Archive for the year 2011
Learning Tip: Go With The Flow Posted by Rachel on Oct 6, 2011
While speaking Portuguese with Brazilians is one of the best ways to improve your speaking skills, you’ll sometimes find that some people don’t want to talk in Portuguese, but rather practice their English! That may have been the case with a host from the Multishow channel, who interviewed Shakira on the way to the stage…
Obrigado, Steve Jobs Posted by Rachel on Oct 6, 2011
Nós aqui do Portuguese Blog estamos muito abalados com a morte do Steve Jobs. Além de ser um usuário de muitos produtos da Apple, incluindo o própio laptop que estou usando para escrever este post, admirei muito a paixão, a dedicação, a inteligência, e a elegância do Steve. Da revista VEJA: “Steve Jobs – o…
How to Say “I Love You” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Oct 3, 2011
Ah! Isn’t love a many splendored thing? We say “eu te amo” in Portuguese but we can be original and make use of some other sentences. Yeah I know that it can be kind of corny but everybody falls in love once in a while. Let’s check out the following ways of saying “I love…
Fashion Vocabulary – Entre na Moda! Posted by polyana on Sep 30, 2011
So I’ve been blown away by some of these runway shows these past few weeks going on in NY, London and Milan. And with this obsessing, came the realization I hadn’t talked to you all about fashion vocabulary here on the Portuguese Blog. Where are my fashion lovers who want to learn how to describe…
Rock in Rio 2011 Posted by Rachel on Sep 26, 2011
Rock in Rio 2011 began on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, the first time in 10 years that the festival will be held in Brazil. Bands and artists from Brazil and all over the world are flocking to Rio over the next two weeks. Let’s read a bit about one of the world’s biggest music…
I’m So Excited Posted by Rachel on Sep 26, 2011
In Brazilian Portuguese, there are lots of words used to describe positive emotions or concepts. Today we’re going to learn how to express the sentiment of excitement. 1. Empolgar This means to be excited or thrilled. You can also use the adjective empolgado, which means excited. Fiquei empolgada com o novo iPhone, que parece muito…
The Facebook changes, em português Posted by Adir on Sep 22, 2011
E aí, pessoal? Tudo bem? Well, Facebook changed its layout, again! And we asked our readers in our Facebook page to say, in Portuguese, what they thought about. Most of them were pretty upset but there were some that didn’t care much or at all. Take a look at some of the comments: Não gostei!…