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One-word Portuguese Lesson [Video]: Fuleiro

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

One-word Portuguese Lesson [Video]: Muvuca – Brazilian Slang Words

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

Use the Verb Ficar Correctly in Portuguese – Portuguese Lesson

Literally the verb Ficar means to stay. However it can also mean to be or to get, as when I say that my husband was surprised to hear the news or my cat was surprised at the sudden noise. This is a very common use of the verb Ficar and one that speakers of Portuguese as a foreign language tend to Read More

How to Say More and More and Less and Less in Portuguese

Do you feel that speaking Portuguese gets more and more fun as you become more and more fluent? Are your Portuguese lessons helping you become less and less shy to talk to people in Brazil? Have you noticed that more and more people are interested in traveling and speaking foreign Read More

Master Question Words in Portuguese: O que, Que, Qual

In this Portuguese lesson you will learn how to use 3 question words in Portuguese: O que, Que, and Qual. They all mean what, but are not usually interchangeable. Portuguese language textbooks don’t really explain when to use - and not to use - these question words in Portuguese. Obviously it's Read More

How to Introduce Yourself in Brazil – Brazilian Portuguese Lesson

Today you will learn 3 ways to introduce yourself in Brazilian Portuguese and 4 ways to ask someone’s name. Get ready to meet Brazilians with this Portuguese lesson. You may be thinking that you only need to know one way to do so. But here’s what I tell you: You don’t know how other people will Read More