Learn Portuguese: 3 Great Words, 2 Phrases, and Grammar from a Viral Post

Brazilian singer Ed Motta has recently gone viral among Brazilians around the world, but not in the best way. He recently said that he did not want to see any simpleton Brazilian speaking Portuguese during his European tour. He also asked fans to not even try to ask him to speak Portuguese during the shows. And […]

How to Say You Made my Day in Portuguese

In English you can express joy and gratitude by saying You made my day. How would you say You made my day in Portuguese? In Brazil we’d say: Ganhei o dia. Literal translation: I won the day. Below are a few examples so you can learn how to say You made my day in Portuguese. Tip: […]

Something for your noodle

 


A comment I just saw on Street Smart Brazil’s Facebook page mentioned the word miolo and it made me think of several related words, at least in pronunciation. The comment was about my last article on Big Brother Brasil. Here it is,

“Vc ja viu a campanha para tirar o BBB do ar? Tem pérolas do tipo: “Até pãozinho francês tem mais miolo do que gente que assiste ao BBB” e por aí vai…..”

“Have you already seen the campaign to take BBB off the air? There’s a few ‘pearls’ like: “Even a little roll of french bread has more crumb* than the people who watch BBB,” and so on and so forth…”