Learn Brazilian Portuguese // Lesson 4: Expressing wants 

I appreciate it but I haven't invented anything :) so happy that you enjoy the videos though!

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Great to hear that!

So happy to hear that the videos are helping you. Yes, there's a reason you don't really see series of videos on RU-vid that progressively build on one another in a logical, coherent way--creating them is a lot harder than just making a stand alone video. It has to be carefully thought out and it only gets harder the further in the series you get. That said, I think something like this needed to exist on RU-vid (even if it's a relatively short series), which is why I felt compelled to make it. If the videos continue to perform well, I would love to go up to lesson 10, but for now I will take it one video at a time. Thank you for your comments...they mean a lot to me!

Thank you , I appreciate it!!

Thank you so much for your kind words Vivian, it means a lot to me!! I will definitely be putting out more content!

Appreciate the feedback Eric! Glad to hear you're enjoying the videos!

You got it! :)

Great to hear that Danny!

So glad to hear that you’re enjoying them!!

Thank you so much! I don't do private lessons, but keep an eye on for more of these videos...I'll probably go up to lesson 10. If there's demand for more lessons, I'll consider building out a course...so stay tuned!

muito obrigado!! que bom que você gostou!

My pleasure!

Que bom que você gostou dos vídeos!! :)

Glad to hear that Eddie!

obrigado James!!!

Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it!

Glad to hear that!

Great to hear you loved it!!

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Que bom!!! você vai aprender rapidinho!

Glad you enjoyed it!

My pleasure…glad you liked it!!

Great to hear you liked it!

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Most likely...right now I'm just trying to provide as much free value as possible first

que bom que vc gostou!!

I appreciate it, glad you enjoyed it!

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew ps: I’m very much guilty of making direct translations in English I know that i should not but it’s hard to shake off) question I have using a simple example “can I have a beer, please” is the correct way to ask a waiter “eu quero uma cerveja por favor” ie I want a beer please or “posso ter uma cerveja por favor” ie can I have a beer please?

The best translation for "Can I have....please?" would be "Me vê.....por favor?" I talk about it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Kb_06G-0gAg.html

This is a case where the word-for-word translation "Posso ter....?" would not work. I actually made a short about it: ru-vid.comX8h-vP8MQ3I?feature=share

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew thanks you will definitely check it out 👍🏻

Glad you found it helpful, Stephanie! "quis" is in the past tense (specifically the preterite tense) of the verb "querer" (to want). If you'd like to go more in-depth with how verb conjugations in Portuguese work, you can check out this tutorial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Mii9OopUePg.html

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew thank you so much Andrew! I've only stumbled across your channel today so I will be a regular watcher from now on! Muito brigada!

@@stephmaylx obrigado a você and welcome to the channel!!

The verb "gostar" (to like) is a verb that requires the "de"...only a very small group of verbs require the "'de"...most don't.

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew is there a specific reason or just because? 😂. Thank you

that's just the way the language works...some verbs like "gostar" will always need to go along with a preposition like "de". Others require "a", as with "começar" (começar a...). You'll just have to learn as you go which verbs require a preposition.

@@DecodingWordswithAndrew you are correct. That is just how the language works. I ask my wife and she has no idea why. It just is

@@erictrzaska5771 yeah, it’s like asking an English speaker why we say “to rely ON”, “to participate IN”, or “to depend ON”. An English learner would just need to learn the prepositions that go along with each verb.

working on it! these videos are taking more and more time to get it the way I want