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Learning Tip: Significant Other Posted by Rachel on Jul 12, 2012
One of the reasons that people decide to learn Portuguese is that they will live or travel to Brazil to be with a spouse or significant other. In this case, learning Portuguese can either be a breeze or a bit of a struggle. That’s because one of the best ways to learn a language is…
Favorite Words in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Apr 9, 2009
Today’s post is interactive: what’s your favorite word in Portuguese? For native English speakers, there are a number of words that are a delight to say, or sound funny or interesting to our Anglo ears. Some examples of my favorite Portuguese words, which all happen to start with “p”: paralelepípedo (cobblestone) [par-ah-lehl-eh-pee-peh-doh] pequenininho (very, very…