{"id":3546,"date":"2012-05-23T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3546"},"modified":"2012-05-31T13:19:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T13:19:09","slug":"you-already-know-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/you-already-know-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"You already know Portuguese!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Oftentimes my English-speaking students tell me, “Adir, Portuguese and English are so different. How can I learn more easily?”.<\/p>\n

Well, first of all, you need to pay attention. Around 30% of words in Portuguese are cognates (cog = with, nate = born), they look like words in Portuguese and some of them are even written the same way. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

famoso – famous<\/em>
\nideia – idea<\/em>
\npreferir – to prefer<\/em>
\nreal – real<\/em>
\nrealmente – really<\/em>
\nexpress\u00e3o – expression<\/em>
\nlongo – long<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes we get so caught up in trying to say and write expressions that are ready and are almost the same in Portuguese and in English. Let’s check out some of them!<\/p>\n

life = vida<\/em>
\nahead of (you) = pela frente<\/em>
\nto have (your) whole life head of (you) = ter a vida inteira pela frente<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea tem a vida inteira pela frente. = You have your life ahead of you.<\/em><\/p>\n

track \/ way \/ path = caminho<\/em>
\nright = certo<\/em>
\non the right track = no caminho certo<\/em>
\nto be on the right track = estar no caminho certo<\/em><\/p>\n

to lose = perder<\/em>
\nway = caminho<\/em>
\nto lose one’s way = perder o caminho<\/em>
\nAfter flunking out of high school he lost his way. = Depois de reprovar no ensino m\u00e9dio ele perdeu seu caminho.<\/em><\/p>\n

depression = depress\u00e3o<\/em>
\nto go into = entrar<\/em>
\nto go into a depression = entrar numa depress\u00e3o<\/em>
\nAfter losing his mother, he went into a deep depression. = Depois de perder sua m\u00e3e, ele entrou numa profunda depress\u00e3o.<\/em><\/p>\n

to go through = passar por<\/em>
\ncrisis = crise<\/em>
\nto go through a crisis = passar por uma crise<\/em>
\nWe’re going through a crisis in our wedding. = Estamos passando por uma crise no nosso casamento.<\/em><\/p>\n

in the middle of = no meio de<\/em>
\ndivorce = div\u00f3rcio<\/em>
\nI’m in the middle of a divorce. = Estou no meio de um div\u00f3rcio.<\/em><\/p>\n

to go\/come out = sair de<\/em>
\nrelationship = relacionamento, namoro<\/em>
\ns\u00e9rio = serious<\/em>
\nShe was coming out of a serious relationship. = Ela estava saindo de um namoro s\u00e9rio.<\/em><\/p>\n

there’s = h\u00e1<\/em>
\nalways = sempre<\/em>
\nlight = luz<\/em>
\nend = fim<\/em>
\ntunnel = t\u00fanel<\/em>
\nThere’s always light at the end of the tunnel. = H\u00e1 sempre luz no fim do t\u00fanel.<\/em><\/p>\n

The examples above were taken from my dear friend Ron Martinez’s book “O ingl\u00eas que voc\u00ea nem imagina que sabe”<\/a> and were adapted for this post.<\/p>\n

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Oftentimes my English-speaking students tell me, “Adir, Portuguese and English are so different. How can I learn more easily?”. Well, first of all, you need to pay attention. Around 30% of words in Portuguese are cognates (cog = with, nate = born), they look like words in Portuguese and some of them are even written…<\/p>\n

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