Hello!
Your first minutes in English: say hello and goodbye, use the verb be (I'm, you're), meet someone, and learn the alphabet to spell your name. Click any ▶ to listen.
In this lesson, you will learn...
Greetings & goodbyes. Hello, hi, good morning, goodbye, see you.
The verb be. I'm, you're, he's… and “Nice to meet you.”
Negatives & questions. I'm not… Are you…? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
The alphabet. Spell your name out loud (A, B, C…).
Greetings & goodbyes
Now, let's warm up. Tap each card to listen and repeat.
The verb be: contractions
In English we shorten the verb be. Tap a line to hear it. The contraction is in gold.
Contractions in sentences
Now the same contractions in full sentences. Tap a line to hear it.
Write the contraction
Rewrite each sentence using the contracted form. Type your answer and click Check answers.
"Nice to meet you"
Play the whole conversation, then tap any line to hear it again.
The alphabet
Watch the video and tap each letter to hear its name. The small text is the sound written in Portuguese.
🎧 Listen & choose
Which letter do you hear?
What's the word?
Click each ▶ to hear the letters one by one, then type the word.
What is shadowing?
Watch this short video to learn the technique — then practice it on the next screen.
Shadowing é repetir junto com quem fala, como um eco. Não pare para pensar: copie o ritmo.
Shadowing practice
Shadowing means you listen and repeat right away, copying the rhythm and the sound. Play a line, then say it out loud immediately after. Repeat 2 or 3 times.
Check your progress
Six questions. Get 5 right to complete the lesson.
Today's Challenge
Listen and write. Play each sentence and type exactly what you hear.
The verb be: negatives
To say "no", we add not. Click a row to listen. Some subjects have two contracted forms — both are correct.
| Full form | Contractions | |
|---|---|---|
Questions & short answers
Tap a line to hear the question and the answer.
Match the questions with the correct answers
Click a question on the left to hear it, then click its answer on the right.
Question
Answer
How old are you?
Em inglês a idade vem com o verbo be, nunca com have. Compare:
| ✓ | I am 24 years old. |
| ✓ | I am 24. |
| ✗ | I am 24 years. |
| ✗ | I have 24 years. |
Em português a gente tem 24 anos; em inglês a gente é 24.
The verb be, all together
Everything you learned, in one table. The verb be is the foundation of English.
| Subject | + | − | ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | I'm | I'm not | Am I? |
| you | you're | you aren't | Are you? |
| he / she / it | he's | he isn't | Is he? |
| we / you / they | we're | we aren't | Are we? |
Short answers
A resposta curta repete o verbo. Na afirmativa ele nunca fica contraído.
| Question | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Is he tired? | ✓ Yes, he is.✗ Yes, he’s. | ✓ No, he is not.✓ No, he’s not.✓ No, he isn’t. |