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Augmentative e diminutive in Portuguese Posted by carol on Nov 12, 2015
Olá, galerinha. Tudo certinho? (Hey, you guys, everything all right?) You may have noticed while trying to learn Portuguese or chatting with Brazilians that we really enjoy using the augmentative and the diminutive forms. It’s very common and we use it on a regular basis, so it’s important to learn how it works. The augmentative…
Portuguese-Speaking Countries Posted by Rachel on Nov 19, 2010
While Transparent’s Portuguese Blog’s main focus is on Brazil and Brazilian Portuguese, it’s also important to know where else Portuguese is spoken in the world! Here are the countries where Portuguese is the official language: 1. Portugal (population: 10 million) The birthplace of this beautiful language, there are around twelve dialects, ranging from Açoriano…
Hey Everybody! Posted by Rachel on Jul 22, 2010
There are a few ways to say “everybody” in Portuguese when referring to a group of people in an informal manner. While these nouns may mean something in one context, they are slang for a group of people in another context. Let’s take a look: 1. gente [people] You can use the word for people…
Brazilian Portuguese vs. European Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Jun 16, 2010
We get a lot of questions on Facebook about why we don’t feature content teaching European Portuguese. The simple answer is that none of the Portuguese bloggers know European Portuguese – only Brazilian Portuguese. The longer answer, which follows in detail, is that the two are so different that they are taught individually, almost as…
Wrong or right? Posted by André on Apr 25, 2010
If you’re an intermediate or advanced speaker of Portuguese you may have already noticed that spoken Portuguese differs a lot from written Portuguese. Some people say that many popular ways of using the language is wrong while some others say it’s simply the way that the natural evolution of the language takes. A very popular…
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…
Language Level Skills: Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Aug 19, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, I have an important question for all of our Portuguese Blog readers, which I’m hoping you will all answer, since it will help make a better blog. The question is: What is your skill level of Portuguese? Beginner, low intermediate, mid intermediate, high intermediate, advanced, fluent? Are you able to speak?…