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- Lucas: And we are back for another episode of Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Lucas, I have a question. Last episode we learned 'novo' and 'velho'... but if I want to say 'I give a gift' or 'I receive a letter', what verbs do I need? Lucas: Great question, Luna. Today we're learning two very useful verbs: 'dar' and 'receber'. 'Dar' means 'to give', and 'receber' means 'to receive'. Luna: Dar and receber. Okay, let's start with dar. How do I say 'I give'? Lucas: That's 'eu dou'. Listen: eu dou. Eu dou um presente. That means 'I give a gift'. Luna: Eu dou um presente. So 'eu dou' is 'I give'. What about 'you give'? Lucas: 'Você dá'. Você dá um presente. So 'dá' is for he, she, you formal. Luna: Você dá. And 'she gives' is 'ela dá'. Lucas: Exactly. Ela dá um abraço. That means 'she gives a hug'. Try saying that. Luna: Ela dá um abraço. So 'abraço' is hug. That's sweet. Lucas: Now 'receber'. The 'I' form is 'eu recebo'. Eu recebo uma carta. 'I receive a letter'. Luna: Eu recebo uma carta. 'Carta' is letter. And 'you receive'? Lucas: 'Você recebe'. Você recebe a carta. 'Recebe' is for he, she, you formal too. Luna: Você recebe a carta. So 'recebe' is like 'dar' becomes 'dá'. Lucas: Right. Let's practice a short dialogue. I'll say something in Portuguese, you translate. 'Eu dou um presente para você.' Luna: Umm... 'I give a present to you.' That's easy! Lucas: Perfect. Now: 'Você recebe uma carta da sua amiga.' Luna: 'You receive a letter from your friend.' Nice. So 'da sua amiga' is 'from your friend'. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's do a little story. Imagine it's your birthday, Luna. What do people do? Luna: They give me presents! 'Eles dão presentes.' But wait, 'eles dão' is 'they give'? Lucas: Yes! 'Eles dão' is 'they give'. And you receive: 'eu recebo presentes'. Luna: Eu recebo presentes. So 'presentes' is plural. That's easy. Lucas: Now, if you think about it, giving and receiving are a big part of daily life. We give thanks, we receive help. Luna: True. And if Fexingo has been helping you make progress, you might want to support the show. Lucas, how can listeners do that? Lucas: If you'd like to help keep Learn Portuguese with Fexingo ad-free and going strong, you can buy us a coffee. Just visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's a nice way to give back. Even a small gesture helps a lot. Lucas: Absolutely. And now back to our verbs. Let's try 'dar' in a full sentence. 'Ela dá um livro para o amigo.'