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The Facebook changes, em português Posted by Adir on Sep 22, 2011
E aí, pessoal? Tudo bem? Well, Facebook changed its layout, again! And we asked our readers in our Facebook page to say, in Portuguese, what they thought about. Most of them were pretty upset but there were some that didn’t care much or at all. Take a look at some of the comments: Não gostei!…
Idiom: dar com a língua nos dentes Posted by Adir on Sep 6, 2011
E aí? Tudo bem com você? Our post today brings a very cool Portuguese idiom: dar com a língua nos dentes. It basically means to spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, give the game away. Let’s check out some examples: Era para ser uma festa surpresa, mas ela deu com a…
Learning tip: Reading is fun! Posted by Adir on Aug 25, 2011
Olá, tudo bem? Reading is fun! No? You sure? Well, reading what you don’t like or have to read (like school assignments and stuff) is boring, I know that. But in this post I’m going to show you that reading can be fun, oh yes it can! When we’re learning a foreign language reading is…
Video: The Alphabet in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Aug 16, 2011
Oi! Tudo bem com você? Vamos começar o fim de semana (let’s start the weekend) com este vídeo sobre o alfabeto em português (with this video about the alphabet in Portuguese). Lembre-se de (Remember to) sempre repetir as palavras (repeat the words) para praticar a pronúncia (to practice the pronunciation), ok? Dá uma olhada! (Check…
Learning tip: Making good use of the mother tongue Posted by Adir on Aug 12, 2011
Hey, there! How’ve you all been? I want to share a learning technique I’ve used throughout the years with my students and I’m sure it’s going to be very useful for you: translation! Ok, don’t yell at me because your language teacher told you that translation is bad and all that stuff; you’ll see that…
Learning tip: Attitude! Posted by Adir on Aug 2, 2011
Hi, everybody! How have you been? Well, I was thinking the other day and I came to the conclusion that one of the most important things when you set out to do something new is to have attitude. I mean, not a nasty attitude towards anything but a very positive and proactive attitude. You may…
Video: the sound of LH Posted by Adir on Jul 22, 2011
E aí, tudo bem com você? Today we have another pronunciation video with a very common sound in Portuguese, represented by the letters LH. Remember to practice the words presented in the video to get better and better. You can download the audio of the video in the link below, ok? Aproveite o vídeo! Download…