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Words and adverbs of time em Português Posted by Ester on May 30, 2016
Olá! Today we will be checking out some words and adverbs of time in Português with some exercises at the end so you can start using them! A) Hoje – today Ontem – yesterday Amanhã – tomorrow Depois de amanhã – the day after tomorrow Antigamente – in olden days / in times passed Hoje…
Prepositions em Português Posted by carol on May 27, 2016
Olá, gente! Hey, everybody! Como estão? How are you? Prepositions are words that establish a connection between elements in a phrase. They can express temporal, spatial, among other relationships and are very important to the understanding of a text, because they help form a cohesive sentence. Today we’ll see some of the most usual prepositions…
Interrogative Pronouns/Adverbs Posted by carol on May 6, 2016
Olá, gente! Hey guys! Tudo bem? Como foi a semana de você? (How are you doing? How was your week?) We ask questions all the time. And, to do that, sometimes we need pronomes e advérbios interrogativos (interrogative pronouns e adverbs). These pronouns are used when we ask more informative questions, that cannot be answered…
Similarities – Portuguese & English Posted by Ester on Apr 5, 2016
Olá! Tudo bom? Do you know what suffix is? Suffix is the ending of a word; it is what comes after the root (the base of the word). Take the word friendship for example: friend is the root and ship is the suffix. Because some words in English come from the same root as some…
Verbos IR, VIR and VER Posted by Ester on Mar 22, 2016
Irregular verbs can be a real pain for someone learning a new language. There are three verbs in Portuguese which can be quite hard to memorise since they look a lot like each other, but have completely different meanings. These verbs are IR, VIR and VER. Ir – to go Presente Eu vou Você vai…
Expressions with “dar” -Part I Posted by carol on Mar 11, 2016
Olá a todos! Hello, everybody! The verb “dar” (to give) in Portuguese is very versatile. The word can be found in a number of popular expressions and collocations that we Brazilians use everyday, so it’s a good idea to make a list. But don’t worry, that’s what I’m here for, para dar uma mãozinha (to give you…
EU, ME, MIM, COMIGO – difference Posted by Ester on Feb 22, 2016
There are some rules and words which make sense to native speakers because they have been using those words all their lives without giving them a second thought. However, these rules and words can be confusing to non-native speakers. This is exactly the case for the use of EU, ME, MIM and COMIGO. Let’s see…