Tag Archives: Vocabulary
Pernambuquês – Preparing to Visit Pernambuco Posted by polyana on May 10, 2010
After getting pretty good feedback on my How to Speak Baianês post, and seeing we also have a Mineirês post, I thought I’d write slang/dialect posts here and there so we can all learn to be ready no matter what region we visit! This week I started at a new job and two of my…
Portuguese Ordinal Numbers and Pronunciation – 1-101 Posted by polyana on Apr 7, 2010
After the Portuguese Numbers from 1-100 post, one person commented and asked about ordinals and larger numbers. So today we’re going to work on ordinals, and I’ll do larger numbers next because personally, I find ordinals in Portuguese, especially past 20, to be quite difficult to memorize (even as a Brazilian)! Ordinals in Portuguese 1-100…
Portuguese Numbers 1-100 Posted by polyana on Mar 29, 2010
Today we’re going to learn numbers in Portuguese from 1-100. I’ve also added the transliteration, or how they’re pronounced, in Brazilian portuguese. 1 um oohm 2 dois doy-z 3 três treh-z 4 quatro kwah-troh 5 cinco seen-coh 6 seis say-z 7 sete seh-chee 8 oito oy-too 9 nove noh-vee 10 dez deh-z 11 onze ohn-zee 12…
Baianês – How to Speak Like You’re From Bahia Posted by polyana on Mar 22, 2010
As you’re reading this, I’ll probably be in Salvador, Bahia! My friend and I are in Salvador and Morro de São Paulo in Brazil’s northeast state of Bahia this week. I have always wanted to go to Bahia because of the state’s rich culture, music, and food. Salvador is the state’s capital and it supposedly has…
Soccer Vocabulary in Portuguese Posted by polyana on Mar 15, 2010
With about 3 months (ahem, 87 days to be precise) till the 2010 World Cup games, and with soccer/football tournaments going on such as the Copa Libertadores, the UEFA Champions League, and the CAF Women’s Championship all taking place and all with Portuguese speaking teams, it wouldn’t hurt to learn some soccer vocabulary, would it?…
Insects in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Mar 5, 2010
Today we’re going to learn some vocabulary for creepy crawlers. If you want, we’ve created a Byki flashcards list that you can easily download to test yourself on either Windows, Mac, or .b4u: bug =inseto cockroach = barata ladybug = joaninha butterfly = borboleta ant = formiga bee = abelha wasp = vespa grasshopper = gafanhoto caterpillar…
Driving Vocabulary in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Feb 23, 2010
In case you rent a car when you’re in Brazil or need to get around by car, it’s useful to know some driving vocabulary. Let’s take a look: car = carro/auto to drive = dirigir sign = placa highway = estrada to brake = frear to turn = virar speed limit = limite de velocidade…