{"id":9349,"date":"2021-06-24T09:36:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T09:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=9349"},"modified":"2021-06-24T09:36:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T09:36:40","slug":"more-false-diminutives-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/more-false-diminutives-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"More false diminutives in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Tudo certinho? As I told you in our previous post, the list of false diminutives in Portuguese can be long and language learners should be aware of them to avoid any possible misunderstandings (as we\u2019ll see below!). So the time has come for part 2. Vamos nessa?<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9356\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9356\" class=\" wp-image-9356\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-todd-trapani-1405930-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-todd-trapani-1405930-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-todd-trapani-1405930-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-todd-trapani-1405930-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-todd-trapani-1405930-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-todd-trapani-1405930-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galinha na fazenda (Photo by Todd Trapani from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Galinha | <\/b><b><i>Hen<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c9 a f\u00eamea do galo.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gosto de comer <strong>galinha<\/strong> caipira quando vou visitar Minas Gerais | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like to eat free-range <strong>chicken<\/strong> when I visit Minas Gerais<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <strong>galinha<\/strong> do s\u00edtio est\u00e1 botando muitos ovos | <\/span><i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The farm <strong>hen<\/strong> is laying a lot of eggs<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Campainha | <\/b><b><i>Door<\/i><\/b><b><i>bell<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O sino que tocamos ao chegar em uma casa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quando voc\u00ea chegar na porta de casa, toque a <strong>campainha<\/strong> que eu abro a porta | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you get to the front door, ring the <strong>bell<\/strong> and I&#8217;ll open the door<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00e3o estou escutando nenhum barulho, ser\u00e1 que a<strong> campainha<\/strong> est\u00e1 funcionando? |<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I don&#8217;t hear any noise, is the <strong>doorbell<\/strong> working?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Farinha | <\/b><b><i>Flour<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Este \u00e9 o nome do p\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No almo\u00e7o aqui de casa n\u00e3o pode faltar <strong>farinha<\/strong> de mandioca nem feij\u00e3o | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For lunch here at home, cassava <strong>flour<\/strong> and beans are a staple<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Estou pensando em fazer um bolo, mas vou ter que comprar <strong>farinha<\/strong> de trigo no mercado | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m thinking of making a cake, but I&#8217;m going to have to buy <strong>flour<\/strong> at the market<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_9357\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9357\" class=\" wp-image-9357\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-dmitry-zvolskiy-2062426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-dmitry-zvolskiy-2062426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-dmitry-zvolskiy-2062426-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sua cozinha \u00e9 linda! (Photo by Dmitry Zvolskiy from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Cozinha |<\/b> <b><i>Kitchen<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c9 aqui onde fazemos nossa comida<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Por acaso voc\u00ea achou meu celular? A \u00faltima vez que o vi foi na <strong>cozinha<\/strong> |<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Did you happen to find my cell phone? The last time I saw him was in the <strong>kitchen<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nossa, que <strong>cozinha<\/strong> linda e agrad\u00e1vel voc\u00ea tem! | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wow, what a beautiful and nice<strong> kitchen<\/strong> you have!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Minha | <\/b><b><i>My, <\/i><\/b><b><i>Mine<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c9 o feminino de &#8220;meu&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha esposa ficou doente por algum tempo, mas j\u00e1 est\u00e1 se sentindo bem | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My wife has been ill for some time, but she is already feeling well<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea lembra da minha av\u00f3? Ela morou nesta casa por muitos anos <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">| Do you remember my grandmother? She lived in this house for many years.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Ninho<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> |<\/span><b><i> Nest<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abrigo ou ref\u00fagio, normalmente usado para se referir ao lugar onde as aves colocam seus ovos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olha ali no alto da \u00e1rvore, tem v\u00e1rios <strong>ninhos<\/strong> de pardal!<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Look there at the top of the tree, there are several sparrow <strong>nests<\/strong>!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Estou com muito sono, vou para o meu <strong>ninho<\/strong> dormir | <\/span><i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m very sleepy, I&#8217;m going to my <strong>nest<\/strong> to sleep<\/span><\/i><\/i>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9358\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9358\" class=\" wp-image-9358\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-deden-dicky-ramdhani-2880507.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-deden-dicky-ramdhani-2880507.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-deden-dicky-ramdhani-2880507-233x350.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00c0s vezes, gosto de ficar sozinha (Photo by Deden Dicky Ramdhani from Pexels)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Sozinho<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | <\/span><b><i>Alone, By myself<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quando se est\u00e1 s\u00f3 ou isolado.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No in\u00edcio da pandemia, me sentia muito <strong>sozinho<\/strong>, mas agora j\u00e1 me acostumei | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the beginning of the pandemic, I felt very <strong>lonely<\/strong>, but now I&#8217;m used to it.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nessa viagem voc\u00ea estava <strong>sozinha<\/strong> ou foi com suas amigas?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On this trip, were you<strong> alone<\/strong> or did you go with your friends?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Moinho<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | <\/span><b><i>Mill<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Equipamento normalmente usado para moer gr\u00e3os.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Antigamente as pessoas constru\u00edam <strong>moinhos<\/strong> ao lado de rios e c\u00f3rregos para moer milho<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | In the past, people built <strong>mills<\/strong> next to rivers and streams to grind corn<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A paisagem holandesa \u00e9 muito conhecida pelos <strong>moinhos<\/strong> de madeira | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dutch landscape is well known for its wooden <strong>mills<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Vizinha\/Vizinho<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> |<\/span><b><i> Neighbor<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquela pessoa que mora ao lado.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nossa, o sal acabou. Vou pedir ao <strong>vizinho<\/strong> um pouco emprestado | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wow, the salt is gone. I&#8217;ll borrow some from the neighbor<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ela foi minha <strong>vizinha<\/strong> por muitos anos, mas agora se mudou para outro bairro | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She was my <strong>neighbor<\/strong> for many years, but now she has moved to another neighborhood<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to check out <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">um relato engra\u00e7adinho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a funny story) from BBC news of an Australian living in Brazil about our use of the diminutive form, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/portuguese\/vert-tra-46907652#:~:text=Eles%20gostam%20de%20contato%2C%20do,na%20fala%20%22%2C%20disse%20ela\">here\u00a0<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We hope you enjoyed our text and don&#8217;t forget to comment below on other words that are false diminutives you know. At\u00e9 a pr\u00f3xima!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-deden-dicky-ramdhani-2880507-233x350.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\/2021\/06\/pexels-deden-dicky-ramdhani-2880507-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/pexels-deden-dicky-ramdhani-2880507.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Tudo certinho? As I told you in our previous post, the list of false diminutives in Portuguese can be long and language learners should be aware of them to avoid any possible misunderstandings (as we\u2019ll see below!). So the time has come for part 2. Vamos nessa? 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