{"id":3403,"date":"2012-04-13T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3403"},"modified":"2014-07-24T19:31:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T19:31:32","slug":"colloquial-portuguese-part-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/colloquial-portuguese-part-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Portuguese – Part 01"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oi! Tudo bem?<\/em><\/p>\n

Today let’s start a series of posts with colloquial Brazilian Portuguese expressions. These expressions are not usually found in dictionaries or textbooks so I’ve decided to share them with you guys.<\/p>\n

E n\u00e3o p\u00e1ra por a\u00ed!<\/em> I also recorded them with their usual conversational intonation so you can practice at home too! Aproveite!<\/em><\/p>\n

Acabou? – Are you done?
\nAcelera! – Step on it! Get a move on!
\nA conclus\u00e3o \u00e9… – The bottom line is…
\nAconte\u00e7a o que acontecer! – Come what may!
\nAcredite se quiser! – Believe it or not!
\nAdivinha o qu\u00ea! – Guess what!
\nAguenta firme a\u00ed! – Hang in there!
\nA prop\u00f3sito… – By the way…
\nAqui est\u00e1! – Here you are!
\nAs coisas est\u00e3o se encaixando. – Things are falling into place.
\nAt\u00e9 aqui tudo bem. – So far so good.
\nA vida \u00e9 assim mesmo! – That’s life!
\n\u00c0 vista ou cart\u00e3o? – Cash or charge?
\nBem feito! – It serves you right!
\nCara ou coroa? – Heads or tails?
\nCom certeza! – Definitely!
\nComo \u00e9 que \u00e9 mesmo? – Come again?
\nComo \u00e9 que pode? – How come?
\nCom o passar do tempo… – As time goes by…
\nContenha-se! \/ Controle-se! – Pull yourself together!
\nConseguiu? – Any luck?
\nCuide da sua vida! – Mind your own business!
\nD\u00e1 pra perceber! – You can tell!
\nDaqui pra frente… – From now on…
\nD\u00e1 uma olhada! – Check it out!
\nD\u00e1 um tempo! – Give me a break!
\nDe agora em diante… – From now on…
\nDeixa pra l\u00e1! – Forget it!
\nDe jeito nenhum! – No way!<\/p>\n

Tenha um \u00f3timo fim de semana!<\/p>\n

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Oi! Tudo bem? Today let’s start a series of posts with colloquial Brazilian Portuguese expressions. These expressions are not usually found in dictionaries or textbooks so I’ve decided to share them with you guys. E n\u00e3o p\u00e1ra por a\u00ed! I also recorded them with their usual conversational intonation so you can practice at home too!…<\/p>\n

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