Archive for 'Learning'
You’d Better Not Come Making Excuses Because… Posted by Adir on Jan 16, 2014
…this is what this post is all about: making excuses. We all need to make excuses some time to get away from an unpleasant conversation so today I’m going to give you some example excuses that you can use and still be polite! Here are some example situations. Numa ligação pessoal [During a personal…
A Simple Technique to Help You Become More Fluent in Portuguese TODAY! Posted by Adir on Jan 2, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Feliz 2014! I’m sure this year is going to great for all of us so my only resolution is to help you become more fluent in Portuguese. Because of that I’m going to teach you a technique that I’ve never written about in the blog: backchaining. Before teaching you what backchaining is I’d…
Do You Get Anxious When You Speak a Foreign Language? Posted by Adir on Nov 27, 2013
Hello, there! I made a little video for my personal blog readers a couple of weeks ago. In this video I give three major tips to become more fluent in Portuguese or any other language you are learning. The video is in Portuguese and below is a rough draft I wrote before recording it –…
Conditional Sentences in Portuguese (Past Unreal) Posted by Adir on Oct 30, 2013
Olá! Tudo bem? In our last post we learned how to make present-real conditional sentences in Portuguese and most importantly, how to use the Futuro do Subjuntivo (which can be a pain to conjugate). Today let’s take a look at some other conditional sentences: If I studied hard, I would pass the test. If I…
Conditional Sentences in Portuguese (Possible-Future) Posted by Adir on Oct 28, 2013
Hello, there! Today we are going to start learning how to express condition in Portuguese. First, take a look at these sentences: If I study hard, I will pass the test. If he calls, can you take a message? If she comes late, tell her to go to my office. As you can see these…
How to say “mine”, “yours”, “theirs” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Aug 8, 2013
Hello, there! Today’s post is a suggestion by a reader and it is really useful info for you. We are going to learn how to say mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours and theirs in Portuguese. So first things first. Let’s review the possessive adjectives in Portuguese: meu(s) – minha(s) = my Meu carro quebrou!…
Do you want to go to the movies tonight? Posted by Adir on Aug 1, 2013
Hello, there! Our post today is about entertainment and fun, em português é claro! Check out the following dialogue: Leandro: Ei, o que você está afim de fazer hoje à noite? Laura: Não sei. Pensei em ir ver uma peça. Leandro: Boa ideia. Vamos olhar no jornal e ver o que está em cartaz. Vamos…