Portuguese A1.1 Listening Practice: A Gente First
Listen to a A1 Portuguese dialogue about a gente first, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A1.1
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1m 23s
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A short Portuguese listening chapter with transcript.
A1: Start from the most useful spoken subject in Brazil and make short sentences before adding grammar labels.
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1. Native Speaker 1
A gente vai agora?
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2. Native Speaker 2
Sim, a gente aprende hoje.
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3. Native Speaker 1
A gente fala português lá?
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4. Native Speaker 2
Sim, a gente fala português.
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5. Native Speaker 1
Legal! A gente entende tudo.
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6. Teacher
Let's look at our first sentence: 'A gente vai agora?'. This means 'Are we going now?'. Notice how 'a gente' means 'we', but we use the singular verb form 'vai', just like saying 'he goes' or 'she goes'.
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7. Student
So even though 'a gente' refers to multiple people, the verb 'vai' is singular?
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8. Teacher
Exactly. In Portuguese, 'a gente' literally translates to 'the people', which is grammatically singular. Next up: 'Sim, a gente aprende hoje.' This means 'Yes, we learn today.'
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9. Student
Ah, so 'aprende' comes from the verb 'aprender', to learn, right?
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10. Teacher
Spot on. It takes the ending for 'ele' or 'ela'. Next, we heard: 'A gente fala português.' This means 'We speak Portuguese.'
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11. Student
Is 'a gente fala' much more common in daily life than 'nós falamos'?
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12. Teacher
Yes, in spoken Brazilian Portuguese, 'a gente' is the absolute go-to for 'we'. Finally, we have: 'Legal! A gente entende tudo.' This means 'Cool! We understand everything.'
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13. Student
What does 'tudo' mean here?
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14. Teacher
'Tudo' means 'everything' or 'all'. It's a super useful word to pair with 'a gente entende'.
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