Tag Archives: Culture
How to shop in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Oct 26, 2012
Hey, everybody! There are some great places to shop in Brazil so here are some very useful and interesting sentences and expressions for you to use. Pois não? – How can I help you? Quanto custa? – How are does it/do they cost? Quanto custa isso? – How much does that cost? Quanto vale? –…
Adeus, Hebe Camargo… Posted by Adir on Oct 2, 2012
Hebe Camargo was one of the biggest icons in Brazilian television. She was an actress, singer, TV show host and was considered “the queen of Brazilian television”. Hebe passed away due to cardiac arrest on the morning of September 29, 2012. She was 83. Hebe started her career in the 40s with her sister Estela…
September 7th: Brazil’s Independence Day Posted by Adir on Sep 7, 2012
Hi, there! Today is a holiday here in Brazil: Independence Day. When I was a kid schools had the Semana da Pátria (Nation’s Week) when we would read more about the history of Brazil’s independence, participate in several civic events and draw two lines (green and yellow – Brazil’s color) in our notebooks. The Independence…
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…
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…
Brazilian idiom: O escambáu! Posted by Adir on May 4, 2012
E aí, tudo beleza com você? I was at a party last weekend and I heard three people, at different times, say the expression “O escambáu!” and I went to look how to say that in English. It turns out that O escambáu can be translated as My foot! Yes, it is a neutral informal…
Feliz Páscoa! Posted by Adir on Apr 6, 2012
Feliz Páscoa, pessoal! Happy Easter, y’all! Here’s a small video I made to wish you a very Happy Easter! Coelhinho da Páscoa Coelhinho da Páscoa, que trazes pra mim? [Easter Bunnsy, what do you bring to me?] Um ovo, dois ovos, três ovos, assim? [One egg, two eggs, three eggs, like this?] 2x Coelhinho da…