This past week, my mother and I travelled to Jericoacoara, a small beach town, about 400 km west of Fortaleza, in the northeastern state of Cear\u00e1. While there, I realized I hadn’t written a post on “Cearens\u00eas,” as I have done with many Brazilian accents and sayings from different states, in the past, on this blog.<\/p>\n
The uniqueness of the Cearense, <\/em>accent, is that it is more “sung,” than most accents, but not as slow and paused as the accent from Pernambuco or Bahia. Probably some of the most laid back and sincere people I’ve met, I had a great time in Jericoacoara and recommend anyone who is planning on visiting Brazil to visit (fun fact – they REALLY need English teachers there ;-))<\/p>\n So let’s move onto our lesson, shall we? We’ll do as we always have:<\/p>\n cearens\u00eas – <\/strong>portugu\u00eas – <\/em>English<\/p>\n achar gra\u00e7a – <\/strong>sorrir, rir – <\/em>to laugh or smile<\/p>\n afanar – <\/strong>roubar, furtar – <\/em>to steal<\/p>\n amunhecar – <\/strong>desanimar, perder a coragem – <\/strong><\/em>to tire of something, lose faith<\/p>\n a perigo – <\/strong>sem dinheiro, liso, duro<\/em> – broke, without money<\/p>\n bater-fofo<\/strong> – faltar a um encontro, furar<\/em> – to flake, not show up<\/p>\n bor\u00f3<\/strong> – dinheiro, sal\u00e1rio<\/em> – money, salary<\/p>\n cabra<\/strong> – homem, pessoa do sexo masculino<\/em> – man, male<\/p>\n de caldo<\/strong> – triste com algum acontecimento recente<\/em> – upset about a recent happening<\/p>\n em riba<\/strong> – em cima, no alto<\/em> – above, high up<\/p>\n moc\u00f3<\/strong> – esconderijo, lugar para esconder alguma coisa<\/em> – safe place to hide things<\/p>\n nadicas<\/strong> – nada<\/em> – nothing<\/p>\n nem mel, nem cabe\u00e7a<\/strong> – nenhuma nem outra, perda total<\/em> – complete loss of something, neither nor<\/p>\n