Say you like chocolate. How would you answer if your friend asked:
- “Você gosta de chocolate?” (Do you like chocolate?)
How to Give Affirmative Answers:
Well, in Brazil most of the times we give affirmative answers using the verb conjugated in the appropriate tense. For the question above, I would say:
- Gosto. (I like)
Notice that I would not say “Sim” (yes).
This is not the only way to answer questions, but it is very common in informal conversations.
Let’s practice! Check out the examples below:
ANA: Pedro, você fala Português? (Pedro, do you speak Portuguese?)
PEDRO: Falo.
CLARA: Você tem muitos amigos brasileiros? (Do you have many Brazilian friends?)
DIOGO: Tenho.
CARLA: Você gosta de café? (Do you like coffee?)
LUCIANO: Gosto.
TÂNIA: Você está com fome? (Are you hungry?)
CHICO: Estou.
CRIS: Você foi ao cinema ontem? (Did you go to the movies yesterday?)
GUGA: Fui.
CRIS: Tinha muita gente? (Were there many people?)
GUGA: Tinha.
ZÉ: Você viajou nas suas férias? (Did you travel on your vacation?)
ROSA: Viajei.
ZÉ: Ricardo foi com você? (Did Ricardo go with you?)
ROSA: Foi.
ZÉ: Vocês gostaram da viagem? (Did you guys like the trip?)
ROSA: Gostamos muito!
How to Give Negative Answers:
ANA: Pedro, você fala Português? (Pedro, do you speak Portuguese?)
PEDRO: Falo não.
CARLA: Você gosta de café? (Do you like coffee?)
LU: Gosto não; gosto de chá.
TÂNIA: Você está com fome? (Are you hungry?)
CHICO: Estou não.
CRIS: Você foi ao cinema ontem? (Did you go to the movies yesterday?)
GUGA: Fui não.
ZÉ: Você viajou nas suas férias? (Did you travel on your vacation?)
ROSA: Viajei não.
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