Valentine Day’s coming up so today I’m going to present some really cool and useful vocabulary if you have a Portuguese-sepaking Valentine!
By the way, in Brazil we celebrate “Dia dos Namorados” on June 12th!
Valentine’s Day Vocabulary in Portuguese
Chocolate – chocolate Lingerie – lingerie Um buquê de rosas – a bunch of roses Ursinho de pelúcia – teddy bear Poemas – poems
Querido/a – darling Estar apaixonado por alguém – to be in love with someone Encontro – a date Ter um encontro – to have a date Apaixonar-se por alguém – to fall in love with someone Paquerar – to flirt Coração – heart Romântico – romantic Amor não-correspondido – unrequited love Admirador secreto – secret admirer Cupido – Cupid Sair com alguém – go out with someone
Now let’s suppose you have THAT special evening and want to tell a friend, here are some useful sentences!
Me produzi todo/a. – I got all dressed up.
Fui buscá-la em casa. – I picked her up at her house.
Levei flores. – I brought her flowers.
Ele me trouxe flores. – He brought me flowers.
Ele abriu a porta para mim. – He opened the door for me.
Ela estava linda. – She looked gorgeous.
Ele estava lindo. – He looked very handsome.
Ele falou que eu estva linda. – He said I looked gorgeous.
Ela estava tão cheirosa. – She smelled so good.
Não conseguia tirar os olhos dela. – I couldn’t stop looking at her.
Queria que fosse uma noite especial. – I wanted the night to be special.
Fomos a um restaurante ótimo. – We went to this really nice restaurant.
Jantamos à luz de velas. – We had a candlelight dinner.
Ficamos olhos nos olhos. – We stared into each other’s eyes.
Estava com muita vontade de beijá-la. – I kept wanting to kiss her.
Me senti um adolescente. – I felt like a teenager.
Ela se fez de difícil. – She played hard-to-get.
Ela dava a entender que também queria. – She kept sending me signals.
Ele pôs o braço por cima do meu ombro. – He put his arm around me.
Ficamos de mãos dadas. – We held hands.
Nos beijamos. – We kissed.
Now check out a very romantic song, “Estou Apaixonado” in a version by Brazilian singer Daniel and Mexican singer Thalía.
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