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Learn with Dialogues: Problem at the Office Posted by Adir on Oct 15, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Dialogues are a very interesting learning tool so I chose one that takes place at an office. Three co-workers are kind of upset about something. Check the useful words and expressions below. José: E aí, pessoal. Vocês parecem meio aborrecidos. O que aconteceu? Fábio: O William acabou de ligar para cancelar a reunião…
07 Expressions With Verb “Ficar” Posted by Adir on Sep 18, 2014
Salve, pessoal! Tudo bem? Ficar is a very, very common verb in Portuguese and it has several interesting idioms. Let’s learn them! 01. Ficar com as pernas bambas – to go weak in the knees Não posso ver sangue. Fico com as pernas bambas quando vejo. – I can’t see blood. I go weak in…
Dialogue: Life Without Computers Posted by Adir on Aug 20, 2014
A good way of learning a foreign language is studying the same dialogue over and over again. That way you’ll be able to see the same structure and end up noticing some patterns in grammar, vocabulary and also pronunciation. So were we go! Listen to the audio many times and *MASTER* this conversation! A Vida…
How To Use The Verb “Raise” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Mar 12, 2014
Salve! Tudo bem? The verb “raise” has several collocations (word combinations) in English so I gathered some of them to help you them correctly in Portuguese. Check this out! 1. raise your hand – levantar a mão. Se você precisar ir ao banheiro, levante sua mão. [If you need to use the bathroom, raise…
Using Vague Language in Portuguese (with audio!) Posted by Adir on Jan 23, 2014
E aí, pessoal? Tudo em ordem? In spoken Portuguese, it’s very common to use vague language. In this post I’m going to show you some examples. Let’s start with quantities and qualities. Instead of boring you with rules, let me give you some real-life examples. Isso custa uns mil reais. [around] Isso custa aproximadamente mil…
A Simple Technique to Help You Become More Fluent in Portuguese TODAY! Posted by Adir on Jan 2, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Feliz 2014! I’m sure this year is going to great for all of us so my only resolution is to help you become more fluent in Portuguese. Because of that I’m going to teach you a technique that I’ve never written about in the blog: backchaining. Before teaching you what backchaining is I’d…
Do You Get Anxious When You Speak a Foreign Language? Posted by Adir on Nov 27, 2013
Hello, there! I made a little video for my personal blog readers a couple of weeks ago. In this video I give three major tips to become more fluent in Portuguese or any other language you are learning. The video is in Portuguese and below is a rough draft I wrote before recording it –…