Tag Archives: Vocabulary
Vacation Vocabulary Posted by Rachel on Dec 12, 2009
Today we’re going to look at some vocabulary about taking a break from work. 1. férias = vacation Vou tirar férias o mês que vem. I’m going on vacation next month. Eles vão passar as férias na Argentina. They’re going to spend their vacation in Argentina. 2. feriado = holiday Tem feriado na sexta-feira e…
Podcast: At the Pharmacy Posted by Rachel on Dec 1, 2009
Today’s podcast is a conversation you might have at a pharmacy. Click here to listen to the podcast! Na farmácia Olá. Aqui está a receita. Preciso deste remédio. Meu médico prescreveu um antibiótico. O medicamento se chama Azitromicina, de uma marca genérica. O médico também disse que eu deveria tomar Paracetamol para a febre. Ah…
Thanksgiving Vocabulary Posted by Rachel on Nov 20, 2009
In Brazil, there’s no such thing as Thanksgiving, but it’s useful to know vocabulary about your own culture so that you can share it with your friends in Portuguese. It’s much easier to explain something foreign when you know the right words. Let’s take a look: holiday = feriado Thanksgiving Day = Dia de Ação…
Cooking Vocabulary Posted by Rachel on Nov 6, 2009
Today, we’re going to take a look at some cooking vocabulary. to cook = cozinhar dining = gastronomia cooking = culinária recipe = receita cup = copo teacup = xícara de chá spoon = colher soup spoon = colher de sopa teaspoon = colher de de chá can = lata batch/bunch = maço unit =…
Website Vocabulary: Part II Posted by Rachel on Oct 23, 2009
Today we’re going to look at another set of website vocabulary, focusing a bit more on e-mail. Hope it’s useful! digitar = type clicar = click assunto = subject rascunho = draft lixeira = trash enviar = send descartar = discard anexar um arquivo = attach a file denunciar spam = report spam assinatura =…
Website Vocabulary Posted by Rachel on Oct 16, 2009
Today, we’re going to look at vocabulary related to the Internet and websites. Internet = a Internet [een-ter-neh-chee] browser = navegador window = janela tab = aba server = servidor broadband = banda larga add = adicionar delete = excluir sign up/create an account = cadastrar-se login = fazer login/entrar log out = sair password…
Summer Olympics Vocabulary Posted by Rachel on Oct 9, 2009
In honor of Rio de Janeiro getting the 2016 Summer Olympics Games, let’s take a look at some related vocabulary. Track and field: Atletismo Swimming: Natação Rowing: Remo Sailing: Vela Boxing: Boxe Cycling: Ciclismo Fencing: Esgrima Gymnastics: Ginástica Greco-Roman Wrestling: Luta greco-romana Triathalon: Triatlo