Archive for 'Podcast'
Podcast: Ordering at a Restaurant Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 29, 2008
Click to hear the Podcast! Today, we’re going to learn language to use at a restaurant. Poderia me trazer o cardápio, por favor? Quero uma água com gas. Ela gostaria de um copo de vinho tinto. Queremos a cesta de pães como petisco, para compartilhar. Para a entrada, gostaria de salada verde. Para…
Podcast: Giving Recommendations Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 31, 2008
Click to hear the Podcast! Today we’re going to learn how to give recommendations. Você gosta de comida japonesa? Conheço um lugar muito bom. Deveria ir ao restaurante Yakimoto. Se você gosta de comida francesa, vá ao Agraz. Eles têm um cardápio muito variado. Para comida brasileira, eu recomendo o restaurante Açucar. Mas…
Podcast: Making an appointment Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 26, 2008
Click to hear the Podcast! Today, we’re going to learn how to make an appointment. The important thing to remember is that in Portuguese, we frequently use the verb form of “appointment” instead of the noun like we do in English. In Portuguese, this verb is marcar. We use this verb when making an…
Podcast: Asking for and Giving Directions Posted by Transparent Language on May 29, 2008
Click to hear the Podcast! Today we’re going to learn how to ask for and how to give directions. Com licença, estou perdido. Estou procurando a Rua Vinícius de Moraes. Siga por esta rua aqui, direto. Vire à esquerda no próximo sinal. Depois, vire à direita. Irá ver o supermercado Sendas. Então vire à…
Podcast: At the doctor’s office Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 24, 2008
Click to hear the Podcast! Today, we’re going to learn useful phrases for the doctor’s office. It’s best to be prepared, since not many Brazilian doctors speak fluent English. We use olá as a slightly more formal way of saying hello, as opposed to oi. Although the word for doctor is médico, we refer directly…
Podcast: Using slang on the phone Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 7, 2008
The feature of today’s podcast is to work on how to use girias, or slang, in a phone conversation. The phone conversation in the podcast contains slang, most or all of which you will hear when a Brazilian man uses the phone to call a friend, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Click to hear the…
Yellow Fever Surges in Parts of Brazil Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 14, 2008
Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito negro, or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease.[1] BPP (Brazilian Portuguese Pod) has a new podcast about Yellow Fever. André Barbosa was kind enough to provide some useful background information for the readers of the Portuguese Blog. The disease is an important cause…