Latest / Learn Portuguese with Fexingo / Portuguese Verbs – Cozinhar, Comer
Transcript
- Lucas: Oi, Luna! Ready for another episode? Luna: Oi, Lucas! Yes, I'm hungry for some Portuguese. Lucas: Perfect. Today we're going to learn two verbs that go together: cozinhar and comer. Luna: Cozinhar and comer. I think I know comer — that's 'to eat', right? Lucas: Exactly! And cozinhar means 'to cook'. So we cook, then we eat. Luna: Nice. So, how do you say 'I cook' in Portuguese? Lucas: Eu cozinho. Listen: Eu cozinho. Luna: Eu cozinho. Eu cozinho arroz? 'I cook rice'? Lucas: That's right! Eu cozinho arroz. Perfect. And 'you eat fish'? Você come peixe. Luna: Você come peixe. Hmm, but wait — is it 'come' for you? Lucas: Yes. For 'he', 'she', 'you' formal, it's come. So 'she eats salad' is Ela come salada. Luna: Okay. Ela come salada. And 'we cook dinner'? Lucas: Nós cozinhamos o jantar. Cozinhamos — we cook. Luna: Nós cozinhamos o jantar. That's a mouthful but I'll get it. Lucas: You will. And 'they eat salad'? Eles comem salada. Luna: Eles comem salada. Comem — they eat. Lucas: Yes. Let's practice all four. Repeat after me: Eu cozinho arroz. Luna: Eu cozinho arroz. Lucas: Você come peixe? Luna: Você come peixe? Lucas: Nós cozinhamos o jantar. Luna: Nós cozinhamos o jantar. Lucas: Eles comem salada. Luna: Eles comem salada. Good. So if I want to say 'I eat rice', it's Eu como arroz? Lucas: Exactly! Eu como arroz. And 'you cook fish'? Você cozinha peixe. Luna: Você cozinha peixe. So cozinha for you, and cozinho for me. Lucas: You got it. Let's do a little scene. Imagine we're in the kitchen. Luna: Okay, I like this. I'll be the cook. Lucas: Great. So I say: O que você cozinha? What do you cook? Luna: Eu cozinho arroz e frango. And you? Lucas: Eu cozinho salada. Then I say: Nós comemos juntos? We eat together? Luna: Sim, nós comemos juntos! That means 'yes, we eat together'. Lucas: Perfeito. Now, a quick thing — if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, a few listeners support us through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It's what keeps the podcast ad-free. Luna: Yeah, and we really appreciate it. It helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: Exactly. So, back to cooking. How do you say 'they cook dinner'? Luna: Let me think... Eles cozinham o jantar. Lucas: Yes! Perfect. And 'she eats fish'? Luna: Ela come peixe. Lucas: Wonderful. So today we learned cozinhar and comer. Practice saying what you cook and eat. Até a próxima! Luna: Até a próxima! And happy cooking — or eating!