Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Christmas vocab Posted by carol on Dec 25, 2016
Vocabulário de natal Feliz natal a todos! Merry Christmas, everyone! How was your natal (christmas)? Did you celebrate a lot? Today we’ll learn some basic Christmas words so you can practice while you party: cartão – card Minha avó envia um cartão para mim com mensagens de paz todos os anos (My grandmother sends me…
[False Friends in Portuguese] – Part II Posted by carol on Dec 11, 2016
Falsos amigos em português – Parte dois Hey, everyone! Olá, gente! Last post we saw the first part of our false cognates lesson. Let’s move on to the second section? Pular – to jump | To pull – puxar O gato pulou em cima da mesa (The cat jumped on the table) Mãe! O Mateus…
Eleições Posted by carol on Nov 27, 2016
Ei, gente! Vamos falar de política? Let’s talk politics? Esse mês (this month), North Americans elegeram (elected) their new president, the controversial billionaire Donald Trump. What did you think of the resultados (results)? Who would you have votado (voted) for? In Brazil, munipal elections were also held last October, and each Brazilian town got to…
Cooking vocab Posted by carol on Nov 13, 2016
Vocabulário de cozinha Hello, everyone! Olá, pessoal! Are you guys hungry? How about making some food? Whether you’re a chef, an amateur, or just trying to scrape something together, cooking is a fundamental part of everyone’s lives. We’ve already seen vocabulary on food, learned about the kitchen and saw some recipes on previous posts. Now…
Expressing your needs in Portuguese Posted by carol on Oct 31, 2016
Ei, gente! Hello, everyone! Como vocês estão se sentindo hoje? How are you feeling today? If you’re in a foreign country or just learning a different language, it is vital to learn how to expressar uma necessidade (express a necessity). Today’s post will teach you to communicate your needs. This way, you’ll always get what…
House-related expressions Posted by carol on Oct 16, 2016
Expressões relacionadas a casa: House-related expressions Olá a todos! Como estão vocês? Hey, everybody! How are you doing? A few posts ago, we learned about parts of the casa (house) in Portuguese, vocês se lembram? (do you remember?) So now we’ll improve our vocabulary by moving a little further and seing some house-related verbs and…
[Brazilian Food] – Part I Posted by carol on Oct 8, 2016
[Brazilian Food] – Part I: Alex Atala Hey, everyone! Oi, gente! If you follow our blog, you may have noticed that we run a couple of series, like ‘Brazilian movies’, ‘Brazilian Literature’ or ‘Music to listen to’. Hoje (today) we’ll debut a new feature, ‘Brazilian Food’, with the aim of introducing readers to renowned Brazilian…