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Verbs + their prepositions in Portuguese Posted by carol on Sep 14, 2017
[Verbos + suas preposições em Português] Ei, pessoal! Tudo bem? Hey guys! Are you ok? Just like in English, some verbs in Portuguese call for a specific preposition to come after the verb in a sentence. Don’t worry about memorizing any of them, just remember that the best way to improve your skills is to…
[Time tenses in Portuguese] – The present continuous Posted by carol on Aug 29, 2017
[Tempos verbais em Português] Ei, galera! Hey, guys! Possibly one of the greatest challenges for Portuguese learners is mastering the large variety of time tenses in our language. With that in mind, we are going to run a new post series with the aim of showing and explaining verbs in the past, present and future…
The verb ‘passar’ in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jul 8, 2017
Olá a todos! Hi everybody! Vocês estão passando bem? Are you doing alright? Passar is a very common, versatile word in the Portuguese language. There are many different ways to use it, so today’s post is dedicated to showing you how to employ and understand how the verb works. Vamos passar para os exemplos! Let’s get…
[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…
[Most common mistakes in Portuguese] – Part 1 Posted by carol on Jun 28, 2017
[Os erros mais comuns em Português] Olá a todos! Hey, all! If you’re studying Portuguese for a while, you know the language has a lot of rules that can be tricky sometimes. And don’t feel frustrated, even native speakers find it confusing every now and then and it is normal to make mistakes in some…
Word order in Portuguese Posted by carol on May 28, 2017
Ordem das palavras em Português Olá, gente! Hey, guys! Like in English, the word order in Portuguese follows the organization: Sujeito > Verbo > Objeto | Subject > Verb > Object. But, of course, there are some slight differences. Not to worry, though! Today we’ll cover how the word order works in Portuguese. That way…
[10 most important verbs in Portuguese] Part I Posted by carol on Apr 25, 2017
[Os dez verbos mais importantes em Português] Parte I Olá, gente! Hello, everyone! To become fluid in Portuguese, learning verbs is a major part of your learning. To help you out, I have made a selection with the ten most important verbs in Portuguese. Below you can find a list with our most frequently used verbs, their…