Archive for 'Grammar'
Palavras para medida Posted by carol on Aug 21, 2016
In Portuguese we have measure words just like in English. We use them to indicate the quantity of something. Normally, these words are employed along with a number to express the amount or measure of uncountable nouns (such as water, cheese, money, etc); Whenever we’re dealing with uncountable nouns, it’s necessary to specify the unit…
A cidade – City Vocabulary Posted by carol on Aug 4, 2016
Vocabulário da cidade Hello! When learning a new language or visiting a foreign country, it is relevant to learn the names of places to help you get around and find your way. Today’s post will feature a list of words related to the cidade (city), along with images and samples sentences. Don’t forget to pay…
Escrevendo em português Posted by carol on Jul 20, 2016
Olá a todos! Hey, everybody! If you are studying Portuguese, learning how to escrever (write) properly is an important skill to master. Writing a fluid and coherent text takes some practice and there are certain discourse markers and connectors that should be used to link your ideas and make your point. Today’s post will teach…
The cedilla “ç” in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jun 20, 2016
Olá, pessoal! A semana de vocês começou bem? (Hey guys, did you week get off to a good start?) If you study Portuguese or is just interested in the language, you definitely came upon the character ç at some point. But what does this squiggly line under the letter c mean? The cedilla, known in…
Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns em Português Posted by Ester on Jun 14, 2016
Indefinite adjectives and pronouns can be quite tricky since they are used in differently different languages, even though most of them have literal translations. Let’s take a look at how to say any, each, no, some, none, every, other, another, all, nothing and a few others. Alguém – somebody/anybody: used in affirmative and…
Adjectives in Português Posted by carol on Jun 10, 2016
Ei, gente! Hey, guys! Como está o dia de vocês? (How is your day going?) To answer this question, you’ll probably need adjetivos (adjectives). Adjectives words that modify nouns. They are used to describe and give information about things, ideais and people. Therefore, they are terms constantly used in our everyday lives. Veja só (Take…
Sentences without a subject Posted by Ester on Jun 7, 2016
Sentences without a subject or sentences in which the subject is not clear are very common in Português, even though it is inexistent in some languages like English. This is why it can be hard to get your head around it, even though it is not hard to understand. The trick is to learning them…