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How to say “I was going to do it” in Portuguese Posted by on May 14, 2013

There are some verb tenses and forms that you will rarely find in books, and the form “I was going to do something” is one of them. It is SO easy to say this in Portuguese and I’m pretty sure you’re going to love it! We use the Imperfect form of verb ir + the…

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How to Make Nouns Plural in Portuguese Posted by on May 7, 2013

In today’s post I’m going to show you how to make nouns plural in Portuguese. It’s not difficult, but you need to follow some rules. Are you ready to start? 01. Words ending in vowels, just add an -s. cama [bed] – camas [beds] tia [aunt] – tias [aunts] caderno [notebook] – cadernos [notebooks] pé…

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Goodbye in Portuguese Posted by on May 2, 2013

Hello, there! Como estão as coisas? Like any other language, Portuguese has several ways of saying good-bye. In this post we are going to learn them! Estão prontos? Let’s do this! 1. Adeus. This means good-bye and it is only used in literary situations, so if someone is saying adeus in a conversation it usually…

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Portuguese for the World Cup – Part 01 Posted by on Apr 23, 2013

Olá, pessoal! Today we are going to start a series of posts especially for those of you who are going (or least would like) to travel to Brazil next year for the World Cup. They are going to be hands-on posts with practical sentences, phrases and words you will be likely to come across and…

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You have some nerve reading this! Posted by on Apr 4, 2013

Ha! I bet you think I’m angry at you, my dear reader, but this post title is only to catch your attention and teach you a very cool Brazilian idiom: cara-de-pau. Cara-de-pau is one of those expressions that is hard to translate directly into English, like many others. OK, so let’s learn what a cara-de-pau…

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06 Tips to Improve your Writing Skills Posted by on Apr 2, 2013

Hello, there! You may use a foreign language for pleasure or for word and it is always good to be able to get your point across correctly, either by speaking or by writing. So in today’s post I’m going to share six great ways to improve your written Portuguese. Estão prontos? 01. Improve your vocabulary…

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Are you fluent in Portuguese? Posted by on Mar 14, 2013

I have been a teacher for over twenty years and I always get the question: how long till I become fluent in a foreign language? Since there is no definite answer to the fluency question, I hope the following descriptions will give you a better understanding of what’s expected when learning a language, and the different…

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