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Gostei da Parte do Brigadeiro

A couple checks the weather forecast before deciding on weekend plans — practicing será que, weather vocabulary, and making casual weekend plans.
será que + oraçãoprevisão do tempoplanos de fim de semana
🎧 Língua da Gente · Ep. 71
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Read the dialogue

A couple debates whether to go to the beach or stay home, checking the weather forecast first.

A: O que nós vamos fazer no final de semana?

What do you want to do this weekend?

B: A gente podia pegar uma praia, né?

We could go to the beach, right?

A: EE, mas será que não vai chover, não?.

EE, but isn't it going to rain?

B: Não sei, vamos dar uma olhada na previsão do tempo.

I don't know, let's take a look at the weather forecast.

A: É, tô vendo aqui que vai ser nublado com possibilidades de pancadas de chuva.

Yeah, I see here that is it going to be clouding with the possibility of rain showers.

B: Então, melhor ficar em casa, ver um filme, relaxando, e comendo brigadeiro.

So, it's better to stay at home, watch a movie, relax, eat some brigadeiros.

A: Gostei da parte do brigadeiro, que ótima ideia.

I liked the part about brigadeiros, what a good idea.

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Language focus
Focus 1
Será que — I wonder if / could it be that
English: I wonder if / could it be that (expressing uncertainty)
Será que + sentence expresses genuine uncertainty or wondering — a very natural way to voice a doubt or question to yourself or others.
Será que não vai chover?
I wonder if it's not going to rain?Será que ele já chegou?
I wonder if he has arrived yet.
Focus 2
Previsão do tempo — Weather forecast vocabulary
English: weather forecast vocabulary
This dialogue models checking a weather forecast before making plans — useful, practical vocabulary for everyday conversation.
Nublado — cloudy
Pancadas de chuva — rain showers
Previsão do tempo — weather forecast
Focus 3
Fazendo planos de fim de semana
English: making casual weekend plans
This dialogue models the common back-and-forth of deciding what to do over the weekend, weighing outdoor vs. indoor options.
O que nós vamos fazer no final de semana?
What are we going to do this weekend?Melhor ficar em casa.
Better to stay home.
🌧️ Planos flexíveis Adapting weekend plans based on weather is universal — and in this dialogue, staying in with a movie and brigadeiro turns out to be an appealing backup plan!
🔊 Nublado Nublado (cloudy) comes from nuvem (cloud) — useful root to remember weather vocabulary related to clouds and rain.
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Exercises
Exercise 1 — Comprehension check
Choose the correct answer based on the dialogue.
Exercise 2 — Será que, previsão do tempo, ou nublado?
Fill in each gap to complete the sentence with the correct word(s).
1. 1. não vai chover?
2. 2. Vamos dar uma olhada na .
3. 3. Vai ser com possibilidades de chuva.
Exercise 3 — Vocabulário do tempo
Match each Portuguese word to its English meaning.
Exercise 4 — Your turn
Write 4–6 sentences about weekend plans that changed because of weather. Use será que and weather forecast vocabulary.
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