asset title: Grammar Lesson 1: Gostar vs. Gustar,  Sitting on the Grass
filename: tafalado_gra_01.mp3
track number: 27/46
time: 10:49
size: 7.61 MB
bitrate: 96 kbps

We've made a switch. Welcome back to all who have previously listened to TÃ¡ Falado. Up to this point, we've always done pronunciation lessons. Today we introduce something new, our first grammar lesson! From here on out we'll look at some of those items that make Spanish speakers shake their heads and say, 'I thought Portuguese and Spanish were more similar than this.' In lesson one, Orlando, Valdo, Michelle, and Jose LuÃ­s talk us through the verb 'to like.' We, in fact, hope that you like the lesson too. Culturally, Valdo and Michelle confess that they have never understood why North Americans like to sit on the grass.DialogPortugueseMichelle: Valdo, olhe pro gramado. Veja como os universitÃ¡rios americanos gostam de livros, de mÃºsica ...Valdo: E vocÃª gosta de sentar na grama como eles para estudar?Michelle: NÃ£o, nÃ£o estou acostumada. Mas os alunos aqui nos Estados Unidos adoram.Valdo: Pois Ã©, nÃ£o gosto disso nÃ£o.  Ã um pouco desconfortÃ¡vel e tem muita formiga.Michelle: Eh, eu tambÃ©m nÃ£o gosto de formiga nÃ£o. Onde vocÃª prefere estudar?Valdo: Eu gosto muito de estudar no conforto da minha casa ou na biblioteca.SpanishMichelle: Valdo, mira la grama.  Ve como a los universitarios americanos les gustan os libros, y la mÃºsica ...Valdo: Te gusta sentarte en el cÃ©sped como ellos para estudiar?Michelle: No, no estoy acostumbrada.  Pero a los alumnos de aquÃ­ de los Estados Unidos les encanta.Valdo: Pues, a mÃ­ no me gusta.  Es un poco incÃ³modo y hay muchas hormigas.Michelle: De acuerdo. Tampoco me gustan las hormigas. Â¿DÃ³nde prefieres estudiar?Valdo: Me gusta mucho estudiar en la comodidad de mi casa o en la biblioteca.EnglishMichelle: Valdo, look at the lawn.  You see how American university students like music, book ...Valdo: Do you like to sit on the lawn to study like they do?Michelle: No, I'm not used to it.  But the students here in the United State love it.Valdo: Yeah, I don't like it either.  It is kind of uncomfortable and there are a lot of ants.Michelle: Yeah, I don't like ants either.  Where do you like to study?Valdo: I really like to study in the comfort of my home or in the library.

Grammar Lesson 1: Gostar vs. Gustar, Sitting on the Grass

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