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Lyrics Practice: Ivete Sangalo Posted by Rachel on Feb 8, 2010
Ivete Sangalo is one of the great stars of Salvador’s Carnival, so this week we’re going to use one of her older hits (Sorte Grande) to do some listening practice Key words: poeira = dust emoção = emotion sorriso = smile pedaço = piece verdadeiro = true sorte = luck Lyrics A minha sorte grande…
Japanese Words of Portuguese Origin Posted by Rachel on Feb 4, 2010
Did you know that some Japanese words actually come from Portuguese? This Luso influence dates back to the 1500s, when the Portuguese established trade with Japan, the first Europeans to manage the journey. Through traders and missionaries, the Portuguese brought new words and products to Japan, and thus a lasting cultural influence. Let’s check out…
Lyrics Practice: Charlie Brown Jr. Posted by Rachel on Feb 1, 2010
Today we’re going to use the pop rock band Charlie Brown Jr. to practice listening. This song, Me encontra, is useful for reviewing verbs in the infinitive. Happy listening! Lyrics Hoje eu vou sair pra encontrar o amor Espero a tanto tempo e ainda não rolou O vento diz que é hoje em meio a…
Making a salad Posted by Rachel on Jan 29, 2010
Today we’re going to look at some food and cooking vocabulary by making a salad together in Portuguese and English. We’re going to look a very simple recipe with some simple words. Salada simples (Simple Salad) Ingredientes (Ingredients) – 1 alface americana (I head of lettuce) – 2 cenouras raladas (2 peeled carrots) – 1…
Idioms illustrated Posted by André on Jan 27, 2010
The funny thing about idioms is that sometimes its literal meaning is totally absurd and non-sense. That is visible in “Pequeno dicionário ilustrado de expressões idiomáticas” – “The little idioms illustrated dictionary”. Below you can see a couple of the images: Sem pé nem cabeça Pagando o pato To check more images visit http://imasters.uol.com.br/artigo/3220 Check…
The Magic Word Posted by Rachel on Jan 8, 2010
We’ve discussed this word before, but I wanted to devote aother post to it to emphasize its importance. One of the most useful words to know in Portuguese is cadê, which means where is/are. Cadê meus óculos? Where are my glasses? Juro que vi um fantasma. I swear I saw a ghost. Cadê? Where? Quero…
Réveillon Posted by Rachel on Dec 30, 2009
The word for New Year’s Eve in Portuguese is Réveillon, which actually comes from the French word réveillon, which means eve. Happy New Year is Feliz Ano Novo. On New Year’s in Brazil, people dress in white, a tradition that comes from Afro-Brazilian religions. In the coastal cities, people throw flowers into the ocean as…