Ô de casa!

Episódio 5 Língua da Gente Cumprimentar em visitas

Orlando R. Kelm · COERLL / University of Texas at Austin · CC BY 4.0

Step 1 — Listen

🎧 Listen to the episode

First listen: Just relax and listen. Try to understand the general situation — who is arriving, and what happens?

Língua da Gente · Episode 05

🔊 Pronunciation note: Notice the open "Ô" at the start — it's a wide, open oh sound (like "awe" in English), different from the closed o in words like com. Brazilians also say Posso with a double ss = /s/, never /z/.

Step 2 — Read the dialogue

📄 The dialogue

Read along while you listen a second time. Pay attention to how Paulo asks for permission to enter.

Ô de casa!

Anybody home!

Quem está aí?

Who's there?

Sou eu, Paulo. Posso entrar?

It's me, Paulo. Can I come in?

Pode, fica à vontade.

Sure, make yourself at home.

🇧🇷 Nota cultural: In Brazil, it's common to call out "Ô de casa!" at the gate or door instead of knocking — especially at someone's home (not a building entrance). It's friendly and informal. The host's reply "Pode, fica à vontade" is the classic Brazilian hospitality formula, equivalent to "come on in, make yourself at home."

Key expressions:

Ô de casa!	traditional call used when arriving at someone's home
Sou eu.	It's me. — ser used to identify yourself
Posso entrar?	poder + infinitive = can I…? (asking permission)
Pode, fica à vontade.	Sure, make yourself at home. — ficar + adjective phrase

Step 3 — Practice

Exercise 1 — Complete the dialogue

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. Use each word once.

Ô de casa Quem Sou eu Posso Pode fica à vontade

A: !

B: está aí?

A: , Paulo. entrar?

B: , .

Exercise 2 — Match the expression to its function

Choose the correct communicative function for each expression.

Ô de casa!
Sou eu, Paulo.
Posso entrar?
Pode, fica à vontade.

Exercise 3 — Your turn

Answer in Portuguese.
Write your own answers. There are no right or wrong responses — this activity is about expressing your own ideas and experiences.

Your dialogue:

💡 Try to use: Ô de casa / Sou eu / Posso entrar? / Pode, fica à vontade

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