Learn Brazilian Portuguese // Lesson 6: Expressing recent activities

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Lesson 1 of 10: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGHKeaFsppWCnas (start here) Lesson 7 of 10: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-thqJnbN91pJY PDF download: www.decodingwords.com/lessons1-10

[@SpiceitupwithOnwadi]

Just want to say thank you Andrew! Been in Brazil and struggling with speaking but finding your channel past few days has been mind-blowing. So easy to understand your tutorials. Thank you!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

So glad to hear that it's helping you!! :)

[@HideoMaximus]

I see Andrew post, I click! I listened to the last lesson multiple times this is such a genius way to get the things to stick in your head.

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Love to hear that--repeating the lessons is critical for building a rock-solid foundation, especially at the beginning of your Portuguese journey. You're doing it the right way!

[@aleks5266]

Same here. Andrew's such a fantastic teacher.

[@candidakreb7937]

your accent in Spanish, English and Portugues is perfect;!!!! well explained, also. Thanks!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed it!

[@alorchioma6861]

You are a good teacher

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Than you so much!

[@Nadpukkaga94.-_]

Expecially your teaching very very nice , so please kindly upload more vedios, please this kindly request, please here every one wanted need your vedio.. your are best teaching ♥️... I like your teach .. please upload

[@jackhillard7831]

This lesson is where I noticed a steady transition in pronouncing Portuguese. Your learning repetitions are most effective when I pause the video to form the sentence before the answer appears. Great stuff!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Awesome Jack! Great to hear that your making progress :)

[@kathyyang540]

Really appreciating the progression and explanation! :)

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Thanks for the feedback Kathy, glad to hear that!

[@benjamintalisman8614]

Yes! Lesson seven! Bring it on

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Thanks for the feedback Benjamin!!

[@LowMoneyStudy]

I love to see new contents! I have been waiting for your new video! I always play your videos whenever I do housework in order to get used to Portuguese!!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Love to hear that, thanks for sharing! Keep working at it!

[@prumarc]

thanks for the videos,they are a great tool to learn portuguese, hoping for more, thanks.

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Glad you like them! another one coming in the next few days!

[@KhaldonAlalwani]

We reached lesson 6 perfectly Great efforts... Thank you!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Great job Khaldon! Keep going :)

[@meganshoemaker9388]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy I found your channel. I appreciate your detailed explanation of the pronunciation and repetition. Really excellent videos. Please keep them coming!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Thank you Megan, love to hear you're finding the videos helpful! More to come! :)

[@lilalpaca6690]

wish u get the milestones soon, ur channel is so underrated

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

thank you so much!!

[@Krieksu]

Eu não quero ver a aula 7, eu preciso! Obrigado, eu adoro esses vídeos 🔥

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

obrigado a você!! que bom que gostou dos vídeos!

[@TheHarish6119]

Andrew a wonderful class once again. I love the way your work evolves. That is really nice. Congratulations. And yes waiting for your next.namaste.

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

thank you so much for your feedback!

[@musicislife8755]

Mais um vídeo maravilhoso! Muito obrigado!🙌🏽

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

:)

[@SmilingBeachVacation-fg7tb]

Obrigado senhor.... Muito obrigado. Eu gosto de todas as suas aulas

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

de nada!!

[@Kettle1]

I just started really studying. Acabei some of those MMA interviews. Quality stuff, brother. ❤❤

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

I appreciate it! I’ll be here to support you on your Portuguese journey!

[@SusanC-c6z]

Eu gostaria de ver mais aulas. Obrigada.

[@leonklaassen2424]

Loving it!!!!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Awesome! :)

[@Twistermister400]

Love your videos!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Glad you like them! :)

[@germyagermy4499]

Eu gostaria de ver mais aulas 🎉

[@Fadenic]

A lesson on Past (Imperfect) would be great e.g. falava, era, Estava etc

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

That will eventually come, obviously, but for now you can refer to my verb conjugation tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rMaoKlpbqYhsk

[@germyagermy4499]

🎉Thanks for the lesson

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

My pleasure!!! :)

[@Shomrim-Mars]

Sim, liçâo sete por favor!

[@James_Aspey]

Your videos are awesome man, thank you so much!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

@@James_Aspey I appreciate it James!

[@James_Aspey]

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew the content is great but it’s also your vibe man. It can feel a bit humiliating learning a language because at first you suck and I know you aren’t here watching me but your vibe makes me feel very comfortable and excited to learn!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

So glad to hear that...that's my goal, to try to make the experience as chill and comfortable as possible!

[@James_Aspey]

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew well congrats man, succeeding for sure! Do you have a course or somethin?

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

@@James_Aspey not yet...I'm going to go up to lesson 10 in this series (3 more videos to go). People have already expressed interest in going beyond that, so I may end up building a course which keeps it going. But it will ultimately come down to if the demand is high enough for me to justify spending the time making it.

[@SkateVlissingen]

Obrigado cara, eu aprendo português. Muito dificil kkkk

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

O prazer é meu! Você vai aprender rapidinho!

[@goga1171]

amazing 💞💞

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joeirelan3745]

Valeu mermão!

[@SusanC-c6z]

Hi, really good lessons thanks. I was wondering what it would mean if you replaced 'esse livro' with 'este livro'?

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

Glad you liked it Susan! It would mean the same thing, but "este" would sound more formal. "este" is used much more in formal, written contexts, while "esse" is what you'll hear used in everyday speech. If you learn Portuguese from a textbook/app, they'll often just teach you that "this book" is "este livro" without mention that in the real spoken language, people will say "esse livro". Hope that helps!

[@SusanC-c6z]

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew thank you for that

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

my pleasure!

[@erictrzaska5771]

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[@philbell5774]

This may seem like a pedantic point so I apologise in advance. In your example of eu acabei de comprar esse livro You say esse means this. My understanding is that este is this and esse is that when referring to masculine nouns. Is this a case of where the spoken informal language doesn't necessarily draw a distinction between the two. I've noticed something similar in the use of Isto and isso. The formal grammar rule I believe states Isto = Is and Isso = that but it appears that isso is used instead of Isto a word I very rarely come across in my limited study of Portuguese.

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

You nailed it...that's exactly right. "este" & "isto" are used primarily in formal written contexts. Even though this is how it's taught in textbooks & apps as the translation for "this" in Portuguese, in the real spoken language people will use "esse" and "isso".

[@philbell5774]

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew Thank you for your prompt reply. It's great appreciated. I take it then that in my examples if I used este and isto in a conversation I would come across as being very formal?

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

​@@philbell5774 Exactly, it would sound really formal. In my videos, I focus primarily on the everyday spoken language.

[@andresleon2293]

sorry I have a question, do open E and O appear only in stressed syllables?

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

generally speaking yes, but it's not an absolute rule as there are exceptions, especially in certain regional accents and specific word forms. hope that helps!

[@footballtime588]

is this language is used in portugal too???

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

I explain in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmSzknqod9GlZ6s

[@footballtime588]

lesson 7 ????

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

that will come!

[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

FYI I'll probably go up to lesson 10 if people continue to ask for it

[@ekaterinanguyen5668]

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[@DecodingWordswithAndrew]

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