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Expressions related to food in Portuguese Posted by Ester on Sep 7, 2015
Olá todo mundo! Tudo joia? This is for all the food lovers out there: some expressions that are a piece of cake to learn. Mamão com açúcar – papaya with sugar Explicação: you say something is “papaya with sugar” when it is easy to do, it would be the equivalent of “piece of cake”…
Gênero (gender) em Português Posted by Ester on Aug 31, 2015
In Portuguese all the nomes e pronomes (nous and pronouns) have a gender. They are always either feminine or masculine. Even though it might be easy to tell which ones are feminine and which ones are masculine – since femininos usually end in “a” and masculinos in “o” – there are some exceptions which are…
8 expressions with hora (hour/time) in Portuguese Posted by Ester on Aug 24, 2015
Tudo bem, gente? Two weeks ago we saw some tips on how to tell the time in Português. This week we are taking one step ahead and learning some expressions and phrases that have the word hora (hour/time). Passou da hora. – translates as “it’s about time”. Exemplo: Melissa tem dezoito anos, passou da hora…
Protestos no Brasil – Protests Posted by Ester on Aug 17, 2015
Oi gente. People taking to the streets to protest in Brazil is something that has been happening for the past 2-3 years. So this week we will talk about the main points Brazilian protestants are trying to make. In addition, we will also be checking out some vocabulary related to it. Vocabulário: Escândalo Lava Jato…
Horas (time) in Portuguese Posted by Ester on Aug 10, 2015
Beleza, galera? What do you do when your phone is out of battery and you do not have a watch or a clock to check the time? It is easy: just ask someone on the streets. A good way of practicing it is to ask people on the streets what time it is even if…
Demonstrative pronouns em Português Posted by Ester on Aug 3, 2015
Oi gente. You may have already learned the pronomes demonstrativos, but it’s worth having another look, especially with the combinations below: Isso, esse, este, essa, esta (all meaning “this” or “these”) are used when you are referring to something which is close to you. Esse, este – this (masculine) Always followed by a masculine…
Compras – Shopping for clothes in Portuguese Posted by Ester on Jul 27, 2015
Oi pessoal. Shopping for clothes or something you want is always fun. Então para alegrar o dia (in order to brighten up your day) how about we take a look at some words and expressions related to shopping for clothes and accessories? Photo by Roderick Eime When you walk into a clothes’ shop the sales…