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False synonyms in Portuguese – Part II Posted by on Apr 24, 2018

Ei, gente! Como está o dia de vocês? Hey, guys! How is your day going? On our last post, we went over some phrases that we have to pay close attention to, because they look very similar but are actually false synonyms.  Therefore, their different meanings require them to be used in different situations. Today…

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[False Friends in Portuguese] – Part II Posted by on Dec 11, 2016

Falsos amigos em português – Parte dois Hey, everyone! Olá, gente! Last post we saw the first part of our false cognates lesson. Let’s move on to the second section? Pular – to jump | To pull – puxar O gato pulou em cima da mesa (The cat jumped on the table) Mãe! O Mateus…

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[False Friends in Portuguese] – Part I Posted by on Dec 4, 2016

Falsos amigos em Português Portuguese, like other languages such as French, Italian and Spanish, comes from Latin. So they are from the same família (family). Many words in English also have Latin origins, so you can identify that influence in a lot of nouns, adjectives and terms. This means that a large number of words…

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Part I: Transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese Posted by on Mar 6, 2008

Learning Portuguese is considerably easier if you have a background in Spanish, since much of the grammar and even the vocabulary is similar. However, here are some of the pitfalls of transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese. SPANISH                   ENGLISH                PORTUGUESE practicar                   practice                    treinar* Example: Tengo que practicar…

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