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

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

posted on May 25, 2018

Portuguese lesson - Brazilian Portuguese Slang - cerva - beer

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

Today’s Brazilian slang word is cerva. It’s just an informal word for beer.

  • Vamos tomar uma cerva? = Let’s have a beer.

A couple of weeks ago I posted another slang word for beer: breja. Find the video here.

I also have a video in which I show you the most Brazilian way to order a beer. It was one of my first videos, when I was still on camera! Watch it here.

If you love beer, my husband Carl wrote an article about his experience trying different beers in Brazil. Read the article: Cerveja Brasileira for Beer Lovers.

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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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  1. Jo

    May 26, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    Oi Luciana,

    Por favor, você pode fazer um post sobre as diferenças entre “para,” “por,” “a,” “ao,” “à,” e “ào”?

    Muito brigada por considerar!

    Jo

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    • Luciana Lage

      May 28, 2018 at 3:03 pm

      Oi, Jo, it’s difficult to explain all the uses of each of these prepositions in one lesson. I have a few different lessons that will show you how these prepositions work. From there, you can observe other uses.

      In my lesson about the Verb Ir, you will learn about para, a, à, and ao: https://streetsmartbrazil.com/use-verb-ir-correctly-portuguese/

      Here’s a lesson about a common use of Por: https://streetsmartbrazil.com/learn-portuguese-por-or-para-how-give-thanks-portuguese/

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      • Jo

        May 28, 2018 at 3:09 pm

        Tá bom. Muito brigada pela sua resposta e pelos links!

        Jo

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  2. Asher

    May 25, 2018 at 12:00 pm

    Hi Luciana,

    It sounds like you are pronouncing “cerva” with an open vowel: [‘sɛxvə].

    The example on forvo.com/word/cerva/#pt sounds to me like a closed vowel: [‘sexvə]. Judging from the map on forvo.com, the speaker is carioca.

    Is this due due to regional pronunciation differences, southeast vs northeast?

    I still struggle with hearing and pronouncing open and closed vowels. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Asher

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    • Luciana Lage

      May 25, 2018 at 2:10 pm

      Asher, your listening skills are great. It is challenging to notice the open and closed vowels. You are right, the difference your notice may be due to regional accents. In Recife, although we say cerveja with a closed “cer”, we say cerva with an open “e”.

      Reply

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