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Expressions from Soccer - Portuguese lesson - pendurar a chuteira

Posted on 07.07.18

From my previous Portuguese lessons, by now you know that Brazilians use a lot of colloquial expressions that come from soccer vocabulary. Here’s another one of these fun Brazilian Portuguese idiomatic expressions: pendurar a chuteira. It may also come in the plural form: pendurar as Read More

Learn Colloquial Portuguese: Entrar de Sola - Expressions from Soccer - Portuguese lesson

Posted on 07.01.18

Learn the Brazilian Portuguese colloquial expression entrar de sola in this Portuguese lesson. Yes, it's one more Brazilian Portuguese expression that comes from soccer. At this point you know how we Brazilians love our soccer vocabulary, right? Read More

Learn Colloquial Portuguese: Pisar na bola - Expressions from Soccer - Portuguese lesson

Posted on 06.26.18

Brazilians do love their soccer! So much so that many colloquial expressions that we use in Brazilian Portuguese come from soccer vocabulary. Here’s another great Brazilian colloquial expression that comes from soccer vocabulary: Pisar na bola. In the video below you will learn the pronunciation Read More

Portuguese lesson - Brazilian expressions from soccer - vestir a camisa

Posted on 06.23.18

In this Portuguese lesson, learn the idiomatic expression vestir a camisa. Do you know what futebolês means? It is a play with the words futebol (soccer) and  português to refer to idiomatic Brazilian Portuguese expressions that come from futebol. Get your futebolês ready for the World Cup! In Read More

One-word Portuguese Lesson [Video]: Avacalhar

Posted on 05.31.18

Today's one-word Portuguese lesson is about the verb avacalhar. It's a great verb to know, especially when you are really upset about a service or product. Hopefully you will be using the the verb avacalhar, and not the other way around! Read More

Posted on 05.29.18

Love is in the air! We celebrate Valentine's Day on June 12 in Brazil.  To help you celebrate, we have a gift for you:  Enjoy $50 OFF when you purchase 10 hours of Portuguese lessons. Then tell your loved one about your commitment to improve your Portuguese. This will make them happy :) To redeem Read More

Posted on 05.25.18

Today's Portuguese lesson will teach you another slang word for beer in Brazil. After all, it's Friday! Read More

Verb Virar in Portuguese and 2 Brazilian Colloquial Expressions – Portuguese Lesson

Posted on 05.22.18

Virar is an interesting, useful verb in Portuguese. In this Portuguese lesson you will learn three meanings of the verb virar and two great Brazilian colloquial expressions with the verb. The lesson has 12 examples to make your proficient using the verb virar. Read More

Portuguese lesson - Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary

Posted on 05.16.18

Here's another word that you may not find in books and magazines too often, but that Brazilians use regularly: fuleiro. In this post I tell you what fuleiro means, I give examples using the word, and you can learn the pronunciation of fuleiro with the video below. Read More

Portuguese lesson - Brazilian Slang Word - muvuca

Posted on 05.13.18

You will learn a fun Brazilian slang word today: Muvuca. The goal of my one-word Portuguese lessons is to make your Portuguese sound more natural and fun by using slang words, colloquial Portuguese, and idiomatic expressions. You will not find regular words in these Portuguese lessons. Here Read More

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One-minute Portuguese Lesson [Video]: Pendurar as chuteiras – Soccer vocabulary

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