Weekly Portuguese Words With Jade – Sports

Tutorial Transcript

Olá gente! Tudo bem? This is Jade Furuta, and welcome to Portuguese Weekly Words. And today’s theme is Sports. Do you like sports? basquete "basketball" O basquete é muito popular nos Estados Unidos. "Basketball is very popular in the United States." In Brazil, nobody knows much about basketball; it's all about soccer, and a little bit of volleyball. beisebol "baseball" It’s the same, just the intonation changed a little bit. "baseball" and beisebol. Softbol é parecido com beisebol. "Softball is similar to baseball." I used to play softball during PE classes when I was in junior high school. Yeah, I wasn’t bad, actually. futebol "football/soccer" Futebol é o esporte do Brasil. "Soccer is the sport of Brazil." natação "swimming" Eu fiz aulas de natação quando criança. "I took swimming classes when I was a kid." But actually I am not a good swimmer I can dance, though, I can dance samba. pingue-pongue "ping-pong" See! Almost the same. Você sabe jogar pingue-pongue? "Do you know how to play ping-pong?" I don’t. Acabou! The end! Você gostou da aula? Did you enjoy the class? Thank you for watching, and I’ll see you next week. Um beijo, tchau!