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How to say “I was going to do it” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 14, 2013
There are some verb tenses and forms that you will rarely find in books, and the form “I was going to do something” is one of them. It is SO easy to say this in Portuguese and I’m pretty sure you’re going to love it! We use the Imperfect form of verb ir + the…
Celebrities speaking Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 9, 2013
Olá, pessoal! How’s it going? Brazilians are known for their hospitality and making sure people feel welcome when they come visit so we have a blast when foreigners try to speak Portuguese, because we know it’s not a very easy one. Kudos for the effort! Celebrities sometimes have to learn some Portuguese as a part…
How to Make Nouns Plural in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 7, 2013
In today’s post I’m going to show you how to make nouns plural in Portuguese. It’s not difficult, but you need to follow some rules. Are you ready to start? 01. Words ending in vowels, just add an -s. cama [bed] – camas [beds] tia [aunt] – tias [aunts] caderno [notebook] – cadernos [notebooks] pé…
Goodbye in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 2, 2013
Hello, there! Como estão as coisas? Like any other language, Portuguese has several ways of saying good-bye. In this post we are going to learn them! Estão prontos? Let’s do this! 1. Adeus. This means good-bye and it is only used in literary situations, so if someone is saying adeus in a conversation it usually…
Sleepless em português Posted by Adir on Apr 30, 2013
Hello, there! Today we are going to talk about insomnia, em português. I don’t know about you, but I have been sleepless many times and I have tried almost everything. Swimming helped me a lot, but I’m going to give you a home remedy recipe for insomnia today. Check out the text in Portuguese and…
Humor video: Versão Brasileira Posted by Adir on Apr 25, 2013
Hi, there! One of my favorite days of the week are Mondays and Thursdays because a new Porta dos Fundos (backdoor) video comes out. Porta dos Fundos is a video production company that makes short humor videos for Youtube and they have become a hit in Brazil, with millions and millions of access. They bring…
Portuguese for the World Cup – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Apr 23, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Today we are going to start a series of posts especially for those of you who are going (or least would like) to travel to Brazil next year for the World Cup. They are going to be hands-on posts with practical sentences, phrases and words you will be likely to come across and…