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Dina Podcasts 03 March 2025

Today we are going to learn something really necessary. We're going to take an in-depth look into numbers. Numbers are divided into 5 different categories. Cardinais - Cardinal Numbers, and Ordinais – Ordinal numbers. Then we move on to Multiplicativos– Multipliers, Fracionários – Fractional numbers and Coletivos – Collective numbers

These are just a taster to give you an idea of how to say them. I hope they will be useful to you and I am certain you will be using them in your daily life

Stay tuned for more lessons.

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English/Portuguese Transcript ↓

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Olá pessoal – Hello Everyone
Today we are going to learn something really necessary such as some numbers.
Numbers are divided into 5 different categories
Cardinais - Cardinal Numbers
These Numbers Are The Simplest Form Of Counting For Example
Zero – Zero;
Um –One; Uma –One;
Dois- Two , Duas- Two,
Três – Three,
Quatro - Four ,
Cinco – Five,
Seis – Six,
Sete-Seven,
Oito – Eight,
Nove – Nine,
Dez - Ten,
I think you've noticed that the number one and number two, they have two versions of themselves of course, because they have feminine and masculine. However all the other numbers don’t have it. So you just have to worry about those two, nothing else. Let’s keep going.
Onze - Eleven,
Doze - Twelve,
Treze - Thirteen,
Catorze- Fourteen,
Quinze- Fifteen,
Dezasseis- Sixteen,
Dezassete - Seventeen,
Dezoito- Eighteen,
Dezanove- Nineteen,
Vinte- Twenty.
After these, if you want to keep counting,.
Vinte E Um ….. – Twenty One
And so on. So all the others from then on, you’ll say.
Trinta - Thirty, and then the number.
Quarenta - Fourty
Cinquenta - Fifty
Sessenta- Sixty
Setenta - Seventy
Oitenta - Eighty
Noventa - Ninety
Cem – One Hundred
Shall I do it really quickly, like we normally do? Yeah, let’s get on.
Um,
Dois,
Três,
Quatro,
Cinco,
Seis,
Sete,
Oito,
Nove ,
Dez
Onze,
Doze,
Treze,
Catorze,
Quinze,
Dezasseis,
Dezassete,
Dezoito,
Dezanove,
Vinte,
Vinte E Um,
Trinta,
Quarenta,
Cinquenta,
Sessenta,
Setenta,
Oitenta,
Noventa,
Cem
I’ll do the slow bit now.
Zero,
Um,
Dois,
Três,
Quatro,
Cinco,
Seis,
Sete,
Oito,
Nove ,
Dez
Onze,
Doze,
Treze,
Catorze,
Quinze,
Dezasseis,
Dezassete,
Dezoito,
Dezanove,
Vinte,
Vinte E Um,
Trinta,
Quarenta,
Cinquenta,
Sessenta,
Setenta,
Oitenta,
Noventa,
Cem
Today we will stop at 100, we will return to more cardinal numbers in a few lessons time. From cardinal numbers we will go to the Ordinais – Ordinal numbers.
Primeiro 1st - First
Segundo 2nd Second
Terceiro 3rd- Third
Quarto 4th- Fourth
Quinto 5th- Fifth
Sexto 6th – Sixth
Sétimo 7th- Seventh
Oitavo 8th - Eighth
Nono 9th - Nineth
Décimo 10th Tenth
Décimo Primeiro - 11th Eleventh
Vigesimo Primeiro 21st - Twenty First
And so on. However, these ordinal numbers, they also have feminine versions.
Primeira,
Segunda,
Terceira,
Quarta,
Quinta,
Sexta,
Sétima,
Oitava,
Nona,
Décima
Let;’s do the fast version as usual.
Primeiro,
Segundo,
Terceiro,
Quarto,
Quinto,
Sexto,
Sétimo,
Oitavo,
Nono,
Décimo,
Décimo
Primeiro,
Vigesimo
Primeira,
Segunda,
Terceira,
Quarta,
Quinta,
Sexta,
Sétima,
Oitava,
Nona,
Décima
Now we’re gonna do a slow version as usual.
Primeiro,
Segundo,
Terceiro,
Quarto,
Quinto,
Sexto,
Sétimo,
Oitavo,
Nono,
Décimo,
Décimo
Primeiro,
Vigesimo
Primeira,
Segunda,
Terceira,
Quarta,
Quinta,
Sexta,
Sétima,
Oitava,
Nona,
Décima
Then we move on to the, Multiplicativos– Multiplier
For example.
Duplo - Double
Triplo - Triple
Quadruplo - Quadruple
These also have female versions
Dupla - Double
Tripla - Triple
Quadrupla - Quadruple
Let’s do the fast way.
Duplo,
Triplo,
Quadruplo
Very easy!
Duplo,
Triplo,
Quadruplo
Dupla,
Tripla,
Quadrupla
Then we have the Fracionários – Fractional numbers:
Meio - Half (1/2),
Terço - Third (1/3),
Quarto - Quarter
They also have feminine versions
Meia - Half (1/2),
Terça - Third (1/3),
Quarta - Quarter
And last but not least
Coletivos – Collective numbers
Duo - Duo,
Trio - Trio,
Dúzia - Dozen…
These were really easy. They are the easiest ever.
These were just a taster to give you an idea of how to say them. I hope they will be useful to you and I am certain you will be using them in your daily life
Now we will go to another little row of expressions of daily life. We started the last podcast with introducing ourselves and saying goodbye. So today we will start a small conversation.
When you meet someone, you’ll normally tend to ask how they are doing, and the questions are often mixed.
Olá Paulo, como estás? – Hello Paulo how are you?
Como é que estás?
Como é que vais andando? – How are you doing/going
Como é que vai tudo? – How is everything?
Let’s go very slowly
Olá Paulo, como estás? – Hello Paulo how are you?
Como é que estás? How are you?
Como é que vais andando? – How are you doing/going
Como é que vai tudo? – How is everything?
We can reply:
Estou bem – I am well
Estou mais ou menos – I am more or less
Estou assim assim – I am so and so
These are of course very informal, the formal ways we will be explaining a bit later on a different podcast
Let’s work word by word
Como - How
É que – is it that
Estás – you are
Estás is the verb to be. In Portuguese we have two verbs to describe the English verb to be. Of course.
We have the verb Estar and the verb Ser. You ask me why two?
Well, the verb Estar describes something that isn’t a permanent condition like for example emotions, the weather, your location.
Let’s see
Eu estou contente – I am happy
Está de chuva – It is raining
Eu estou em Portugal – I am in Portugal
Eu estou contente – I am happy
Está de chuva – It is raining
Eu estou em Portugal – I am in Portugal
The verb ser describes permanent conditions like for example, your name, your gender, and your nationality
Eu sou a Dina – I am Dina
Eu sou uma rapariga – I am a girl
Eu sou portuguesa – I am Portuguese
These verbs also change depending to whom you are talking to or about, that is why we call them irregular. Their ending changes with person and with the tense.
So, let’s go through Verbo estar, which is the non-permanent one
Eu estou – I am
Tu estás – You are
Ele / Ela está – He/She/It are
Você está - You are. This you is a formal version of treating someone.
Nós estamos – We are
Vós estais – You are
Eles / Elas estão – They are
It sounds very complicated. But once you get the hang of it, you’ll be fine.
So let’s go through it one more time.
Eu estou – I am
Tu estás – You are
Ele / Ela está – He/She/It are
Você está - He/She/ you are.
Nós estamos – We are<
Vós estais – You are
Eles / Elas/ Vocês estão – They are
In informal settings , people tend to ignore the first part of the word estar , so you end up with ‘tás bem? / ‘tou em casa. Are you alright? I am at home
However, only when it is spoken, if you are writing to someone please use the full word, otherwise is considered a mistake.
So you could say,
Eu tou, Tu tás, Ele / Ela tá, Nós tamos,
Do you get the message? Yeah, it’s easy.
Shall I do the fast version as well? Let’s go for it.
Es tou, Tua tás, Ele / Ela tá, Nós tamos, Vós tais, Elas stão
Hey it sounds very “chica, chica, chica, doesn’t it? (Laughter)
But it’s a good laugh. So I’ll go with the slow version again.
Eu estou
Tu estás
Ele / Ela / Você está
Nós estamos
Vós estais
Eles / Elas/ Vocês estão
We’re moving now to the verb Ser, which is the permanent one.
Eu sou – I am
Tu és – You are
Ele / Ela / Você é – He/She/ You are
Nós somos – We are
Vós sendes – You are
Eles / Elas /Vocês são – They are
Most of the time we only use the verb and drop the word Eu /Tu /Ele ela etc. Depending on which tense you use, the listener will know of who you are talking about.
For example.
Sou a Dina
I dropped Eu sou and used just Sou. I am Dina.
És O Paulo? Are you Paulo? So I dropped Tu és for Paulo. OK?
So let’s go through the verb again one more time
Eu sou – I am
Tu és – You are
Ele / Ela / Você é – He/She/ You are
Nós somos – We are
Vós sendes – You are
Eles / Elas /Vocês são – They are
Fast version?
Eu sou, Tu és
Ele / Ela / Você é
Nós somos
Vós sendes
Eles / Elas /Vocês são
One more time
Eu sou, Tu és
Ele / Ela / Você é
Nós somos
Vós sendes
Eles / Elas /Vocês são
These are the present tenses of these very used and important to know and how to use verbs. Once you have mastered these two verbs, you are a long way on your Portuguese learning journey!
So, lets continue with the conversation we started a while ago before I went on a small verb diversion. LOL. Let’s keep going.
Como é que vais andando? – How are you going/doing
Como é que vai tudo? – How is everything?
We can reply:
Estou bem – I am well
Estou mais ou menos – I am more or less
Estou assim assim – I am so and so
Vou andando – I am going
So let’s do the fast version.
Como é que vais andando?
Como é que vai tudo?
The slow version
Como é que vais andando? – How are you going/doing
Como é que vai tudo? – How is everything?
The replies
Estou bem – I am well
Estou mais ou menos – I am more or less
Estou assim assim – I am so and so
Vou andando – I am going
Fast version
Estou bem
Estou mais ou menos
Estou assim assim
Vou andando
Again, the slow
Estou bem
Estou mais ou menos
Estou assim assim
Vou andando
I hope these expressions have helped to give you a bit of an insight to the Portuguese way of greeting, and hopefully you can start using them very soon.
I‘ll see you soon
Até à próxima – Tchau
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