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05 (very!) Brazilian idioms Posted by Adir on Apr 19, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Finalmente é sexta-feira, TGIF! Let’s finish this week by learning 05 very interesting and common Brazilian idioms. You will come across these idioms on TV shows, movies, talk radio shows and in colloquial conversations in Brazil, so let’s do this! Estão prontos? Espero que sim! 01. Abrir mão de = to give up…
How to say “coulda, woulda, shoulda” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Apr 15, 2013
Hello, there! Some people think Portuguese is a very hard language because of its several verb conjugations. This may be true in some cases but there are some verb phrases that are pretty easy to use, like shoulda (should have), coulda (could have), woulda (would have) and as a bonus, musta (must have)! Shoulda! Let’s…
What the @$% are you doing? Posted by Adir on Apr 10, 2013
E aí, pessoal, tudo bem? The post title was only to catch your attention to today’s topic: how to say what you are doing, em português. So, let’s go for it! First, this verb phrase has two parts: the verb estar (in the present) + the main verb in the gerund. Let’s review the verb…
You have some nerve reading this! Posted by Adir on Apr 4, 2013
Ha! I bet you think I’m angry at you, my dear reader, but this post title is only to catch your attention and teach you a very cool Brazilian idiom: cara-de-pau. Cara-de-pau is one of those expressions that is hard to translate directly into English, like many others. OK, so let’s learn what a cara-de-pau…
06 Tips to Improve your Writing Skills Posted by Adir on Apr 2, 2013
Hello, there! You may use a foreign language for pleasure or for word and it is always good to be able to get your point across correctly, either by speaking or by writing. So in today’s post I’m going to share six great ways to improve your written Portuguese. Estão prontos? 01. Improve your vocabulary…
Easter Vocabulary in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Mar 28, 2013
Olá, pessoal! On the 31st we celebrate Easter all over the world and today’s post will cover some Easter specific vocabulary. Estão prontos? Terça-feira de Carnaval = Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday Quarta-feira de Cinzas = Ash Wednesday Quaresma = Lent Domingo de Ramos = Palm Sunday Quinta-feira Santa = Maundy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, Holy Thursday…
At the hotel, em português Posted by Adir on Mar 22, 2013
Olá, tudo bem com vocês? Brazil is going to host the World Cup next year and I’m pretty sure that some of you are planning to come down here to enjoy the feast, right? Well, oftentimes hotel employees speak some English, but I think you’d be better off knowing some basic survival Portuguese to use…