Tag Archives: Vocabulary
95 Countries and Nationalities in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Nov 21, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Hoje vamos aprender e revisar alguns países e continentes e suas nacionalidades em português. a África – africano/a a África do Sul – sul-africano/a o Alasca – alasquense a Albânia – albanês/albanesa a Alemanha – alemão/alemã a América – americano/a a Angola – angolano/a a Arábia Saudita – árabe a Argentina –…
20 Useful Brazilian Expressions Posted by Adir on Nov 10, 2013
Hello, there! I wrote this ebook with Brazilian expressions and I decided to share some of the content with you guys today! So here you have 20 cool and very useful Brazilian e 1. Acabou? – Are you done? Já acabou? Posso limpar a mesa? [Are you done? Can I clear the table?] 2. Acelera!…
Talking about your résumé in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Nov 4, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Today’s post is about talking about your work life in case you need to will apply to a position in a company that needs you to be fluent in Portuguese. These are very common phrases so don’t try to overanalyze them. Practice them with the audio over and over again until you master…
A Beautiful Mind Posted by Adir on Oct 17, 2013
Lord Thomas Robert Dewar said, “Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open”. That’s right, a mind in Portuguese can also be open: aberto = open uma mente aberta = an open mind There are several other expressions using the word mente (mind) in Portuguese that are almost the same as in…
10 Expressions with Verb “Tomar” Posted by Adir on Oct 15, 2013
Tomar is a very interesting verb to learn because it is used in so many ways. I chose 10 useful expressions with tomar to share with you today. 1. Tomar a iniciativa = to take the initiative Eu estava esperando ela tomar a iniciativa. I was waiting for her to take the initiative. Tome a…
I bet you don’t know what a “gambiarra” is! Posted by Adir on Oct 10, 2013
Olá, tudo bem? My dad, Seu Adão, is a very cool guy. He’s 66, retired and is very active. My dad has always been known to fix “anything”. In his neighborhood he’s always called to fix showers, weld fences and things of the sort. My dad was a machine mechanic (not a car one) and…
How to say “mark my words” in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Oct 7, 2013
Olá, pessoal! Tudo bem? You know when you are certai that something is going to happen in the future and you say “mark my words”? Well, in Portuguese we say “Escreve o que eu estou te falando”. Literally it means “Write down what I’m telling you” and in everyday conversational Portuguese you will hear “tô”…