Tag Archives: Vocabulary
Improve Your Portuguese: 07 Brazilian Expressions Posted by Adir on Jun 15, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Learning grammar is very useful, but if you want to speak REAL Brazilian Portuguese you need to be familiar with their expressions and peculiar words. Are you ready to learn seven really useful and cool expressions in Brazilian Portuguese? Let’s do this! Download audio 01. Torrar grana – to blow money Queria saber…
Beginner Vocabulary: Food Part 01 Posted by Adir on May 26, 2014
Olá pessoal! Today I’m starting a series of posts with food names in Portuguese. You may already know the basic ones like maçã, laranja, tomato etc, right? Now we’re going to dig deeper and take your vocabulary to the next level! Are you ready? Let’s do this! Download audio abacate – avocado abacaxi –…
07 Brazilian Idioms You Have To Know! Posted by Adir on May 20, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Tudo bem? I can’t get enough of cool idioms, really can’t. So I decided to share 07 (yes, seven!) very interesting idioms that we use in Brazil all the time! Estão prontos? 01. Ser bom de garfo – to eat like a horse Não é de admirar que você seja tão…
How To “Understand” In Portuguese Posted by Adir on May 14, 2014
Olá pessoal! Tudo bem? In today’s post I’m going to present some expressions that are used when you “understand” things in Portuguese. Don’t know what I mean? Check them out! Download audio 1. Mostrando compreensão – Saying “I understand” Entendi. – I see. Entendo o que está dizendo. – I see what you mean…
How To Use Slang Word “Véi” (You Have To Learn This!) Posted by Adir on May 7, 2014
Olá, pessoal! I just came back from a teacher’s confererence in João Pessoa, in the state of Paraíba, and it was fantastic. And today I’m going to teach you (with a little help from Facebook) how to use the slang word “véi”. The word “véi” doesn’t actually exist, you won’t find it in a dictionary…
10 Brazilian Slang Words Posted by Adir on Apr 25, 2014
Slang is everywhere! We all use slang from time to time so I chose ten slang words that you can use with no problem (they’re not swear words), ok? Here we go! (Oh, I love this!) Download audio 01. É o cão chupando manga. Literally it means “it’s the dog (or the devil) sucking on…
What The Heck Is A “Jeitinho”? Posted by Adir on Apr 21, 2014
The term jeitinho brasileiro is something that foreigners come to know very soon when they arrive in Brazil. It’s a deeply rooted cultural element in Brazilian culture. But what does “jeitinho” mean? Let’s first learn the expression “dar um jeito”. Dar um jeito (em) = to fix something A torneira está vazando de novo? Mais…