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The verb “ter” in Portuguese Posted by carol on Mar 9, 2017
Olá a todos! Hello everyone! Vocês têm muito o que fazer essa semana? Do you have a lot to do this week? The verb ter (to have) is essential and used with high frequency in Portuguese. Anyone who wants to master or become familiarized with the language should learn the basics. So today we are…
Examples with the verb “to be” in Portuguese Posted by carol on Feb 18, 2017
Exemplos de situações de uso do verbo “ser” em português Olá, gente. Hey, everyone. “Ser” is one of the main Portuguese verbs, used in many contexts due to its versatility. Its meaning is similar to the verb “to be,” but in general it is used only for permanent conditions and characteristics of people or things…
How similar are Portuguese and Spanish? Posted by carol on Feb 15, 2017
Português e Espanhol são idiomas muito parecidos? Olá! ¡Hola! Hello! If you already speak or study Spanish, you have probably noticed by now that it can sometimes be very similar to Portuguese (and vice versa!). People like to joke that Portuguese kind of sounds like drunken Spanish or the other way around (although there is…
The verb ‘ficar’ in Portuguese Posted by carol on Dec 21, 2016
O verbo ‘ficar’ em português Olá, gente! Hey, you guys! Have you ever come across the word “ficar”? If so, you may have noticed that is very common in Brazil and we use it constantly. But it doesn’t always mean the same thing! Like in English, Portuguese has many versatile verbs that have multiple meanings…
[False Friends in Portuguese] – Part I Posted by carol on Dec 4, 2016
Falsos amigos em Português Portuguese, like other languages such as French, Italian and Spanish, comes from Latin. So they are from the same família (family). Many words in English also have Latin origins, so you can identify that influence in a lot of nouns, adjectives and terms. This means that a large number of words…
Expressing your needs in Portuguese Posted by carol on Oct 31, 2016
Ei, gente! Hello, everyone! Como vocês estão se sentindo hoje? How are you feeling today? If you’re in a foreign country or just learning a different language, it is vital to learn how to expressar uma necessidade (express a necessity). Today’s post will teach you to communicate your needs. This way, you’ll always get what…
The imperative in Portuguese Posted by carol on Oct 2, 2016
Parem tudo que estiverem fazendo! Stop everything you’re doing! Now let’s learn more about the imperativo, that is, the imperative form in Portuguese. Não se preocupem! Don’t worry! The imperative can be very similar to English, though some things do change 🙂 The imperative is used to express an order, a request, an instruction (in…