Tag Archives: Culture
Goodbye in Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 2, 2013
Hello, there! Como estão as coisas? Like any other language, Portuguese has several ways of saying good-bye. In this post we are going to learn them! Estão prontos? Let’s do this! 1. Adeus. This means good-bye and it is only used in literary situations, so if someone is saying adeus in a conversation it usually…
Sleepless em português Posted by Adir on Apr 30, 2013
Hello, there! Today we are going to talk about insomnia, em português. I don’t know about you, but I have been sleepless many times and I have tried almost everything. Swimming helped me a lot, but I’m going to give you a home remedy recipe for insomnia today. Check out the text in Portuguese and…
Adeus, Emilio Santiago… Posted by Adir on Mar 20, 2013
Brazilian singer Emilio Santiago, 66, died this morning in Rio de Janeiro. He had a stroke on March 7 and had been struggling with it since. Emilio graduated in Law, but the passion for music and singers like Nelson Gonçalves, Anísio Silva and Cauby Peixoto led him to participate in music festivals in the seventies…
Learn Portuguese with Gangnam Style Posted by Adir on Mar 12, 2013
The Internet is a many splendored thing, right? I friended these guys on Facebook, who live in Belo Horizonte (state of Minas Gerais) and have a group called Real Life English. Their group helps people from all over the world to learn English and one of them, Josh Plotkin, made a very cool video using…
Oscar movies titles in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Feb 19, 2013
Olá, pessoal! On the 24th we are going to have the Oscars, so I thought, “Why not share this year’s movie titles in Portuguese?”. As you may imagine, oftentimes the literal translation doesn’t apply and many adaptations are made. So check out this year’s nominees and practice your pronunciation too! Download audio Indomável sonhadora –…
Tongue Twisters in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Feb 14, 2013
Hey, there! Today let’s have some fun with tongue twisters, trava-línguas, in Portuguese. I recorded nine of them – short, medium-length and long ones. Wanna try saying them? Download audio Short Sabia que o sabiá sabia assobiar? Lara amarra a arara rara – a rara arara da Lara de Araraquara. O rato roeu a…
New Year’s Resolutions in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Dec 30, 2012
E aí, galera? Tudo bem com vocês? Chegou aquela época do ano que você faz uma retrospectiva do ano que passou e também faz planos para o ano que está chegando. Essas resoluções de Ano Novo fazem parte da nossa vida e eu perguntei a alguns amigos do Facebook quais eram as suas resoluções de…