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Song: Pensamento, by Cidade Negra Posted by Adir on Apr 30, 2014
Olá pessoal! Vamos terminar abril com uma música muito legal da banda Cidade Negra: Pensamento! É uma música fácil de acompanhar e a letra também é bem fácil para cantar, então aproveite e solte a voz! Pensamento – Cidade Negra Você precisa saber O que passa aqui dentro Eu vou falar pra você Você vai…
10 Brazilian Slang Words Posted by Adir on Apr 25, 2014
Slang is everywhere! We all use slang from time to time so I chose ten slang words that you can use with no problem (they’re not swear words), ok? Here we go! (Oh, I love this!) Download audio 01. É o cão chupando manga. Literally it means “it’s the dog (or the devil) sucking on…
What The Heck Is A “Jeitinho”? Posted by Adir on Apr 21, 2014
The term jeitinho brasileiro is something that foreigners come to know very soon when they arrive in Brazil. It’s a deeply rooted cultural element in Brazilian culture. But what does “jeitinho” mean? Let’s first learn the expression “dar um jeito”. Dar um jeito (em) = to fix something A torneira está vazando de novo? Mais…
Having People Over in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Apr 14, 2014
Olá pessoal! Here are some very cool and useful sentences for having people over in Portuguese. Na chegada dos convidados – When the guests arrive Oi! – Oh, hi. Conseguiram chegar! – You made it! Acharam fácil chegar aqui? – Did you have any trouble finding it? Que bom que você veio/ vocês vieram. –…
Song: Let It Go (from ‘Frozen’) in Portuguese! Posted by Adir on Mar 5, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Let it Go got the Oscar for Best Song last Sunday and we had a blast watching John Travolta messing up Idina Menzel’s name (Adele Mazeem? WTF, John?!). As in major animations the songs have a version in several languages and in Portuguese it’s called “Livre Estou” (I’m Free). Check out the song…
Learn Portuguese With Calvin and Hobbes! Posted by Adir on Feb 23, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Tudo beleza por aí? There are several ways to learn Portuguese and one of them is to use comics. I love comics and I think that if you learn and have a good time it’s always a good match! So I chose some of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin e Haroldo in…
Valentine’s Day Vocabulary in Portuguese… Quanto Amor! Posted by Adir on Feb 11, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Tudo bem? Valentine Day’s coming up so today I’m going to present some really cool and useful vocabulary if you have a Portuguese-sepaking Valentine! By the way, in Brazil we celebrate “Dia dos Namorados” on June 12th! Valentine’s Day Vocabulary in Portuguese Chocolate – chocolate Lingerie – lingerie Um buquê de rosas…