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Your word this week is the verb Pegar. Pegar means to grab or to touch, depending on the context. It can also mean to get. Learn more: Visit this other lesson about the verb …
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It is known that we use more words in Portuguese than in English to express the same idea. Well, there are exceptions, and here is one of them. Jantar (noun) = Dinner Jantar (verb) …
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In this video you will learn how to say passion fruit in Portuguese: Maracujá [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq5_aeUSEFw] --- Picture by Upaya in Flickr's Creative …
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Your word today is beer: Cerveja Cerveja is a feminine noun: a cerveja In Brazil, we like our beer very cold. So you commonly hear Brazilians ordering beer like …
A great way to build vocabulary is by learning patterns between the English and Portuguese languages. Here is a great pattern to learn: English words ending in -ation = Portuguese …
That's right, the word gringo is not offensive in Brazil. It simply means foreigner. It is a friendly and easy way to refer to foreigners. The reason I bring up this topic is because it is …
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