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[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…
Cooking vocab Posted by carol on Nov 13, 2016
Vocabulário de cozinha Hello, everyone! Olá, pessoal! Are you guys hungry? How about making some food? Whether you’re a chef, an amateur, or just trying to scrape something together, cooking is a fundamental part of everyone’s lives. We’ve already seen vocabulary on food, learned about the kitchen and saw some recipes on previous posts. Now…
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…
House-related expressions Posted by carol on Oct 16, 2016
Expressões relacionadas a casa: House-related expressions Olá a todos! Como estão vocês? Hey, everybody! How are you doing? A few posts ago, we learned about parts of the casa (house) in Portuguese, vocês se lembram? (do you remember?) So now we’ll improve our vocabulary by moving a little further and seing some house-related verbs and…
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…
[Brazilian Politics] – The Impeachment Posted by carol on Sep 5, 2016
In light of recent events that took over Brazil in the past weeks, our country has been experiencing times of intense political instability and turmoil, culminating in president Dilma Roussef’s impeachment. Views on our current situation are conflicting, so today’s post seeks to clarify some points surrounding the political scenario in the country and keep…
The house in Portuguese Posted by carol on Aug 28, 2016
Olá a todos! Hello, everybody! A few weeks ago we saw some city-related vocabulary to help map your way through the cidade (city). Now how about we shift our focus indoors and learn some words about the casa (house)? Today’s post will teach you about parts of the house with pictures and sample sentences. Make…