USO DOS "PORQUÊS"
Podcasts are a simple and digestible media form, and it is extremely easy to multitask while listening to them. In our language podcasts, we will discuss interesting facts about Languages and sometimes even Grammar.
Our usual podcasts are categorized into 3 levels: easy, medium and hard. Today’s episode is Easy.
Summary
Marina and I discuss the several uses of “porquês” which sometimes might be confusing for
the students.
The way you write is very similar, but the way you pronounce each of them, it’s quite
different. Find out the differences.
Duration: 06:06
Transcript
Nalini: Hello and welcome to Travel and Learn Goa. My name is Nalini Elvino de Sousa.
Travel and Learn is a podcast for travellers and language lovers.
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For the transcriptions of all the podcasts, visit our website: www.ctngo.org Under the
language programs you will find all podcasts and also extra practice material connected to
what we have learnt so far.
This is podcast no. 11. Today’s podcast level is easy and Marina and I prepared a few
Dialogues for you to see the difference between porque, porquê, porque é que e o porquê.
So let’s start:
Diálogo 1
Marina: Porque é que não foste à festa da Rita ontem?
Nalini: Não fui porque estava doente.
Marina: Oh pá! Que pena. Foi tão giro!
Nalini: Pois, imagino.
Discuss
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Practice
Do you know the difference between: porque é que, porque, o porquê, porquê?
Here is a fun exercise:
Porque é que, porque, o porquê, porquê
Completa as frases com: Porque é que, porque, o porquê, porquê