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Using Vague Language in Portuguese (with audio!) Posted by Adir on Jan 23, 2014
E aí, pessoal? Tudo em ordem? In spoken Portuguese, it’s very common to use vague language. In this post I’m going to show you some examples. Let’s start with quantities and qualities. Instead of boring you with rules, let me give you some real-life examples. Isso custa uns mil reais. [around] Isso custa aproximadamente mil…
You’d Better Not Come Making Excuses Because… Posted by Adir on Jan 16, 2014
…this is what this post is all about: making excuses. We all need to make excuses some time to get away from an unpleasant conversation so today I’m going to give you some example excuses that you can use and still be polite! Here are some example situations. Numa ligação pessoal [During a personal…
The Secret of Pronuncing Endings “oo” and “ee” Posted by Adir on Jan 9, 2014
Hello, there! A reader tweeted and asked me to write a post (with audio) about the endings “oo” and “ee”. But before that let me tell you a little story. After several attempts to unify the Portuguese language spelling, on January 9th 2009 the Novo Acordo Ortográfico (New Ortographic Agreement) was signed and Portuguese-speaking…
05 Very Common Brazilian Idioms Posted by Adir on Dec 2, 2013
Hello, there! Tudo bem com você? We are going to kick this week off with five very interesting and common Brazilian idioms. Remember: whenever you come across this kind of idioms, write them down and review them regularly! Let’s do this! 01. Bater perna – to stroll around; to walk around Passe a manhã inteira…
20 Useful Brazilian Expressions Posted by Adir on Nov 10, 2013
Hello, there! I wrote this ebook with Brazilian expressions and I decided to share some of the content with you guys today! So here you have 20 cool and very useful Brazilian e 1. Acabou? – Are you done? Já acabou? Posso limpar a mesa? [Are you done? Can I clear the table?] 2. Acelera!…
05 (very!) Brazilian idioms Posted by Adir on Apr 19, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Finalmente é sexta-feira, TGIF! Let’s finish this week by learning 05 very interesting and common Brazilian idioms. You will come across these idioms on TV shows, movies, talk radio shows and in colloquial conversations in Brazil, so let’s do this! Estão prontos? Espero que sim! 01. Abrir mão de = to give up…
What the @$% are you doing? Posted by Adir on Apr 10, 2013
E aí, pessoal, tudo bem? The post title was only to catch your attention to today’s topic: how to say what you are doing, em português. So, let’s go for it! First, this verb phrase has two parts: the verb estar (in the present) + the main verb in the gerund. Let’s review the verb…