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Verbos IR, VIR and VER Posted by Ester on Mar 22, 2016
Irregular verbs can be a real pain for someone learning a new language. There are three verbs in Portuguese which can be quite hard to memorise since they look a lot like each other, but have completely different meanings. These verbs are IR, VIR and VER. Ir – to go Presente Eu vou Você vai…
5 common mistakes em Português Posted by Ester on Mar 15, 2016
Every person learning a new language will commit mistakes no matter what. Some mistakes are more common than others. That happens because humans tend to use what they already know from their native language and apply it to the new language they are learning, even when it is not correct. This is why there are…
Tudo e todo Posted by carol on Jan 7, 2016
Olá a todos! Tudo bem com vocês? (Hey all!! Everything alright with you?) The words tudo e todo in Portuguese are very similar, not only in spelling, but also in meaning. To avoid confusion, today’s post will make a distinction between the two pronouns and provide some examples: Tudo (everything) means the totality of things, the…
Augmentative e diminutive in Portuguese Posted by carol on Nov 12, 2015
Olá, galerinha. Tudo certinho? (Hey, you guys, everything all right?) You may have noticed while trying to learn Portuguese or chatting with Brazilians that we really enjoy using the augmentative and the diminutive forms. It’s very common and we use it on a regular basis, so it’s important to learn how it works. The augmentative…
Letters L, NH, LH and QU in Português Brasileiro Posted by Ester on Sep 28, 2015
Olá mais uma vez, gente! (Hello again, guys) For the past two weeks, we have been busy getting to know some letters and their sounds in Portuguese. We have covered the letters S and R, and X and CH. This week we will finish up with some relatively easier ones: the letters L, NH…
Sounds X and CH in Português Brasileiro Posted by Ester on Sep 21, 2015
Tudo joia, gente? (How are things, everyone?) Last Monday we focused on the sounds S e R em Português, there are two other sounds which are also very important in Português: X e CH. The sound X could be a difficult one for a non-native since there are four different ways of pronouncing…
Sounds R and S in Português Brasileiro Posted by Ester on Sep 14, 2015
E aí, gente! (What’s up, people). Even though Brasileiros tend to be nice and overlook the fact that you might be mispronouncing some words, it is worth it to try to learn the right way of saying the words. If you practice how to say them correctly, you will also start to understand the words…