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When I first came to the US, I kept ordering “mineral water” at restaurants and I would often get funny looks. I didn’t know that it is more common to say bottled water. In Brazil, we say mineral water. I also used to ask my water with gas or without gas. I wasn’t very successful with that Read More
I know how confusing it can be to use the verbs Ser and Estar correctly when you come from a language that doesn’t distinguish between the two verbs. That’s the case of English, for example. Both Ser and Estar translate as the verb To Be. However in Portuguese we have two verbs and they are not Read More
The correct use of verbs Ser and Estar is a topic that causes learners of Portuguese a lot of trouble. Both verbs mean the same thing in English: To be. Using these verbs is one of the first topics that you cover when you start learning Portuguese. It's also a topic that will probably offer you Read More
Question words are a part of any conversation. In this Portuguese lesson you will learn: How to use three important question words in Portuguese: Who? When? How? Where to place the preposition when you ask a question such as “Who are you with?” It’s different in Portuguese. How to use the Read More
