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De flechas e joelhos Posted by Adir on Jan 8, 2012
Se você navega pela Internet com frequência é muito possível que você tenha visto em algum comentário de blog algo como “eu antes era … mas levei uma flechada no joelho.” Alguns possivelmente terão um sorriso de orelha a orelha enquanto outros provavelmente não saibam a quê se refere tal expressão. Vamos esclarecer isso agora…
Idioms in Brazilian Portuguese – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Jan 6, 2012
Oi, tudo bem com você? Brazilian Portuguese has lots of cool and interesting idioms so let’s start learning some of them, tudo bem? Vamos começar? Abandonar o barco – literally it means to abandon the boat, to jump off ship. It’s used when you give up on a hard ongoing situation. Ele não aguentou a…
Old school samba: Trio Gato com Fome Posted by Adir on Nov 29, 2011
Olá, tudo bem com você? I was at this bar in my town (Bebedouro, in the state of São Paulo) and a samba trio was playing there. They’re called Trio Gato com Fome (The Hungry Cat Trio) and they play old school samba, with classics and their own songs. The Trio Gato com Fome has…
Vídeo: Talking about the past Posted by Adir on Nov 18, 2011
Hi, there! TGIF, right? Ainda bem que é sexta-feira! Here’s a cool video of how to talk about the past in Portuguese. Remember to watch the video many times and repeat the words and sentences to master all the sentences. Tenha um ótimo fim de semana!
Video: Talking about daily routines Posted by Adir on Nov 4, 2011
Olá, tudo bem por aí? Today we have another cool video in basic Portuguese so you can learn and review how to talk about daily routines. Remember to watch this video many times until you master all the sentences and examples. Take your Portuguese to a higher level, be excellent! Nos vemos em breve! If…
Vídeo: Asking personal information in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Oct 28, 2011
Oi, pessoal, tudo bem? We’re back with another series of videos for beginning students of Portuguese. The first one is about asking what someone does, their occupation, and their educational background. You can also download the audio from the video to practice the sentences, tudo bem? Espero que vocês gostem! If you’re reading this post…
How to Say “I Love You” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Oct 3, 2011
Ah! Isn’t love a many splendored thing? We say “eu te amo” in Portuguese but we can be original and make use of some other sentences. Yeah I know that it can be kind of corny but everybody falls in love once in a while. Let’s check out the following ways of saying “I love…