{"id":3647,"date":"2012-06-10T19:43:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T19:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3647"},"modified":"2014-07-24T19:37:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T19:37:08","slug":"how-to-say-its-not-my-thing-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-say-its-not-my-thing-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to say “it’s not my thing” in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1! Tudo bem?<\/p>\n

I rarely watch soap operas and one of these I was waiting for a friend to pick me up so we could go grab a beer and I turned on the TV. There was this comedic soap opera on and I ended up watching half hour of it.<\/p>\n

Halfway through the first part one of the characters was complaining that she was having a hard time adjusting to his new job because “it just wasn’t his thing”. To say that something is “your thing” in Portuguese we can use the expression: ser a praia de algu\u00e9m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That actually means that “something isn’t your beach”, literally. I have no idea where that came from but it is widely used all over Brazil and it’s a very colorful and interesting expression. Let me give you some examples:<\/p>\n

Eu sempre tirava nota ruim em F\u00edsica e Qu\u00edmica. Exatas nunca foram minha praia<\/strong>.
\nI would always get bad grades in Physics and Chemistry. The Exact Sciences were never my thing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Se voc\u00ea mostrar esse livro de arte pro Pedro ele vai pirar, \u00e9 a praia dele<\/strong>. Ele adora desenhar e pintar.
\nIf you show Pedro this art book he’s going to flip, it’s his thing. He loves to draw and paint.<\/em><\/p>\n

Montanha? N\u00e3o \u00e9 muito minha praia<\/strong> n\u00e3o, prefiro a cidade mesmo.
\nMountains? Not my thing, really, I prefer the city.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can also use this expression to show someone’s sexual orientation:<\/p>\n

Mulher n\u00e3o \u00e9 muito a praia dele<\/strong> n\u00e3o.
\nHe’s not really into women.<\/em><\/p>\n

If something is your thing, you like it very much, then you can also used the following verbs and expressions:<\/p>\n

Eu curto<\/strong> muito andar de bicicleta \u00e0 noite.
\nI really dig riding my bike in the evening.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ah, se eu fosse voc\u00ea eu iria assistir esse filme. Certeza de que voc\u00ea vai curtir<\/strong> pra caramba.
\nAh, if I were you I’d go watch that movie. I’m sure you’re going to dig it a lot.<\/em><\/p>\n

Eu n\u00e3o sou muito de<\/strong> sair \u00e0 noite. Prefiro ficar em casa, ver um DVD, pedir uma pizza.
\nI’m not very big on going out at night. I prefer to stay home, watch a DVD, order a pizza.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ela n\u00e3o \u00e9 muito de<\/strong> ficar com rodeios. Ela sempre abre o jogo.
\nShe’s not very big on beating around the bush. She tells it like it it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ent\u00e3o, qual \u00e9 a sua praia?<\/p>\n

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Ol\u00e1! Tudo bem? I rarely watch soap operas and one of these I was waiting for a friend to pick me up so we could go grab a beer and I turned on the TV. There was this comedic soap opera on and I ended up watching half hour of it. Halfway through the first…<\/p>\n

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