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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…
Sports vocab Posted by carol on Jul 30, 2016
E aí, pessoal? What’s up, everybody? August 5th marks the beginning of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The games are a major sporting event worldwide. Are you guys excited? If you’re um fã de esportes (a sports fan) or just intend to watch the competitions (whether attend it in person or watch the…
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…
Clothes and accessories in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jul 1, 2016
Oi, gente! Hey, you guys! We’re in the middle of the year, which means winter has finally arrived to cool Brazilians off for a couple of months. It’s time to layer up, wear a jacket and a scarf to get warm in this cold weather. So how about we see some words related to…
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…