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Offering, accepting and refusing in Portuguese Posted by carol on Sep 23, 2017
[Oferecer, aceitar e recusar em Português] Communicating something at a basic level in a idioma estrangeiro (foreign language) is a great achievement, but the ability to do that in a colloquial manner or not, according to each occasion, is a setp further towards fluency. In case you are, or intend to go, to a Portuguese…
The Brazilian flag Posted by carol on Sep 9, 2017
[A bandeira do Brasil] Olá, amigos! Hello, my friends! Independência ou morte! Indepedence or death! Two days ago, September 7th, was a national feriado (holiday) meant to celebrate Brazil’s dia da independência (independence day). Our país (country) was declared livre (free) from our former colonizer Portugal by prince Pedro the first on that date in…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Posted by carol on Aug 25, 2017
Oi a todos! Hey, everybody! Como estão se sentindo hoje? How are you feeling today? Have you ever found yourselves slightly confused at the sight of two sweaty men (or women) fiercely rolling around on the floor together on TV? You were probably inadvertently watching a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or BJJ combat. If you’re into sports…
Who is Gretchen/ Swish Swish Posted by carol on Aug 13, 2017
In July, Katy Perry’s Swish Swish lyric video hit a record: it was the most watched female-artist video in vinte e quatro horas (24 hours). Of course, all of Katy’s fame and success contributed to this statistics, but talvez (perhaps) the one actually in charge of the huge number of views is Gretchen, the protagonist…
How to use the word “nossa” in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jul 29, 2017
Ei, galera! Hey, guys! Last post we covered the many possibilities of the adverb ainda. Today, we’ll move on to another very popular term in our language: nossa. It is, again, one of those words that is so common that Brazilians likely use it on a daily basis. Nossa is literally a possessive pronoun for…
[Portuguese listening/reading practice] – Uma hora de relógio Posted by carol on Jul 20, 2017
[Atividade de escuta e leitura em Português] Oi, gente! Hi, everybody! Let’s have another part of our series Portuguese listening/reading practice with the text “Uma hora de relógio” by Brazilian writer, actor and comedian Gregório Duvivier, taken from his column from the newspaper Folha de São Paulo. It is a very interesting and amusing text to…
[The most common mistakes in Portuguese] – Part II Posted by carol on Jun 30, 2017
[Os erros mais comuns em Português] Ei, pessoal! Hey, everyone! Today we see part two of our previous post on how to avoid certain mistakes that are common in the Portuguese language. Bom trabalho! Meio-dia e meia (certo)/ Meio-dia e meio (errado) 12h30pm reads “meio dia e meia”, not “meio dia e meio” because meia…