Brazilian Portuguese Subjunctive
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 demand. The easiest cue to know when you should employ the subjunctive form of a verb in Brazilian Portuguese, is when you encounter a “que” phrase. Some examples of [...]
Something Odd About “Yes” in Portuguese
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 more basic than this post? I don’t think so. Something Odd About Yes in Portuguese However, there is [...]
Dia dos Pais – Father’s Day in Brazil
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 plural of pai. However, pais, in Portuguese is also the word for “parents,” as in, “meus pais” (my parents). And, things [...]
Good Morning in Portuguese
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 [...]
Good Night in Portuguese
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 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 [...]
Slang in Portuguese
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 gíria, as in “Ele fala muita gíria.” – “He uses a lot of slang.” In general, Brazilians use a lot of slang, mostly [...]
I Miss You in Portuguese
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. [...]
The Brazil 9000 Project: A Human-Powered Journey Across Brazil
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 out what was being said in all those old songs. I never took a class and instead sat on [...]
Amazonico Dialect of Brazil
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 to a language. I’m sure you know someone who lives in the South of the US or know someone who knows someone that [...]
