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Scary children’s songs em Português Posted by Ester on Oct 26, 2015
Feliz Halloween, gente! Yay, it is Halloween again! With the amazing colours in nature that you can only get this time of the year, in outono (Autumn), when we celebrate the end of harvest. However, in this time of the year it is primavera (Spring) in Brazil. This is probably one of the reasons why…
The word “feira” in Português Posted by Ester on Oct 19, 2015
In most línguas (languages) the days of the week refer to either astrological bodies or pagan gods. Portuguese, however, seems to be the only Latin language which uses a different name for the dias da semana (days of the week): they all end in “feira”. The explanation dates back to the year 563 when Portuguese…
Preposition of place em Português Posted by Ester on Oct 12, 2015
Como vão vocês, amigos? Where is there a pen I can use? There are better ways of answering that question than pointing and saying “there”. Knowing the following prepositions of place will be of great help: Em cima de – on Em baixo de – under Acima de/sobre – over Entre – between Do lado…
Going to the médico (doctor) in Brazil Posted by Ester on Oct 5, 2015
Oi de novo pessoal! Going to the doctor is never pleasant, having to do so in a different culture and language could be quite estressante (stressful). So here are some tips and vocabulary to help you out. In some cultures it is quite common for people to go first to the General Practitioner, who will…
Letters L, NH, LH and QU in Português Brasileiro Posted by Ester on Sep 28, 2015
Olá mais uma vez, gente! (Hello again, guys) For the past two weeks, we have been busy getting to know some letters and their sounds in Portuguese. We have covered the letters S and R, and X and CH. This week we will finish up with some relatively easier ones: the letters L, NH…
Sounds X and CH in Português Brasileiro Posted by Ester on Sep 21, 2015
Tudo joia, gente? (How are things, everyone?) Last Monday we focused on the sounds S e R em Português, there are two other sounds which are also very important in Português: X e CH. The sound X could be a difficult one for a non-native since there are four different ways of pronouncing…
Sounds R and S in Português Brasileiro Posted by Ester on Sep 14, 2015
E aí, gente! (What’s up, people). Even though Brasileiros tend to be nice and overlook the fact that you might be mispronouncing some words, it is worth it to try to learn the right way of saying the words. If you practice how to say them correctly, you will also start to understand the words…