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Pronunciation Lesson: Sounds “Ê” and “É” Posted by Adir on Mar 24, 2014
Olá pessoal! I have a German friend who speaks Portuguese really, really well. His pronunciation is almost flawless but he hits a wall when it comes to the sounds “ê” and “é”. As a rule, the “closed e” (ê) is similar to the sound of English words “hay, hate, bay, bait”. However, it stops…
How To Give Advice in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Mar 17, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Muitas vezes quando estamos conversando com alguém, precisamos dar um conselho e também recebê-lo e esse é o assunto do nosso post hoje. Para facilitar, vou dar as frases e expressões em português e a tradução mais aproximada em inglês, ok? Vamos lá! Dando um conselho – Giving advice Por que você…
How To Use The Verb “Raise” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Mar 12, 2014
Salve! Tudo bem? The verb “raise” has several collocations (word combinations) in English so I gathered some of them to help you them correctly in Portuguese. Check this out! 1. raise your hand – levantar a mão. Se você precisar ir ao banheiro, levante sua mão. [If you need to use the bathroom, raise…
Song: Let It Go (from ‘Frozen’) in Portuguese! Posted by Adir on Mar 5, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Let it Go got the Oscar for Best Song last Sunday and we had a blast watching John Travolta messing up Idina Menzel’s name (Adele Mazeem? WTF, John?!). As in major animations the songs have a version in several languages and in Portuguese it’s called “Livre Estou” (I’m Free). Check out the song…
Fluency + Pronunciation Exercise Posted by Adir on Feb 28, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Let’s wrap February up with a pronunciation exercise. First you are going to listen to the following text read at a regular speed, then at a slower speed. Here’s what you have to do: 1. Listen to the text in normal speed three times. Don’t repeat. Only listen carefully. 2. Listen to…
Learn Portuguese With Calvin and Hobbes! Posted by Adir on Feb 23, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Tudo beleza por aí? There are several ways to learn Portuguese and one of them is to use comics. I love comics and I think that if you learn and have a good time it’s always a good match! So I chose some of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin e Haroldo in…
Portuguese in Dialogues: Do Quê Você Gosta? Posted by Adir on Feb 16, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Tudo bem? Let’s kick off this week with a sample dialogue between Leandro and Rodrigo. Leandro: O que você gostaria de ser se você não fosse um webdesigner? [What would you like to be if you weren’t a webdesigner?] Rodrigo: Não sei. Não me vejo fazendo outra coisa. Embora eu pudesse ter sido…