{"id":5982,"date":"2015-03-06T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2015-03-11T01:32:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T01:32:49","slug":"15-connecting-expressions-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/15-connecting-expressions-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Connecting Expressions You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Connecting (or transitional) phrases connect ideas within a sentence. They specially useful in spoken Portuguese to fill the gaps between uttered ideas. Here are some very common ones.<\/p>\n

1. Acho<\/strong> – I think, I guess.
\nAcho que deixei as chaves do escrit\u00f3rio em casa. – I think I left the office keys at home.<\/p>\n

2. Apesar de<\/strong> – in spite of the fact, although.
\nApesar de n\u00e3o ter dinheiro nenhum, ele saiu de f\u00e9rias. – In spite of the fact that he didn’t have any money, he went on vacation.<\/p>\n

3. Assim<\/strong> – in this manner, like this, like that
\nVoc\u00ea tem que fazer as coisas assim. – You must do things like this.<\/p>\n

4. Como vou dizer<\/strong> – how should I put it
\nEle \u00e9 meio – como vou dizer – pregui\u00e7oso. – He’s kind of – how should I put it – lazy.<\/p>\n

5. De qualquer jeito, de qualquer maneira<\/strong> – in any case
\nN\u00e3o sei se vou ou n\u00e3o. Mas eu te ligo, de qualquer maneira. – I don’t know if I’ll go or not. But I’ll give you a call, in any case.<\/p>\n

6. De jeito nenhum, de maneira nenhuma<\/strong> – no way, under no circumstances
\nVoc\u00ea n\u00e3o vai fazer isso de jeito nenhum! – No way you’re going to do this!<\/p>\n

7. Digamos<\/strong> – let’s say
\nVamos nos encontrar, digamos, \u00e0s oito e meia. – We’ll meet, let’s say, at eight-thirty.<\/p>\n

8. Embora<\/strong> – even though
\nEmbora fizesse frio, fui \u00e0 praia. – Even though it was cold, I went to the beach.<\/p>\n

9. E depois<\/strong> – then
\nTrabalhamos a tarde inteira e depois ainda tivemos que ir ao curso. – We worked all afternoon long and after we still had to go to the course.<\/p>\n

10. Em primeiro lugar<\/strong> – first of all
\nEm primeiro lugar, quem manda aqui sou eu. – First of all, I’m the boss.<\/p>\n

11. Em resumo<\/strong> – to sum it up
\nEm resumo, Romeu e Julieta<\/em> \u00e9 a hist\u00f3ria de um amor tr\u00e1gico. – To sum it up, Romeo and Juliet<\/em> is the story of a tragic love.<\/p>\n

12. \u00c9 que<\/strong> – the one that
\nVoc\u00ea \u00e9 que ficou de fazer isso. – You’re the one who was supposed to do that.<\/p>\n

13. J\u00e1 que<\/strong> – since
\nJ\u00e1 que n\u00e3o podemos sair, vamos abrir uma cerveja. – Since we can’t go out, let’s open a beer.<\/p>\n

14. Pelo contr\u00e1rio<\/strong> – on the contrary
\nN\u00e3o est\u00e1 nada claro. Pelo contr\u00e1rio, est\u00e1 tudo muito confuso. – It’s not clear at all. On the contrary, everything’s pretty confusing.<\/p>\n

15. Na realidade, na verdade<\/strong> – actually
\nNa realidade o que voc\u00ea tem que fazer n\u00e3o \u00e9 isso. – Actually what you have to do is not that.<\/p>\n

Por hoje \u00e9 s\u00f3! Nos vemos em breve!<\/p>\n

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Connecting (or transitional) phrases connect ideas within a sentence. They specially useful in spoken Portuguese to fill the gaps between uttered ideas. Here are some very common ones. 1. Acho – I think, I guess. Acho que deixei as chaves do escrit\u00f3rio em casa. – I think I left the office keys at home. 2…<\/p>\n

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