Archive for 'Spelling'
Proper Etiquette for Greetings and Signing Letters and E-mails in Portuguese Posted by polyana on Jan 16, 2012
Oftentimes my friends and I discuss what the proper usage is for greetings and signing off professional e-mails. I work with a lot of internal colleagues and clients alike from all sorts of different fields, and it’s been tough to come to a conclusion as to what’s proper or not, but I think this will…
Abaixo vs. A baixo Posted by polyana on Aug 22, 2011
One thing I always forget the rule to in Portuguese is the difference between abaixo and a baixo. The both sound the same, and they both essentially mean the same (or do they?!). And because of this, I always find myself asking my coworkers time and again, “Ok, I know I’ve asked you this before…
Portuguese Ordinal Numbers and Pronunciation – 1-101 Posted by polyana on Apr 7, 2010
After the Portuguese Numbers from 1-100 post, one person commented and asked about ordinals and larger numbers. So today we’re going to work on ordinals, and I’ll do larger numbers next because personally, I find ordinals in Portuguese, especially past 20, to be quite difficult to memorize (even as a Brazilian)! Ordinals in Portuguese 1-100…
Portuguese Numbers 1-100 Posted by polyana on Mar 29, 2010
Today we’re going to learn numbers in Portuguese from 1-100. I’ve also added the transliteration, or how they’re pronounced, in Brazilian portuguese. 1 um oohm 2 dois doy-z 3 três treh-z 4 quatro kwah-troh 5 cinco seen-coh 6 seis say-z 7 sete seh-chee 8 oito oy-too 9 nove noh-vee 10 dez deh-z 11 onze ohn-zee 12…
Portuguese Parliament Adopts Brazilian Spelling Posted by Transparent Language on May 18, 2008
On Friday, the Portuguese Parliament passed a law that adopts the Brazilian form of ortografia (spelling) of hundreds of words. The move is a small part of a movement to unify the Portuguese language in the eight countries where Portuguese is spoken. But the move is not exactly popular in Portugal. Over 33,000 people signed…