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Proverbs in Portuguese – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Jun 25, 2012
Olá! Como foi seu fim de semana? Espero que tenha sido muito bom. Bom, hoje continuamos com a segunda parte sobre os provérbios em português. Os provérbios são uma parte muito importante da cultura e da língua de um país então é muito importante conhecê-los. Preparado? Em boca fechada não entra mosquito. A closed mouth…
Photography in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Jun 21, 2012
Whether you go to Brazil to travel, work, or live, one thing is for sure: you’re going to want to take pictures. Today we’re going to review some vocabulary associated with fotografia (photography). You’ll notice that a couple of words come directly from English. fotógrafo = photographer câmera= camera tirar uma foto = take a…
Proverbs in Portuguese – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Jun 18, 2012
Olá! Antes de mais nada desejo a você, meu querido leitor aqui do blog de português da Transparent Language, uma ótima e produtiva semana. Nosso assunto hoje são os provérbios! Sim, todos conhecemos provérbios e hoje vamos ver como são alguns deles em português, ok? Vamos lá! A cavalo dado não se olham os dentes…
Smelling Good in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on May 30, 2012
As we’ve written about before, hygiene is very important in Brazil, and Brazil is one of Latin America’s biggest markets for hygiene products. Today we’re going to review some vocabulary related to smelling good in Portuguese. perfume = perfume/cologne desodorante = deodorant desodorante colônia = body spray sabonete = soap sabonete líquido = liquid soap…
Expressions with the verb “estar” Posted by Adir on May 28, 2012
Olá! Tudo bem com você? There are several (and very useful) expressions with the verb estar (to be) in Portuguese. Let’s learn some of them, shall we? Estar a fim de fazer alguma coisa – to feel like doing something Estou afim de fazer uma caminhada hoje. Topa? [I feel like taking a walk today…
Facial Hair in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on May 25, 2012
Brazilians are very strict about hygiene, and for men, facial hair care is important. Let’s look at some vocabulary: pelos faciais – facial hair bigode – mustache barba – beard costeleta – sideburns cavanhaque – goatee barbear – to shave barbeador – razor aparador de pelos – hair clipper loção pós-barba – aftershave creme de…
You already know Portuguese! Posted by Adir on May 23, 2012
Oftentimes my English-speaking students tell me, “Adir, Portuguese and English are so different. How can I learn more easily?”. Well, first of all, you need to pay attention. Around 30% of words in Portuguese are cognates (cog = with, nate = born), they look like words in Portuguese and some of them are even written…