B1 INTERMEDIATE · LESSON 9 · LIÇÃO 29 · ±40 MIN

🪧 Lição 29 — Como se diz?

The passive voice — foi feito, foi construída — and Brazil's favorite little pronoun: Vende-se, Fala-se, Como se diz…? After today you can read every sign on a Brazilian street.

What Lição 29 teaches

The passive — foi feito, foi construída — and the street-sign se: Vende-se, Fala-se, Como se diz…? Read every wall in Brazil.

Like every Rumo lesson it runs in eight steps — review of the previous lesson, new words with audio, the grammar properly explained, flashcards and typing drills, a dialogue with comprehension questions, a one-page summary, a test you pass at 70%, and your results. About 40 minutes.

Grammar in this lesson

Read the story for this lesson first — it is free: Vende-se felicidade (~level B1, sentence-by-sentence translation and audio).

After level B1 you can…

talk about dreams, plans and promises in the future tense · say what you hope, doubt and wish with the subjuntivo · give advice and play "what would you do?" at any dinner table · hold a real opinionated conversation with your Brazilian in-laws. In practice: at Sunday lunch, the family debates — and you join in, disagree politely, and make everyone laugh.

Level B1 is 10 lessons plus the Revisão B1 exam. This is lesson 9 of 10. The other lessons: Um dia eu morarei no Brasil · Espero que você venha! · O que você faria? · Se eu ganhasse… · Tenho trabalhado muito! · Concordo… mas discordo! · Quando eu for ao Brasil… · Conta a história! · Está decidido!.

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