Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Feeling sick, em português Posted by Adir on Mar 7, 2013
You finally made it to Brazil, having a grea time at the beach when suddenly you start coming down with something. In this post let’s learn very useful expressions to use when this happens. Não estou me sentindo muito bem. I’m not feeling very well. Estou me sentindo um pouco indisposto. I’m feeling a little…
Talking about work in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Mar 6, 2013
Salve! Tudo bem por aí? Today we are going to talk about work, in Portuguese! Check out this dialogue between two friends, Leandro and Renato: Leandro: O que foi? Você parece chateado. Renato: Na verdade estou mesmo. Estou cansado de fazer as mesmas coisas chatas entra dia sai dia no meu trabalho. Sabe, preencher fichas…
Collocations with verb “perder” Posted by Adir on Feb 28, 2013
Olá, tudo bem? Collocations are basically word combinations. For example, in English we say “to make a decision”, but in Portuguese people “take a decision”. Today let’s look at some very common collocations with verb “perder”! 1. Perder algo = to lose something, to misplace something Perdi minhas chaves. Não sei onde estão. [I’ve lost…
Vídeo: Household chores in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Feb 25, 2013
Hey, there! How’ve you all been? I made a little video with household chores in Portuguese; after all, we all do them, right? Here are some tips to get the most out of your video: – watch and listen the video many times without repeating the words and expressions – watch the video and repeat…
5 idioms with verb “ir” Posted by Adir on Feb 12, 2013
Hi, there! Sometimes learning idiomatic expressions in a foreign language isn’t so easy, but I have to tell you that it is necessary and will make you sound more fluent and your Portuguese will be more “colorful”! So I chose 5 cool and useful idioms with verb ir (to go) so can improve your Portuguese…
How to say “get” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Feb 5, 2013
E aí, pessoal? Tudo bem? A reader e-mailed me with the very broad question: Adir, how do I say “get” in Portuguese? Well, “get” has several meanings and I am going to show you the most common ones today, ok? Download audio 1. conseguir, arranjar, arrumar Como você conseguiu meu e-mail? [How did you get…
Dialogue with expressions: A rough day Posted by Adir on Jan 24, 2013
Olá! We’ve all had rough days, right? Check out what happened to our friend Leandro and learn several useful expressions. Download audio Matheus: Você parece meio chateado. O que aconteceu? Leandro: Nossa, tive um dia terrível. Pra começar o pneu do meu carro furou logo cedo, na hora que eu estava indo trabalhar. E não…