Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Cearensês – Speaking Like Ceará Natives Posted by polyana on Mar 5, 2012
This past week, my mother and I travelled to Jericoacoara, a small beach town, about 400 km west of Fortaleza, in the northeastern state of Ceará. While there, I realized I hadn’t written a post on “Cearensês,” as I have done with many Brazilian accents and sayings from different states, in the past, on this…
Oscar Movies 2012 in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Feb 26, 2012
Tonight is the Oscars, which is also followed in Brazil, even though this year there are no Brazilian films nominated. (However, Rio, the animated film, is nominated for best song.) Here are some of the main nominees this year, with the categories and titles in Portuguese! Melhor filme (Best Film) • Os Descendentes • A…
How to describe someone physically, em português! Posted by Adir on Feb 24, 2012
Hey, there! How’ve you been? Let’s learn some very interesting sentences (frases muito interessantes) to learn how to describe someone physically in Portuguese. But before that let me give you a tip (uma dica): when you repeat these sentences try to remember someone (tente se lembrar de alguém) you know who has those characteristics, that…
At the doctor’s office, em português Posted by Adir on Feb 16, 2012
Bom, todos ficamos doentes uma vez ou outra, não é? Por isso hoje eu trago para você, meu querido leitor aqui do blog, uma lista com frases muito úteis para quando você (Deus me livre!) ficar doente. Qual é o problema? – O que está acontecendo? – What’s the matter? Há quanto tempo você está…
Pet Names in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Feb 15, 2012
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s actually not Valentine’s Day in Brazil today–that happens on June 12. But in honor of romance, I thought we’d learn some pet names you can use for your loved one in Portuguese. In Portuguese, you’d call them apelidos carinhosos. -amorzinho (love) -neném (baby) -fofinho (cutie) -lindo/linda (beautiful) -docinho (sweetie) -meu bem…
In-Laws & Stepfamily in Portuguese Posted by polyana on Feb 6, 2012
Yesterday at lunch, we were talking about in-laws, and the question of whether there was a word for a brother/sister-in-law’s spouse existed. And in Portuguese, there is a word! So I figured I’d do a quick post on in-laws and “step” type vocabulary in Portuguese! Next time you go to visit them, you can impress…
Proper Etiquette for Greetings and Signing Letters and E-mails in Portuguese Posted by polyana on Jan 16, 2012
Oftentimes my friends and I discuss what the proper usage is for greetings and signing off professional e-mails. I work with a lot of internal colleagues and clients alike from all sorts of different fields, and it’s been tough to come to a conclusion as to what’s proper or not, but I think this will…