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Brazilian Portuguese Subjunctive 7 Jan 2013 | 04:36 am
Portuguese Blog Brazilian Portuguese Subjunctive Present In Brazilian Portuguese, the present subjunctive it is used when there is present expression of hope, uncertainty, desire, emotion, wish or a ...
Something Odd About “Yes” in Portuguese 7 Jan 2013 | 03:00 am
Portuguese Blog Yes = Sim. Yes in Portuguese is “Sim,” but since Brazilians pronounce the m’s at the end of words as n’s, Sim is pronounces as a nasally “si.” Yes = Sim, No = Não…wow, does it get mor...
Dia dos Pais – Father’s Day in Brazil 12 Aug 2012 | 12:15 pm
Portuguese Blog Dia dos Pais Today, on the second Sunday of August, it is Father’s day in Brazil, known as Dia dos Pais (Day of Fathers). Pai is the Brazilian Portuguese word for dad, and Pais is the...
Good Morning in Portuguese 11 Aug 2012 | 09:03 pm
Portuguese Blog Good Morning in Portuguese To say good morning in Portuguese, Brazilians actually say “good day” – “bom dia.” This can be very confusing, because the actual word for morning in Portug...
Good Night in Portuguese 11 Aug 2012 | 11:29 am
Portuguese Blog To say good night in Portuguese, Brazilians say “boa noite.” If you are interested in expanding your Portuguese vocabulary, there are a few other things that you can say when telling ...
I Miss You in Portuguese 11 Aug 2012 | 09:11 am
Portuguese Blog I have been writing this blog for a while now, and I have realized that I pretty much skipped the Brazilian Portuguese basics. So for those of you who are in the beginning stages of y...
Happy Birthday in Brazilian Portuguese 11 Aug 2012 | 07:01 am
Portuguese Blog Happy Birthday in Brazilian Portuguese Happy Birthday in Brazilian Portuguese is “feliz aniversário“. Click here for the lyrics to the song for Happy Birthday in Brazilian Portuguese....
Slang in Portuguese 11 Aug 2012 | 06:38 am
Portuguese Blog A Gíria Brasileira I have talked a lot about Brazilian Slang on this site, but I’m not sure if I have mentioned the Portuguese word for slang! The word for slang in Portuguese is gíri...
The Brazil 9000 Project: A Human-Powered Journey Across Brazil 7 Aug 2012 | 02:47 am
Portuguese Blog I first arrived in Rio de Janeiro seven years ago and I didn’t speak a word of Portuguese. I’d been listening to Vinicius de Moraes a lot at home in England, and really wanted to work...
Amazonico Dialect of Brazil 3 Jul 2012 | 01:28 am
Portuguese Blog Dialect of Brazil Before I begin, for those who are not familiar with the term “Dialect,” let me start off by explaining a little in detail exactly what are dialects when referring t...
