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Prepositions em Português Posted by carol on May 27, 2016
Olá, gente! Hey, everybody! Como estão? How are you? Prepositions are words that establish a connection between elements in a phrase. They can express temporal, spatial, among other relationships and are very important to the understanding of a text, because they help form a cohesive sentence. Today we’ll see some of the most usual prepositions…
Parts of the body in Portuguese Posted by carol on May 19, 2016
Olá, gente! Hey guys! Today we’ll learn about parts of the corpo (body). So here’s a useful word list with images and some examples to give you a hand: O corpo – The body Pescoço – Neck It connects your cabeça (head) with the rest of your corpo (body) Ombro – Shoulders It connects your…
[Brazilian Literature] – Part II Posted by carol on May 13, 2016
Olá! Hello! Developing reading skills is an essential part of learning a language. News, articles, comics and literature are a great source for improving your reading habilities. If you want to get to know Brazilian literature better, o trabalho (the work) of Hilda Hilst pode ser uma boa ideia (can be a good idea). …
Interrogative Pronouns/Adverbs Posted by carol on May 6, 2016
Olá, gente! Hey guys! Tudo bem? Como foi a semana de você? (How are you doing? How was your week?) We ask questions all the time. And, to do that, sometimes we need pronomes e advérbios interrogativos (interrogative pronouns e adverbs). These pronouns are used when we ask more informative questions, that cannot be answered…
Profissões em Português Posted by carol on Apr 29, 2016
Olá a todos? Como foi a semana de vocês? Trabalharam muito? (Hello, everybody? How was your week? Did you work a lot?) Learning job-related words and expressions is important not only because the majority of us has a career, but also due to the fact that, in our daily lives, we constantly interact with and…
[The Media in Brazil] – Part III Posted by carol on Apr 22, 2016
In times of intense political turmoil and conflicting views on Brazil’s current situation, it is crutial to stay informed. As we discussed antes (before), the media is highly influential and profoundly impacts as well as shapes the understanding of what society is going through at a given moment. My previous posts on the Brazilian media…
Brazilian Cinema – Part IV Posted by carol on Apr 15, 2016
Oi, gente! Hey, everybody! Wondering about what to assistir (watch) over the fim de semana (weekend)? I’ve got a few tips para vocês (for you)! You’ve probably heard about movies like The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On The Road (2012). But talvez (perhaps) not all of you sabem (know) that these works…