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- Lucas: Oi Luna, bom dia! Ready for another episode of Learn Portuguese with Fexingo? Luna: Bom dia Lucas! Yes, I'm ready. What are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're going to learn two very useful verbs: 'fazer' and 'dormir'. 'Fazer' means 'to do' or 'to make', and 'dormir' means 'to sleep'. Luna: Oh, I love sleeping. Okay, let's start with 'fazer'. How do I say 'I make coffee'? Lucas: Great question. In Portuguese, 'I make coffee' is 'Eu faço café'. Listen again: 'Eu faço café'. Luna: Eu faço café. Eu faço café. That's pretty easy. So 'fazer' changes to 'faço' for 'I'? Lucas: Exactly. It's an irregular verb. So 'I do' or 'I make' is 'eu faço'. Now you try saying 'I make bread'. Luna: Uh... Eu faço pão? Lucas: Perfeito! 'Eu faço pão'. Let's try another: 'What do you do?' in Portuguese is 'O que você faz?'. Luna: O que você faz? That sounds like 'what are you doing?'. Lucas: Yes, exactly. Now let's move to 'dormir'. To say 'I sleep', it's 'eu durmo'. Luna: Eu durmo. Eu durmo. And 'you sleep' is 'você dorme'? Lucas: That's right! 'Você dorme'. So 'Você dorme bem?' means 'Do you sleep well?'. Luna: Você dorme bem? I hope so! Let's practice a little dialogue. Lucas: Sure. Let's pretend I ask you: 'O que você faz de manhã?' — what do you do in the morning? Luna: Hmm... 'Eu faço café e depois...' and then? I don't know how to say 'I read' yet. Lucas: That's okay. You can say 'Eu faço café e depois eu durmo' — I make coffee and then I sleep. Luna: that's basically my weekend. So 'Eu faço café e depois eu durmo'. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's practice a question: 'Você dorme bem à noite?' Luna: Você dorme bem à noite? Do you sleep well at night? Yes, I do. So I can say 'Sim, eu durmo bem'. Lucas: Perfeito! Now let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Portuguese. 'I make coffee.' Luna: Eu faço café. Lucas: 'Do you sleep well?' Luna: Você dorme bem? Lucas: Great! And 'What do you do?' Luna: O que você faz? Lucas: You're doing awesome. Now, I want to ask you something. If Fexingo has been helping you learn Portuguese, have you considered supporting the show? Luna: Yeah, it's a great way to keep the podcast going and ad-free. You can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. Every little bit helps us keep making these episodes. And now, let's get back to our verbs. Try saying 'I do my homework' in Portuguese. Luna: Eu faço meu dever de casa? Is that right? Lucas: Yes, 'dever de casa' means homework. So 'Eu faço meu dever de casa'. And 'I sleep at ten' is 'Eu durmo às dez'. Luna: Eu durmo às dez. That's useful. So today we learned 'fazer' and 'dormir'. Lucas: Yes. Keep practicing these. Try to use them in your daily routine. Thanks for listening to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. Até logo! Luna: Até logo! And don't forget to practice: 'Eu faço', 'você faz', 'eu durmo', 'você dorme'.