Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
Véi in Portuguese What does Véi mean in Portuguese? I think that Portuguese learners should get to know this word, as it is how many people refer to each other in Brazil. I call everyone véi: my mom, my friends, my pastor, my dog – and that’s what they call me (except for my dog, he [...]
Portuguese Verbs For Cooking In English, there are so many specific words to talk about cooking. Depending on what you are making, the vocabulary can be very extensive. So how would you begin to talk about cooking in Portuguese? I’ve already compiled a list of the words for kitchen utensils and appliances in Portuguese, so [...]
How To Say Thanks in Portuguese Cumprimentos : Agradecimentos You may have guessed by now that Portuguese is a very colorful language with a variety of words expressing similar, but subtly different meanings. For example, there could be several ways to say “Thank You,” to someone depending on circumstances and who you are talking to. [...]
Here is a list of vocabulary words and phrases for the movies (A Cinema) in Brazilian Portuguese. If you can think of other relevent words, please leave a comment below. Thanks! Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary – At The Movies “Sucesso de bilheteria” – “Box office hit” Ex: It was a big box office hit. (Foi um [...]
I’m Sorry in Portuguese In Brazilian Portuguese, there are several ways to express the English umbrella expression “I’m Sorry.” 1. “Eu Sinto Muito” – this is said with a lot of emphasis, it is stronger or more dramatic than the more common “Desculpa.” It is used for less spontaneous apologies, usually for something quite serious. “sinto muito pela morte do seu pai” - [...]
AFRO-BRAZILIAN CULTURE Afro-Brazilian elements are fundamental to the history of Brazilian culture. Brazil has the largest population of African origin outside of Africa, and because of this, the culture of Africa has had a huge influence on Brazil, principally in the Northeast region. Today, Afro-Brazilian culture manifests in Brazilian music, religion, martial arts, language and [...]
Brazilian Portuguese Music Vocabulary List cantar – to sing a nota or a nota musical – (music) note o hino – anthem o gênero – genre a ópera – opera música clássica – classical music música eletrônica – electronic music o reggae – reggae (all of the other Musical Genres in Portuguese pretty much use the English names) o [...]
Portuguese For the Hair Salon As far as hair (cabelo) goes, it can get complicated. It seems that most women in Brazil who don’t naturally have straight hair seek out ways they can straighten it, which probably has to do with how beauty is portrayed in the Brazilian media. In terms of the different types, [...]
WHO IS GUSTTAVO LIMA? This is one of my favorite songs lately. It is called “Balada” or “Gusttavo Lima e Você” by the Brazilian Sertanejo sensation Gusttavo Lima (yes, there are two t’s in his first name, a bit unusual but that’s not a typo). Música Sertaneja, Sertanejo music is a very special genre that is extremely [...]
The 1000 Most Common Nouns in Portuguese [ First of all, thank you so much to Lauren from Hacking Portuguese for this post! ] Below are the top 1000 nouns in the online Corpus do Português, a database of Portuguese texts hosted by Brigham Young University. To generate this list I searched only 20th century sources, representing about 20 million [...]
The 1000 Most Common Verbs in Portuguese [ First of all, thank you so much to Lauren from Hacking Portuguese for this post! ] Below are the top 1000 verbs in the online Corpus do Português, a database of Portuguese texts hosted by Brigham Young University. To generate this list I searched only 20th century sources, representing [...]
ASKING QUESTIONS IN PORTUGUESE How do you ask questions in Brazilian Portuguese? There are many different ways to phrase questions in Portuguese, and this post is only meant to give a basic description of how you can ask questions in Portuguese (I will try to make a more detailed post later on). Below are the [...]
PORTUGUESE LESSON: AT THE POST OFFICE How do you say you are going to the post office in Portuguese? Here’s a list of Brazilian Portuguese phrases for the post office. For other Portuguese “places” vocabulary lists, click here. Onde é o correio? - Where is the post office? Onde é a caixa postal mais próxima? - Where [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
BAR GAMES IN BRAZIL What are some of the bar / pub games that are commonly played in Brazil? Pool (billiards), foosball and darts are among some of the most popular games played in Brazil…here is some vocabulary. PORTUGUESE POOL / BILLIARDS VOCABULARY - Portuguese Vocabulary List for Playing Pool sinuca - pool bilhar – billiards mesa de sinuca - pool [...]
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE OFFICE VOCAB How do you say office in Portuguese? On this page you will learn this word and many more. Below is a list of Portuguese vocabulary for the office. Feel free to add to the comments below if I have left anything out. Thanks! PORTUGUESE OFFICE VOCABULARY o escritório - the office a [...]
PARTS OF THE BODY IN PORTUGUESE How do you say the parts of the body in Brazilian Portuguese? Here’s a basic Portuguese vocabulary list for body parts in Portuguese: eyes – olhos mouth – boca head – cabeça eyelashes – cílios nose – nariz hair – cabelo (click here for more Portuguese hair vocabulary) brain [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE The best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later [...]
HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE In my opinion, the best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly [...]
