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Talking about driving in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Dec 12, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Something you are not likely to find in coursebooks is real life words and expressions related to driving. So here are some very, but very useful expressions about driving that you won’t find in textbooks! Manobras – Maneuvers Encostar / parar – to pull over Vou encostar aqui. – I’m going to pull…
Collocations with verb “passar” Posted by Adir on Dec 4, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Collocations are word combinations. For example, we say “do business” and not “make business”, right? We say “take a shower” and not “do a shower”. The verb passar has several very useful and interesting collocations and today I’m going to share some of them with you. Remember: the best way to remember words…
95 Countries and Nationalities in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Nov 21, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Hoje vamos aprender e revisar alguns países e continentes e suas nacionalidades em português. a África – africano/a a África do Sul – sul-africano/a o Alasca – alasquense a Albânia – albanês/albanesa a Alemanha – alemão/alemã a América – americano/a a Angola – angolano/a a Arábia Saudita – árabe a Argentina –…
Conversation: Renting an Apartment Posted by Adir on Nov 14, 2013
Ei, tudo bem por aí? Today we are going to read a dialogue with Patrícia and a realtor (agente imobiliário). Patrícia needs to move very soon and the realtor is showing her some options. Practice your listening skills and your pronunciation! Patricia: Oi! Eu gostaria de alugar um apartamento aqui no centro. Agente: OK, vamos…
Talking about your résumé in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Nov 4, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Today’s post is about talking about your work life in case you need to will apply to a position in a company that needs you to be fluent in Portuguese. These are very common phrases so don’t try to overanalyze them. Practice them with the audio over and over again until you master…
A Beautiful Mind Posted by Adir on Oct 17, 2013
Lord Thomas Robert Dewar said, “Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open”. That’s right, a mind in Portuguese can also be open: aberto = open uma mente aberta = an open mind There are several other expressions using the word mente (mind) in Portuguese that are almost the same as in…
10 Expressions with Verb “Tomar” Posted by Adir on Oct 15, 2013
Tomar is a very interesting verb to learn because it is used in so many ways. I chose 10 useful expressions with tomar to share with you today. 1. Tomar a iniciativa = to take the initiative Eu estava esperando ela tomar a iniciativa. I was waiting for her to take the initiative. Tome a…