{"id":7012,"date":"2016-05-17T21:31:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T21:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7012"},"modified":"2016-05-17T21:31:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T21:31:07","slug":"language-for-the-street-em-portuges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/language-for-the-street-em-portuges\/","title":{"rendered":"Language for the street em Portug\u00eas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1 amigos!<\/p>\n

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Large countries like Brazil always have their aspectos bons<\/em> (good aspects) as well as ruins<\/em> (bad ones).<\/p>\n

Because of its tamanho<\/em> (size), Brazil has a variety of cultures, peoples, religions, beliefs, food, music and many others wonderful things. But maybe due to its scale, the country also has extremely poor and homeless people.<\/p>\n

If you have travelled around Brazil you will know that those problems are not everywhere and that Brazil is an amazing country to explore, with kind, honest people who are extremely acolhedores<\/em> (welcoming). However, unfortunately there are some places where this is not always the case and it can be convenient to have some phrases ready.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, coming from a place with different social problems can make it harder to know how to act in certain situations.<\/p>\n

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A) What to do if someone asks you for money: it depends on whether you want to give them money or not. If you wish to help, always have some change ready in your pocket, otherwise you can use one of the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Desculpa, n\u00e3o tenho nada agora \u2013 I am sorry I don\u2019t have anything at the moment <\/em>(meaning you don\u2019t have money).<\/li>\n
  2. N\u00e3o tenho trocado \u2013 I don\u2019t have any change.<\/li>\n
  3. Vou ficar te devendo, amigo \u2013 I\u2019ll owe you this one, friend <\/em>(this is a personal favourite, since you are not really saying no, it\u2019s friendlier).<\/li>\n
  4. Sa\u00ed de casa sem nada, cara \u2013 I left home without anything, man<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  5. Posso comprar alguma coisa para voc\u00ea comer \u2013 I can buy you something to eat instead<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    B) What to say when someone is insisting you should buy whatever they are selling and you are not interested:<\/p>\n

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    1. Hoje n\u00e3o, valeu. \u2013 Not today, thanks<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    2. Estou sem nada agora, cara. \u2013 I don\u2019t have anything on me now, man <\/em>(anything meaning money).<\/li>\n
    3. Obrigado, mas n\u00e3o tenho interesse mesmo. \u2013 Thanks, but I am really not interested<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      C) Other useful vocabulary<\/p>\n

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      1. Mendigo: it is a pejorative term that means beggar.<\/li>\n
      2. Indigente: extremely poor, homeless person.<\/li>\n
      3. Morador de rua: homeless<\/li>\n
      4. Esmola: money (change) you give to beggars on the streets, usually coins.<\/li>\n
      5. Vendedor de … \u2013 someone who sells something on the street, this is very common in Brazil. For example: vendedor de sorvete (ice-cream<\/em>); vendedor de amendoim (peanuts<\/em>); vendedor de pulseiras (bracelets<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        I hope you found the post useful! Tenham uma \u00f3tima semana!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Photo

        Ol\u00e1 amigos!   Large countries like Brazil always have their aspectos bons (good aspects) as well as ruins (bad ones). Because of its tamanho (size), Brazil has a variety of cultures, peoples, religions, beliefs, food, music and many others wonderful things. But maybe due to its scale, the country also has extremely poor and homeless…<\/p>\n

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