Latest / Learn Portuguese with Fexingo / Portuguese at the Mall – Lojas
Transcript
- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode? I'm thinking we explore somewhere we haven't been yet. Luna: Oh, I love the sound of that. Where are we going today? Lucas: How about a shopping mall? In Portuguese, 'shopping' is the same word, but we say it with a Portuguese accent. Luna: Shopping. That's easy! So, 'I want to go to the mall' would be...? Lucas: Eu quero ir ao shopping. Repeat after me: Eu quero ir ao shopping. Luna: Eu quero ir ao shopping. That's not too hard. Lucas: Exactly. And when you're at the mall, you'll see many stores. In Portuguese, 'store' is 'loja'. Luna: Loja. Like 'loja de roupas' for clothing store? Lucas: Yes! So if you're looking for a specific store, you can ask: Onde fica a loja? That means 'Where is the store?' Luna: Onde fica a loja? That's useful. Lucas: And you might want to know if it's open: A loja está aberta? 'Is the store open?' Luna: A loja está aberta. So 'aberta' means open. Got it. Lucas: You're catching on fast. Now, let's put it together. Imagine you're with a friend and you want to go to the mall. You say: Vamos ao shopping! 'Let's go to the mall!' Luna: Vamos ao shopping! That's fun. I can imagine saying that. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, listeners can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It's a small way to keep us ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it really helps. Now back to the mall! So, if I want to say 'I want to go to the clothing store'? Lucas: You can say: Eu quero ir à loja de roupas. 'À' is a contraction of 'a' plus 'a', meaning 'to the'. Luna: Eu quero ir à loja de roupas. That's a mouthful, but I'll practice. Lucas: Let's practice the key phrases one more time. First: shopping. Luna: Shopping. Lucas: Good. Now: loja. Luna: Loja. Lucas: Perfect. Now: Eu quero ir ao shopping. Luna: Eu quero ir ao shopping. Lucas: Onde fica a loja? Luna: Onde fica a loja? Lucas: A loja está aberta? Luna: A loja está aberta? Lucas: And Vamos ao shopping! Luna: Vamos ao shopping! Lucas: You did great today. Keep practicing these, and next time we'll explore another place. Luna: Can't wait. See you next time! Lucas: Até logo!