Yes, you ARE on the Damon and Jo channel
I know it's been...
a lot of time not making a video in Portuguese
6 months since the last one?
The last Domingão !
And since I haven't spoken Portuguese in a long time
I decided to come to São Paulo
Yes I'm in São Paulo
For one month
To learn more about Brazilian culture
eat lots of açai, tapioca, meet a Brazilian boyfriend
Oh right. And Also to go to school.
To go to a Portuguese language school
in order to perfect this Portuguese
to improve my Portuguese
just to SPEAK Portuguese. Let's go?
Day 1
Today is the first day of class.
Classes start at 9
I woke up at 9:30
See the problem?
Y'all see the time I arrived?
Here is some information about you to fill out.
Then you'll do the test.
Everything good?
I'm in the end where...
It gets really annoying...
The essay?
The essay and conjugations.
But it's all good.
a little essay
containing at minimum 10 lines
Choose a subject below
I don't like tests because I don't think they represent me well.
There is a big importance placed on tests, that to me, is illogical.
Maybe I'll forget a basic conjugation
Or the meaning of a simple word
But it shouldn't be a reason to place in a lower level
when these are just small things that can be quickly corrected in an advanced level
What's most important for me is being able to say what I want.
to express myself
And the most basic parts of the langauge will arrive along the way.
Let's turn it in.
You're gonna like my little essay.
All done?
If the politician contradicts his ideas
that he already spoke about
I will never again vote for him.
Em ele = nele
All together, "nele"
(correction) If he *contradicts* his ideas
Guys, guys, guys, where do I even start?
In Portuguese you guys have this thing:
When I "to speak" Portuguese well, I'll move to Brazil
But for someone learning Portuguese...
Saying "I to speak" does not make sense.
Because "to speak is an infinitive of the verb"
But in Portuguese it doubles as a verb form.
For example
I like to speak.
That's the infinitive.
When I "to speak" Portuguese well one day,
I will finally understand the future subjunctive.
If I were you
I would not sit there on the river bank
fishing all day long
because it's not the way to live life.
A man should have ambitions.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do?
I'd pick up a craft.
I'd build a house.
Have a few kids.
A nice car.
This is making me all...
How predictable and annoying it must be to have such a strict routine for yourself.
After a few years after being rich...
I'd go on vacation
I'd go to a sleep town.
And what would you do there, Sir?
I'd spend the whole day at the river bank
...fishing...
I really like this story because I can relate
with this channel even
There were so many people who said to me
If you want to travel, why don't you just get a job that pays well and then use the money to travel?
And I would say,
OR, I could make my money while traveling?
It's as if this homework explained my entire life.
Thank you Fast Forward Language School
I knew I was there for more than just Portuguese.
Day 2
I have a question
Why is Brazil called Brazil?
The name "Brazil" comes from a tree.
And then the Portuguese saw it would be good business
And then Brazil got its name.
Can you finish the sentence? "Pretend that..."
Pretend that you speak Portuguese.
Pretend that he doesn't exist.
That's right. Ok I got it.
Let's hope you get to leave your desk early.
My friend Jo is always saying that there's a TV channel in Brazil
that is constantly talking about the bad things happening in Brazil
Disasters...
And this is also what makes Brazil dangerous
It scares the Brazilian people.
*correction
If you're a news channel, you try to scare the masses
so viewers keep tuning in to make sure they are safe.
Yep.
*correction
Jo?
What is the name of that news channel that only gives bad news?
There were 2.
Fantástico which wasn't that bad, but it was still bad.
And Jornal Nacional
which always scared me
Day 3
Still don't know what T means
I put the wrong address in...
Have a nice day
I arrived...
Be creative...
And let's talk about a scenario relating to his life (my classmate)
or your job (as a flight-attendant)
As if I were a passenger...?
which is often the case
maybe you're sick for example...?
You will most likely use the Future Subjunctive at one point.
Excuse me Sir
Desculpa or Com Licença?
Here we go...
Sir I'm not seeing any vegetarian meal
But I requested one
72 hours in advance
I'm going to check with the boss.
I'll be back in a minute
Unfortunately
Did you make your request online?
I made a request online
I called.
I called Delta to make sure that everything would be good.
So now that I'm seeing that the meal is not here,
I'm about to get mad soon.
Wow
I'm going to save some pasta for you
How do you say, for example, when I'm in the supermarket
They also use a plastic bag
for such a small little thing
And I want to save "No, I don't need it. Save the plastic."
"I don't need the bag because I want to protect the environment"
But that could look very prententious
But maybe that's what it takes!
You don't want them to waste
I don't want to waste it...
I was in Hawai'i visiting all the beaches
And one beach had all the plastic
All the plastic from the world
The plastic people around the world would throw in the ocean
It all goes to the beach I was at in Hawai'i
It was a beautiful beach before
But now that there are people who don't even realize the impact
of a tiny plastic bag at the supermarket
When you just throw it out carelessly
It accumulates
If the rest of the world hadn't thrown out
In the ocean/sea
Hawaiian employees wouldn't have to clean it up.
Perfect.
Thanks for today.
Have a nice weekend.
*Microphone problem
I had to edit all day so I didn't have much interaction with human beings.
So I'm going to call some people
Gyms for example
Hi good evening, I wanted to know...
How much a membership costs?
I'm here for one month.
I don't know if you guys offer that?
To use our services for a month?
Yes.
One moment please
Your name please?
Like Damião
Ah yes...
Just a moment please
Why'd I do this...
Maybe this wasn't the best way to practice
I'm not saying anything
Hello, hello.
Yes that's me.
We have some really nice promotions going on right now.
?
You can tell...that I am not from here
So WHY ARE YOU SPEAKING SO...
INCOMPREHENSIBLE
INCOMPREHENSIBLY
So you said there is a promotion going on right now?
Yes, we're in a promotion right now.
Damon, let me note here your last name.
It's French.
One week later
One week later I'm super happy with my Portuguese
I even tried to speak French a week ago
And I couldn't!
Only Portuguese came out.
I went on a few dates.
The girl from the café next door knows me by name now.
I signed up for a CrossFit gym.
I've never done CrossFit in my life.
I've met many of you
In the mall. Why are y'all all in the mall!?
You're always in the mall!
Almost every night I'm in my apartment watching FRIENDS
But in Portuguese with Portuguese subtitles
Because I feel like my personality
my humor and my comedy
Is a lot like FRIENDS
So why not watch a series that would most likely apply to how you will speak the language?
For me it makes sense.
In a week or two
I'm going to launch a video
with many Brazilian youtubers teaching me Brazilian slang
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And leave a comment of other videos you would like to see.
Thank you for watching this video.
Beijos - see you next time.
Ciao ciao
I'm going to explain something
Y'all already know who it is
When you don't speak the language
and you try to call on the phone
It's very difficult. I'm going to try it.
He's the sponsor
And I'm the Youtuber
I need you to speak more about the product
If I include all the parts that you want...
in my video
The video isn't going to be as good.
Because it's going to be too sponsored.
Hugs, Ciao Ciao.
You're welcome. Ciao Ciao.
Brazilians are so nice...