{"id":7892,"date":"2018-02-28T23:50:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7892"},"modified":"2018-03-09T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T22:25:12","slug":"going-to-school-in-portuguese-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/going-to-school-in-portuguese-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Going to school in Portuguese &#8211; Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boa noite a todos! Good evening to all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fevereiro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (February) is about to be over, meaning that, in Brazil, students have been back to school for about a month (except for most federal universities, whose classes resume in march). Here, the school year begins in the first week of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fevereiro <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and end around the second week of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dezembro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (December), with a 15-day break in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">julho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (July). It is with a back-to-school spirit that you\u2019ll learn today\u2019s lesson about common words to refer to the school place, be it the university or a secondary school. Since this blog is mainly about language, education and culture, I\u2019m sure many of you probably have or still are experiencing the classroom as an important part of your study and development. So grab a seat and let\u2019s hit the books!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7896\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7896\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7896\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/02\/512px-Saladeaula_itapevi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/02\/512px-Saladeaula_itapevi.jpg 512w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/02\/512px-Saladeaula_itapevi-350x241.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sala de aula (photo by Hidrafil (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>ano letivo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; school year<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nos Estados Unidos, o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ano letivo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> costuma come\u00e7ar em setembro &#8211; In the USA, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">school year <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">usually starts in September<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>semestre <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; semester\/ term<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mal posso esperar para esse <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">semestre<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acabar! &#8211; I can\u2019t wait for this <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">term <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to be over!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>aula <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; class<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preciso sair agora, sen\u00e3o vou me atrasar para a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">aula<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; I need to leave now or I\u2019ll be late for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">class<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aula<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> de franc\u00eas de hoje foi cancelada &#8211; Today\u2019s French <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">class<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was cancelled<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>carteira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; desk<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">carteiras<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> na sala est\u00e3o organizadas em cinco fileiras &#8211; The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">desks<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the room are arranged in five rows<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>mesa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; table<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A professora disse para deixar as provas na <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mesa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dela ao terminarmos &#8211; The teacher said we should leave the test on her <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">table<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when we\u2019re done<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>cadeira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; chair<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea pode ir buscar uma<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cadeira<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> para o aluno novato? &#8211; Can you get a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">chair<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the new student?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>quadro <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; board<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O professor escreveu o nome dele no<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> quadro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; The teacher wrote his name on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">board<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>alunos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; students<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alunos <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n\u00e3o devem usar seus aparelhos telef\u00f4nicos durante a aula &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> should not use their mobile phones during class<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>colegas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; classmates<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea se d\u00e1 bem com seus <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">colegas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? &#8211; Do you get along with your <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">classmates<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>professor(a) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; teacher<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Professores<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> precisam sempre inspirar seus alunos &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teachers <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">always need to inspire their students<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">professora <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">me tirou de sala &#8211; The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">teacher<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> told me to leave the classroom<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>universidade <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; university<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Em que <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">universidade<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> o escritor estudou? &#8211; Which <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">university<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did the writer go to?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Universidade<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> de S\u00e3o Paulo \u00e9 uma das melhores do Brasil &#8211; The<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> University <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of S\u00e3o Paulo is one of the best in Brazil<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>ensino m\u00e9dio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; high school<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ensino m\u00e9dio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00e9 uma fase crucial para a forma\u00e7\u00e3o dos alunos &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High school <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is an essential stage for students\u2019 formation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>chamada <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; attendance<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea sabe se o professor j\u00e1 fez <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">chamada<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hoje? &#8211; Do you know if the professor has already taken <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">attendance<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> today?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>dever de casa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; homework<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">S\u00f3 vai assistir televis\u00e3o depois de terminar o <em>dever de casa<\/em> &#8211; You can\u2019t watch TV after you\u2019re done with <em>homework<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O professor de mat\u00e9matica sempre passa muito <em>dever de casa<\/em> pra gente \u00a0&#8211; The math teacher always sets a lot of <em>homework<\/em> for us<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>trabalho<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; assignment<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vou encontrar meus amigos na biblioteca para fazer o <em>trabalho<\/em> sobre a camada de oz\u00f4nio &#8211; I\u2019m meeting my friends at the library to do the <em>assignment<\/em> on the ozone layer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>ler <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; read<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carlos, voc\u00ea pode <em>ler<\/em> o par\u00e1grafo em voz alta para a gente? &#8211; Carlos, can you <em>read<\/em> the paragraph out loud for us?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Voc\u00ea <em>leu<\/em> o livro que a professora pediu? &#8211; Did you <em>read<\/em> the book the professor asked us to?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>escrever <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; write<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00e3o se esque\u00e7am de <em>escrever<\/em> seus nomes nos trabalhos &#8211; Don\u2019t forget to <em>write<\/em> your names on the assignments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>estudar &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> study<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prometo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">estudar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mais semestre que vem &#8211; I promisse to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">study<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> harder next semester!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aguardem mais semana que vem! There is more to come next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/02\/512px-Saladeaula_itapevi-350x241.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/02\/512px-Saladeaula_itapevi-350x241.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/02\/512px-Saladeaula_itapevi.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Boa noite a todos! Good evening to all! Fevereiro (February) is about to be over, meaning that, in Brazil, students have been back to school for about a month (except for most federal universities, whose classes resume in march). 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