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Is making a little cow something bad? Find out now! Posted by Adir on Jun 15, 2013
Hello, there! Today I’m going to teach a very common Brazilian expression: fazer uma vaquinha. Literally it means “to make a little cow” and you may wonder, “Adir, what on earth is that?” Well, fazer uma vaquinha means to raise money, informally, for something or someone. For example, your friend wants to audition for American…
Happy Valentine’s Day! … in Brazil Posted by Adir on Jun 11, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Tomorrow is Dia dos Namorados, Valentine’s Day, in Brazil so I thought I’d teach you some “loving” vocabulary in Portuguese. Namorar = to date Ter um encontro com = to have a date with Um encontro = a date Você parece mais feliz depois que começou a namorar o Mike. – You look…
I need to take a taxi, what do I do? Posted by Adir on May 21, 2013
Hello, there! If you’re traveling to Brazil and nobody’s going to pick you up at the airport chances are you will need to speak some Portuguese with the taxi driver, so why learn some survival phrases in the meantime, huh? First read the following dialogue where John, an American businessman, goes to Rio for a…
Celebrities speaking Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 9, 2013
Olá, pessoal! How’s it going? Brazilians are known for their hospitality and making sure people feel welcome when they come visit so we have a blast when foreigners try to speak Portuguese, because we know it’s not a very easy one. Kudos for the effort! Celebrities sometimes have to learn some Portuguese as a part…
Goodbye in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 2, 2013
Hello, there! Como estão as coisas? Like any other language, Portuguese has several ways of saying good-bye. In this post we are going to learn them! Estão prontos? Let’s do this! 1. Adeus. This means good-bye and it is only used in literary situations, so if someone is saying adeus in a conversation it usually…
Sleepless em português Posted by Adir on Apr 30, 2013
Hello, there! Today we are going to talk about insomnia, em português. I don’t know about you, but I have been sleepless many times and I have tried almost everything. Swimming helped me a lot, but I’m going to give you a home remedy recipe for insomnia today. Check out the text in Portuguese and…
Easter Vocabulary in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Mar 28, 2013
Olá, pessoal! On the 31st we celebrate Easter all over the world and today’s post will cover some Easter specific vocabulary. Estão prontos? Terça-feira de Carnaval = Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday Quarta-feira de Cinzas = Ash Wednesday Quaresma = Lent Domingo de Ramos = Palm Sunday Quinta-feira Santa = Maundy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, Holy Thursday…