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How to say “I was going to do it” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 14, 2013
There are some verb tenses and forms that you will rarely find in books, and the form “I was going to do something” is one of them. It is SO easy to say this in Portuguese and I’m pretty sure you’re going to love it! We use the Imperfect form of verb ir + the…
How to Make Nouns Plural in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 7, 2013
In today’s post I’m going to show you how to make nouns plural in Portuguese. It’s not difficult, but you need to follow some rules. Are you ready to start? 01. Words ending in vowels, just add an -s. cama [bed] – camas [beds] tia [aunt] – tias [aunts] caderno [notebook] – cadernos [notebooks] pé…
Goodbye in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 2, 2013
Hello, there! Como estão as coisas? Like any other language, Portuguese has several ways of saying good-bye. In this post we are going to learn them! Estão prontos? Let’s do this! 1. Adeus. This means good-bye and it is only used in literary situations, so if someone is saying adeus in a conversation it usually…
Portuguese for the World Cup – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Apr 23, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Today we are going to start a series of posts especially for those of you who are going (or least would like) to travel to Brazil next year for the World Cup. They are going to be hands-on posts with practical sentences, phrases and words you will be likely to come across and…
How to say “coulda, woulda, shoulda” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Apr 15, 2013
Hello, there! Some people think Portuguese is a very hard language because of its several verb conjugations. This may be true in some cases but there are some verb phrases that are pretty easy to use, like shoulda (should have), coulda (could have), woulda (would have) and as a bonus, musta (must have)! Shoulda! Let’s…
You have some nerve reading this! Posted by Adir on Apr 4, 2013
Ha! I bet you think I’m angry at you, my dear reader, but this post title is only to catch your attention and teach you a very cool Brazilian idiom: cara-de-pau. Cara-de-pau is one of those expressions that is hard to translate directly into English, like many others. OK, so let’s learn what a cara-de-pau…
06 Tips to Improve your Writing Skills Posted by Adir on Apr 2, 2013
Hello, there! You may use a foreign language for pleasure or for word and it is always good to be able to get your point across correctly, either by speaking or by writing. So in today’s post I’m going to share six great ways to improve your written Portuguese. Estão prontos? 01. Improve your vocabulary…