{"id":2156,"date":"2011-03-30T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2011-03-29T22:16:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T22:16:10","slug":"when-in-buenos-aires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/when-in-buenos-aires\/","title":{"rendered":"When in Buenos Aires…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know some of you are thinking, “I knew Buenos Aires was the capital of Brazil!” (kidding!), but I speak of Buenos Aires, a spanish<\/em> or castellano<\/em> speaking city, because last week, I saw in the\u00a0Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>, <\/em>that there’s been a study where Buenos Aires has ousted Orlando as Brazilians’ favorite international destination. That’s right… 9 de julio <\/em>is a bigger hotspot than Mickey Avenue for Brazilians.<\/p>\n

There are obviously many factors as to why this is, from finding a cheaper Hotel in Buenos Aires<\/a> (in pesos) vs a hotel in Orlando<\/a> (in USD), to plain just being closer for most and therefore more accessible on a long weekend… but this is also one more reason for Brazilians to be even more careful with their portunhol<\/em>. \u00a0And since I know many of you may be learning Portuguese after learning at least “some Spanish,” I figured this would be a good opportunity to go over some false friends between Portuguese and Spanish! Complete list here: Lista de falsos amigos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Exquisita<\/a><\/p>\n

The pattern goes –<\/p>\n

word: <\/em>(P) Portuguese definition in English (S) Spanish definition in English<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0aborrecer : <\/em>(P) to upset, to rile (S) to bore, to annoy.<\/p>\n

Both are negative, but different kinds!<\/p>\n

2. azar: <\/em>(P) bad luck (S) accident.<\/p>\n

An azar (S) can be an azar (P), but definitely aren’t the same thing.<\/p>\n

3. boato: <\/em>(P) rumor (S) ostentation.<\/p>\n

If something’s a rumor, than someone has to have been ostentatious about it? No? Bueller?<\/p>\n

4. cena: <\/em>(P) a scene (S) dinner.<\/p>\n

Imagine an Argentine inviting a Brazilian to a cena! Oi?!<\/p>\n

5. doce: <\/em>(P) sweets (S) twelve.<\/p>\n

12 sweets please. Doce doces, por favor.<\/em><\/p>\n

6. galo: <\/em>(P) rooster (S) someone who’s French.<\/p>\n

Confusing this would be awkward…<\/p>\n

7. logo <\/em>(P) means right away, or “now”, and luego <\/em>(S), means in a while, or “then”<\/p>\n

A Brazilian employee would probably considered pretty productive if he\/she were to confuse this in Argentina…<\/p>\n

8. rato<\/em>: (P) a rat (S) time\/a while<\/p>\n

Nada a ver!!!<\/em><\/p>\n

9. sucesso <\/em>(P) means success and suceso <\/em>(S) means an event!<\/p>\n

Alright, alright… travelling to Argentina can be an event and a success!!<\/p>\n

… And last, but certainly not least because this one gets me EVERY time –<\/p>\n

10. ta\u00e7a <\/em>(P) means a glass, as in a wine glass, and tasa <\/em>(S)\u00a0means a tax!<\/p>\n

Imagine me in a restaurant in Argentina and the waiter insisting there is no tax on the wine glass…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Exquisita

I know some of you are thinking, “I knew Buenos Aires was the capital of Brazil!” (kidding!), but I speak of Buenos Aires, a spanish or castellano speaking city, because last week, I saw in the\u00a0Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo, that there’s been a study where Buenos Aires has ousted Orlando as Brazilians’ favorite international destination…<\/p>\n

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