asset title: Grammar Lesson 3: Plurals with 'l', Gas Stations
filename: tafalado_gra_03.mp3
track number: 29/46
time: 13:15
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The plural of Brazil, if there were two of them, would be 'Brasis.'  Now that would be a strange word!  Spanish speakers aren't sure how to make those words that end in 'l' plural.  Orlando, Valdo, Michelle, and JosÃ© LuÃ­s try to tell us that it is as easy as drop the 'l' and add 'is,' but we're sure there is more to it than that.  While they are talking about plurals, Valdo and Michelle also tell us about their experience in getting used to self serve gas stations in the U.S. too!DialogPortugueseValdo: Aquele homem estÃ¡ fazendo sinal pra gente baixar o farol do carro?Michelle: NÃ£o! Vamos deixar os farÃ³is acesos ... E onde estÃ¡ o frentista pra colocar o combustÃ­vel no nosso automÃ³vel?Valdo: Aqui nÃ£o Ã© tÃ£o fÃ¡cil como no Brasil. Os automÃ³veis sÃ£o abastecidos pelo prÃ³prio motorista.Michelle: Como assim? Por que as coisas sÃ£o tÃ£o difÃ­ceis aqui?Valdo: Ah, nÃ£o Ã© tÃ£o difÃ­cil assim! Pagar com o cartÃ£o e colocar a mangueira no carro sÃ£o coisas bem fÃ¡ceis de fazer ... vocÃª consegue!Michelle: Ã, mas vocÃª tem que concordar que nÃ£o hÃ¡ sinais claros indicando nada disso.SpanishValdo: Â¿Aquel hombre nos estÃ¡ indicando que bajemos las luces del carro?Michelle: No! Vamos a dejar las luces ascendidas ... Â¿Y dÃ³nde estÃ¡ el mozo para poner el combustible en el carro?Valdo: AquÃ­ no es tan fÃ¡cil como en el Brasil.  Los carros son abastecidos por el propio motorista.Michelle: Â¿CÃ³mo asÃ­?  Â¿Por quÃ© las cosas son tan difÃ­ciles aquÃ­?Valdo: Ah, no es tan difÃ­cil asÃ­.  Pagar con la tarjeta y poner la manguera en el carro son cosas bien fÃ¡ciles de hacer ... tÃº lo consigues.Michelle: SÃ­, pero tendrÃ¡s que estar de acuerdo que no hay ninguna seÃ±a clara que indique nada de eso.EnglishValdo: That man is signaling that we should turn down the headlights?Michelle: No! Let's leave the lights on ...  And where is the attendant to put gas in our car?Valdo: It's not as easy here as it is in Brazil.  The cars are filled up by the drivers themselves.Michelle: What do you mean?  Why are things so difficult here?Valdo: It's not so difficult.  Paying with the credit card and putting the hose in your car are easy things to do ... you can do it!Michelle: Yea, but you have to agree that there are no clear signs indicating any of this.

Grammar Lesson 3: Plurals with 'l', Gas Stations

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