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English Experts Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 8, 2007
This really fantastic blog for Brazilians learning English is quickly gaining steam. Over the past few months I have gotten to know (and respect) Alessandro Brandão, the publisher of English Experts. English Experts has been around for over a year, and as of late has been receiving much praise in the online community. Alessandro was…
Obrigado Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 7, 2007
Obrigado means thank you in Portuguese. The first word many people learn in Portuguese, obrigado is certainly extremely useful. Since the word is the past participle of the verb obrigar, it is necessary to use the appropriate gender of the word. Males should say obrigado and females ought to use obrigada. As one might imagine…
False Friend: “Advertência” Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 6, 2007
Advertência does not mean Advertisement The word advertência actually means warning in Portuguese. In order to say advertisement, use either anúncio or propaganda.
Priberam Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 6, 2007
Priberam Informática is an irreplaceable online resource for the Portuguese language You may have noticed there aren’t a lot of traditional resources such as expansive, accurate dictionaries and grammar reference. Though this can be frustrating perhaps to the beginning student, once you know your way around the language a bit (i.e. are able to read…
The Word “America” Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 1, 2007
Have you ever referred to the USA as ‘America’ in front of a Brazilian? If you have, then you have also undoubtedly heard something like this: “Você acha que na America só cabe um pais?” (you think the United States is the only country in America?) As a citizen of the United States, I made…
Halloween in Brazil Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 31, 2007
Halloween (Dia das Bruxas) is not an official holiday in Brazil, but is increasingly celebrated After all, what marketing giants can pass up such a huge opportunity? International companies have led the way in promoting Halloween parties in metropolitan areas in Brazil, and to some extent it seems to be catching on. Please comment here…
UEBA Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 31, 2007
UEBA is a blog aggregator and social voting site. Looking for some new Portuguese-language blogs, sites, news, funny videos or other generally entertaining ways to waste time? UEBA’s the place. Basically, UEBA works like Digg or del.icio.us insofar as it is a place that users can bookmark webpages/site and then vote on them. The…