asset title: Grammar Lesson 9: Possessive Pronouns, How to Dress Like an American
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Who would have ever guessed that Valdo and Michelle think that jeans and flip flops make a strange combination?  Looks like we've just seen one more thing that makes Americans stand out.  Note that this picture has got three Brazilians trying to dress like North Americans!  Oh yes, and grammar-wise, we're talking about possessive pronouns.  You might say, OUR comments to YOUR lesson.DialogPortugueseMichelle: Valdo, olha pra aquela menina ... veja a bolsa dela!Valdo: O que Ã© que tem a bolsa dela? Ã parecida com a sua bolsa.Michelle: VocÃª sabe, no Brasil a gente nunca usaria uma bolsa de paetÃª como a dela durante o dia.Valdo: Ã verdade! Olha a calÃ§a dele ... jeans com chinelo!Michelle: Eh, por aÃ­ a gente percebe a diferenÃ§a entre a roupa deles e a nossa.Valdo: Mas esse Ã© o nosso conceito, como brasileiros, sobre a roupa deles. SerÃ¡ que aos olhos deles as suas roupas tambÃ©m nÃ£o sÃ£o um pouco bregas? SpanishMichelle: Valdo, mira aquella chica ... mira su bolsa.Valdo: Â¿CuÃ¡l es el problema con su bolsa?  Se parece a tu bolsa.Michelle: TÃº sabes, en el Brasil nunca usarÃ­amos una bolsa de lentejuelas como la de ella durante el dÃ­a.Valdo: Es verdad!  Mira sus pantalones ...  vaqueros con chinelas!Michelle: Por aquÃ­ te das cuenta de la diferencia entre su ropa y la nuestra.Valdo: Pero esa es nuestra idea, como brasileÃ±os, sobre su ropa.  Â¿SerÃ¡ que para ellos la ropa tuya serÃ­a un poco rara tambiÃ©n?EnglishMichelle: Valdo, look at that girl ... look at her purse!Valdo: What wrong with her purse?  I looks like your purse.Michelle: You know, in Brazil we'd never use a sequined purse like she's got during the daytime.Valdo: You're right!  And look at her pants ... jeans with flip flops!Michelle: Yea, around here you notice the difference between their clothing and ours.Valdo: But that is our idea, as Brazilians, about their clothes.  Don't you think that in from their perspective your clothes might seem a little tacky too?

Grammar Lesson 9: Possessive Pronouns, How to Dress Like an American

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