Tag Archives: Learning
Do you want to go to the movies tonight? Posted by Adir on Aug 1, 2013
Hello, there! Our post today is about entertainment and fun, em português é claro! Check out the following dialogue: Leandro: Ei, o que você está afim de fazer hoje à noite? Laura: Não sei. Pensei em ir ver uma peça. Leandro: Boa ideia. Vamos olhar no jornal e ver o que está em cartaz. Vamos…
Idiom: não pregar o olho Posted by Adir on Jul 10, 2013
Hello, there! Today we have a very common idiom im Portuguese: não pregar o olho. It means “not to sleep a wink” and it happens to everybody once in a while. Here are some examples: A música estava tão alta na casa do vizinho que eu não consegui pregar o olho a noite toda. The…
How I am improving my vocabulary in French Posted by Adir on Jul 4, 2013
Hey, everybody, tudo bem com vocês? I was thinking about a good topic for a post and I remembered what I did to improve my vocabulary in English and now what I’m doing now to improve my vocabulary in French. Last week I gave some more general tips, but today I’m going to be more…
How to increase your vocabulary Posted by Adir on Jun 24, 2013
We, as language learners, know that having a vast vocabulary helps when we are trying to convey our ideas, so how do we increase our vocabulary when learning a foreign language? Let me share some tips with you. 1. Read, read, and read some more. What are you going to read? Anything and everything. Choose…
Is making a little cow something bad? Find out now! Posted by Adir on Jun 15, 2013
Hello, there! Today I’m going to teach a very common Brazilian expression: fazer uma vaquinha. Literally it means “to make a little cow” and you may wonder, “Adir, what on earth is that?” Well, fazer uma vaquinha means to raise money, informally, for something or someone. For example, your friend wants to audition for American…
Happy Valentine’s Day! … in Brazil Posted by Adir on Jun 11, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Tomorrow is Dia dos Namorados, Valentine’s Day, in Brazil so I thought I’d teach you some “loving” vocabulary in Portuguese. Namorar = to date Ter um encontro com = to have a date with Um encontro = a date Você parece mais feliz depois que começou a namorar o Mike. – You look…
Contractions in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Jun 6, 2013
Hello, there! Today’s post was suggested by a reader and it covers one aspect of learning Portuguese that has students somewhat confused: the contractions. Contractions come mostly with prepositions and articles so here they are! 01. Em – in, on or at em + o = no em + a = na em + os…