Archive for the year 2012
Brazilian Blood Drive Posted by Rachel on Jul 6, 2012
Soccer, as you all know, is a huge part of life in Brazil. Harnessing its popularity is a great way to advocate for different causes. So one professional soccer team in Bahia decided to get creative for a public health campaign. From Andrew Downie: “The club normally plays in a red-and-black hooped shirt, with white…
Words with several meanings Posted by Adir on Jul 1, 2012
Portuguse has several words that have multiple meanings and sometimes you need the context to know which meaning someone is referring to. Let’s check out some of them. Agenda Não sei se posso te encontrar na próxima semana, deixe-me checar minha agenda. [I don’t know if I can meet with you next week, let me…
How to say “to take a rain check” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Jun 29, 2012
Olá! Hoje é sexta-feira, “dia de bebemorar” (como diz a música)! Você já tem planos para o fim de semana? Bom, nossa dica é bem curtinha: como dizer a expressão “to take a rain check” em português. Podemos usar as formas: – adiar – deixar para a/uma próxima – deixar para outro dia – marcar…
Cutting Off Syllables in Portuguese, Part II Posted by Rachel on Jun 28, 2012
We’ve looked at a number of instances when Brazilians often cut off syllables from words in spoken Portuguese, so today we’re going to look at some more. Remember that in written Portuguese, you shouldn’t cut off syllables, but in spoken Portuguese people acabou – The verb acabar means to end. Occasionally, you’ll hear people cut…
Things Cariocas Say Posted by Rachel on Jun 27, 2012
Even though the “Stuff People Say” meme ended awhile ago, it resurged in Brazil today with the release of a video called “O jeitinho carioca” that follows the same formula. In the video, you’ll see people from Rio saying things that are, well, things Cariocas say. You’ll hear funny things about the weather, beach culture…
Proverbs in Portuguese – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Jun 25, 2012
Olá! Como foi seu fim de semana? Espero que tenha sido muito bom. Bom, hoje continuamos com a segunda parte sobre os provérbios em português. Os provérbios são uma parte muito importante da cultura e da língua de um país então é muito importante conhecê-los. Preparado? Em boca fechada não entra mosquito. A closed mouth…
Cutting Off Syllables in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Jun 24, 2012
In spoken Portuguese, there are certain words that you will often hear cut off. While it’s important to learn and understand how words are spelled, it’s also good to know how words are treated in spoken form. Let’s take a look at some of these instances. estar (to be) – Conjugations of estar are frequently…