Archive for November, 2013
Do You Get Anxious When You Speak a Foreign Language? Posted by Adir on Nov 27, 2013
Hello, there! I made a little video for my personal blog readers a couple of weeks ago. In this video I give three major tips to become more fluent in Portuguese or any other language you are learning. The video is in Portuguese and below is a rough draft I wrote before recording it –…
95 Countries and Nationalities in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Nov 21, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Hoje vamos aprender e revisar alguns países e continentes e suas nacionalidades em português. a África – africano/a a África do Sul – sul-africano/a o Alasca – alasquense a Albânia – albanês/albanesa a Alemanha – alemão/alemã a América – americano/a a Angola – angolano/a a Arábia Saudita – árabe a Argentina –…
Relationship Problems Posted by leandro on Nov 15, 2013
E aí galera? What’s up, guys? This month, I’m traveling a lot, and I am late with my lessons, I’m sorry for that. But today I am back, and I have 3 new slang for you guys. So let’s start: The first slang today is: Bolado. This slang means that you are Sad or Upset…
Conversation: Renting an Apartment Posted by Adir on Nov 14, 2013
Ei, tudo bem por aí? Today we are going to read a dialogue with Patrícia and a realtor (agente imobiliário). Patrícia needs to move very soon and the realtor is showing her some options. Practice your listening skills and your pronunciation! Patricia: Oi! Eu gostaria de alugar um apartamento aqui no centro. Agente: OK, vamos…
20 Useful Brazilian Expressions Posted by Adir on Nov 10, 2013
Hello, there! I wrote this ebook with Brazilian expressions and I decided to share some of the content with you guys today! So here you have 20 cool and very useful Brazilian e 1. Acabou? – Are you done? Já acabou? Posso limpar a mesa? [Are you done? Can I clear the table?] 2. Acelera!…
Talking about your résumé in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Nov 4, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Today’s post is about talking about your work life in case you need to will apply to a position in a company that needs you to be fluent in Portuguese. These are very common phrases so don’t try to overanalyze them. Practice them with the audio over and over again until you master…