Ever try to say ‘chill,’ or ‘laid-back’ in Portuguese?<\/b> For a long time I’ve been trying to find just the right way of saying the equivalent of ‘I’m just chilling,’ and I think I’ve found it.<\/p>\n
Here’s a quick list of terms for when you are ‘just kicking it’ in Portuguese:<\/p>\n
It’s interesting that the common greetings in Portuguese tudo bom \/ tudo bem<\/b> already literally mean ‘it’s all good.’ This literal translation when used in English implies tranquility and mellowness. Perhaps the constant reaffirmation of all-goodness in the Portuguese language has a calming effect on the cultural temperament. Is that possible?<\/p>\n
Now I’m going to go tell my Brazilian friends that they ought to start saying ‘hunky-dory’ a lot; let’s try to bring that one back. After all, Brazil is perhaps the last place on earth where you can go to a disco and ask a woman (or man for that matter) ‘hey baby, what’s your sign?’ and not look ridiculous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ever try to say ‘chill,’ or ‘laid-back’ in Portuguese? For a long time I’ve been trying to find just the right way of saying the equivalent of ‘I’m just chilling,’ and I think I’ve found it. Here’s a quick list of terms for when you are ‘just kicking it’ in Portuguese: relax: relaxed, chill, ‘all-good’…<\/p>\n