Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
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 Portuguese is manhã, but Brazilians never ever say “boa manhã.” In Brazilian Portuguese, you can say “de manhã” (in the morning), “na manhã” (during the morning), “8h da manhã” (8 [...]
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 someone good night in Portuguese: Dorme com deus – Sleep with God (Brazilians have a tendency to mention God in common phrases, you will [...]
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. In Brazil, you can also wish someone Parabéns (congratulations) or felicidades (happiness) on their Birthday. Brazilians love birthday parties, even children’s birthday parties in Brazil are a big deal. Besides [...]
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 your Brazilian Portuguese mastery, the next few posts that I will write will be geared towards learning some easy Portuguese. [...]
Despedidas - How To Say Bye in Portuguese Bye in Portuguese is “tchau,” and it’s pronounced just like the Italian “ciao.” On MSN or in text messages, Brazilians may spell tchau differently, for example: xiao or xao. Bye in Portuguese is often spoken in the diminutive form, so tchau becomes “tchauzinho” or “tchauzin” (it just sounds [...]
Saying beautiful in Portuguese is not difficult, in fact it is a very easy word to pronounce. “Beleza” is the noun for beautiful in portuguese. As in “Que Beleza!” (How Beautiful! / What Beauty!) – the wonderful Portuguese phrase that we heard in the Brazilian song Pais Tropical by Jorge Ben Jor. However, the word beleza also [...]
Awkward in Portuguese How do you say awkward in portuguese? Americans love awkwardness, or at least you would think so given how much they talk about it. But Brazilians have never really had a concept for “awkwardness,” and so Brazilian Portuguese would logically not have a word for a concept that doesn’t exist. Brazilians are [...]
Crazy Brazilian Kid’s Parties Brazilians are great at throwing parties, but one thing that I’ve always found odd is how we regard the first birthday (primeiro aniversário) as this monumental occasion that needs to be extravagantly documented. I mean, why set the bar to such an incredibly high standard right out of the gate – [...]
Portuguese Government Vocabulary Random fact: voting for the presidential election in Brazil is required by law. If you don’t vote, you pay a fine. How do we talk about the government (o governo) the military or political elections in Brazilian Portuguese? Here’s a thematic vocabulary list! The Legislative Branch In Portuguese o poder legislativo – the [...]
[How About a Mixed Drink (Batidinha is the diminutive of Batida)? -Monday: Coconut- -Tuesday: Passion Fruit- -Wendsday: Caipirinha- -Thursday: Berry- -Friday: Sangria-] Brazilian Portuguese Phrases with Tal A seguir, umas frases e tal ; ) - Below, some phrases and stuff Tal - Such, Like (or Said) Ex. Falam que tal livro conta a história de nosso povo. Ex. [...]
Portuguese Shower Vocabulary tomar banho – to take a shower (this literally means “to take a bath” but Brazilians use it for showering as well. You could also say “tomar uma ducha” but I only rarely hear this.) ficar limpinho – to get clean chuveiro – this is the word for shower, but it also [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
