Grammar Lesson 14: Absence of Direct Object Pronouns, Mobile Homes

asset title: Grammar Lesson 14: Absence of Direct Object Pronouns, Mobile Homes filename: tafalado_gra_14.mp3 track number: 40/46 time: 10:24 size: 7.32 MB bitrate: 96 kbps OK, so you are driving down the freeway and you see a semi going 70 mph and there is a mobile home being pulled along. Well, yes, I do see why that would seem rather shocking to a Brazilian. Thanks go to Valdo and Michelle for making that observation. Grammar-wise, we are also going to talk about dropping direct object pronouns. Better to drop pronouns than mobile homes from semis! Dialog Portuguese Michelle: Você viu aquele caminhão levando aquela casa inteirinha? Valdo: Vi sim. Que coisa, né? Michelle: Pois é, a primeira vez que vi tomei um susto. Você compraria aquela casa pra você? Valdo: Não, não compraria não. Prefiro a minha casa de concreto no Brasil que está bem presa ao chão. E você transportaria sua casa assim com tudo dentro? Michelle: Transportaria sim. Por que? Você não gosta desse sistema não? Valdo: Não gosto muito não. Como já te disse, prefiro minha casa bem presa ao chão. Spanish Michelle: ¿Viste tú aquel camión llevando aquella casa entera? Valdo: Sí lo vi. Qué cosa, ¿verdad? Michelle: Pues, la primera vez que lo vi, me asusté. ¿Comprarías tú aquella casa? Valdo: No, no la compraría. Prefiero que mi casa en Brasil sea de concreto y que esté bien fijada en el suelo. ¿Transportarías tú la casa así con todo adentro? Michelle: Sí, la transportaría. ¿Por qué? ¿A ti no te gusta el sistema? Valdo: No me gusta mucho. Como ya te dije, prefiero una casa que esté en el suelo. English Michelle: Did you see that truck carrying that whole house? Valdo: I did see it. How weird, huh? Michelle: Yeah, the first time that I saw one it surprised me. Would you ever buy that house for you? Valdo: No, I wouldn't buy it. I prefer a concrete home in Brazil that is well attached to the ground. And would you transport your house like that with every thing in it? Michelle: Yes, I would transport it. Why? Don't you like the system here? Valdo: No, I don't like it a lot. As I already told you, I prefer my house to be stuck to the ground.

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Grammar Lesson 14: Absence of Direct Object Pronouns, Mobile Homes is an episode from Tá Falado: Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish by College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin.

This episode is 10:24 long.

This episode was published on Sep 13, 2007.

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