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The Expression “Pois Não” and its Origin Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 11, 2008
Today’s post is written by André Barbosa who publishes the fantastic Brazilian Portuguese Podcast. “Pois não” is an expression used by Brazilians as well as by the Portuguese and means “yes”, “of course”, “sure.” It’s curious, however, that this expression contains the adverb “não” (not) and means just the opposite. “Pois não” comes from another…
NH Election Coverage – In Portuguese! Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 9, 2008
Check out this report from Daniel Bergamasco, a reporter for the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, covering last night’s New Hampshire primary. Click here for the audio. It is interesting to hear an explanation in Portuguese of our peculiar primary election system! And it is particularly great for me to hear a reportagem from Manchester…
Waking Up… in Portuguese Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 17, 2007
This Portuguese Blog podcast post teaches you some good phrases for describing your morning ritual. Podcast: Click here for the podcast audio, or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes for free. … Continue Reading