nome Amanda. E o seu?
- E o meu Letcia.

- Ol. Como voc se chama?
- Eu me chamo Letcia. E voc?
- E eu me chamo Antnio.

- Quem voc?
- Eu sou Pedro. E voc?
- Eu sou Antnio.







Try and answer the following questions about yourself. Remember that there are
different ways of asking and different ways of saying your name. By looking at the
dialogues above, say your name according to how youre being asked.
a) Q: Qual o seu nome? A: __________________________________________________.
b) Q: Como voc se chama? A: _______________________________________________.
c) Q: Quem voc? A: ________________________________________________________.




oi hi
ol hello
meu nome ... my name is...
eu me chamo... (lit.)* I call myself...
eu sou... I am...

* A literal translation (lit.) of Portuguese is sometimes given to
help you understand what the Brazilian actually says. But dont
always think in terms of single-word translations.
qual o seu nome? what is your name?
como voc se chama? (lit.) how do you call yourself?
quem voc? who are you?

e o seu? and yours?
e voc? and you?

por favor please
eu I
voc you

eu me chamo (lit.) I call myself
voc se chama (lit.) you call yourself

eu sou I am
voc you are

Greeting people

1. Bom dia! Good morning!
Look at these new expressions. Try to guess their meanings.


Quando (when) you meet someone, you say oi (hi) or ol (hello). In the
morning you can say bom dia (good morning). Then we have boa tarde
(good afternoon) and boa noite (good evening and good night). After the
conversation, you can say tchau (bye) or at mais (see you later).

2. Bom dia, Pedro! Good morning, Pedro!
Which greetings or farewells go with which picture?

a) Bom dia!
b) Boa noite!
c) Boa tarde!
d) Tchau!

_______________ ________________ _______________ _________________

* Why is good morning BOM dia and good afternoon BOA tarde? Youll
learn later on that adjectives have to agree with the gender of the noun that
follows. But dont worry about this now! Move on with the lesson.
Getting to know more about people

1. De onde voc ? Where are you from?
Read about these peoples lives.














mas but
hoje today
ainda still

eu moro I live
voc mora you live
eu sou de/do/da I am from
no Brasil in Brazil
do Brasil from Brazil

na Alemanha in Germany
da Alemanha from Germany

nos Estados Unidos in the U.S
dos Estados Unidos from the U.S

em Portugal in Portugal
de Portugal from Portugal
There are two different ways to ask where someone is from. You can
say or .

Remember:
De onde voc ? Where are you from?
Onde voc mora? Where do you live?

2. um pas muito bonito! Its a very beautiful country!
Read the dialogue below.

PEDRO: Boa tarde! Qual o seu nome, por favor?
DBORA: Ol! Meu nome Dbora. E o seu?
PEDRO: E o meu Pedro. De onde voc , Dbora?
DBORA: Eu sou dos Estados Unidos.
PEDRO: um pas muito bonito!
DBORA: Obrigada. O Brasil tambm um pas muito bonito!
PEDRO: Obrigado. Onde voc mora?
DBORA: Eu moro em Washington. E voc mora onde?
PEDRO: Eu moro no Rio de Janeiro.
DBORA: uma cidade muito bonita!





Did you notice that Dbora said obrigada and Pedro said obrigado?
They said it differently because if you are a girl you have to say
obrigada. If you are a boy you have to say obrigado. By the way, it
means thank you.
Muito obrigado and muito obrigada mean thank you so much.
























You have learned two personal pronouns so far. Eu and voc. You
have also learned some verbs. Look at how the verb morar (to live) is
conjugated in the present tense.

MORAR:
Eu moro I live
Voc mora You live


file:///C:/Users/cliete/Downloads/Unidade%201.pdf
de onde voc ? voc de onde?
JUST TAKE A LOOK

* Notice how the word the and a change in these
words:

o pas = the country
um pas = a country

a cidade = the city
uma cidade = a city

* Now notice how the word beautiful changes in these
words:

o pas bonito = the beautiful country
um pas bonito = a beautiful country

a cidade bonita = the beautiful city
uma cidade bonita = a beautiful city
muito very
tambm also; too

pas country
cidade city