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Learning Tip: Significant Other Posted by 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…

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Favorite Words in Portuguese Posted by 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…

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