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How Brazilians Talk about Very Hot Weather

How Brazilians Talk about Very Hot Weather

posted on April 5, 2016

At this time of the year, whenever I ask friends and family in Brazil how things are going, they answer: “It’s an oven over here”. Yes, it is summer time in Brazil. It certainly feels like you are in an oven. In this video lesson, I will show you how to talk about the weather like a Brazilian and say that it is really hot. ================= Tá um forno Tá um forno = Literally: It is an oven. It means that it is really hot. Did you notice that I wrote tá in italics? Tá is a short form for está. In spoken Brazilian Portuguese, we tend to drop the first syllable of the verb Estar. We also do that in personal, informal communications such as Facebook and text messages. You can use the phrase in other verb tenses, not only in the present tense. Let me show you examples using the phrase: 1) Luciana: Oi, mãe, como vão as coisas? Odete: Tá um forno aqui! Você não tem ideia! Translation: Luciana: How, mom, how’s everything? Odete: It’s way too hot here! You have no idea! 2) Márcia: E aí, gostou de São Luís? Cíntia: Amei. Mas tava um forno lá. Translation: Márcia: So, how did you like São Luís? Cíntia: I loved it. But it was too hot over there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICsDaY73cFo 3) Anna: Como é clima no Brazil em fevereiro? Clara: É um forno! Se prepare! Translation: Anna: How is the weather in Brazil in February? Clara: It’s super hot! Brace yourself! Estou Derretendo I have a different lesson in which I teach you how to say “I am melting” in Portuguese. I did not make a video for the lesson, so I am including the pronunciation of derretendo in this video. Visit the original lesson to learn how to use the phrase “I am melting” in two different situations. Book a Trial Lesson with one of our instructors to practice and advance your Portuguese. Our Portuguese lessons via Skype are a simple, convenient, and effective way to learn Portuguese with well prepared instructors.

At this time of the year, whenever I ask friends and family in Brazil how things are going, they answer: “It’s an oven over here”. Yes, it is summer in Brazil. It certainly feels like you are in an oven.

In this video lesson, I will show you how to talk about hot weather like a Brazilian. Watch the video:

Tá um forno

Tá um forno = Literally: It is an oven. It means that it is really hot.

Did you notice that I wrote tá in italics? Tá is a short form for está. In spoken Brazilian Portuguese, we tend to drop the first syllable of the verb Estar. We also do that in personal, informal written communications such as Facebook and text messages.

You can use the expression Um forno in other verb tenses, not only in the present tense.

Let me show you examples using the phrase:

1)

Luciana: Oi, mãe, como vão as coisas?

Odete: Tá um forno aqui! Você não tem ideia!

Translation:

Luciana: Hi, mom, how’s everything?

Odete: It’s way too hot here! You have no idea!

2)

Márcia: E aí, gostou de São Luís?

Cíntia: Amei. Mas tava um forno lá.

Translation:

Márcia: So, how did you like São Luís?

Cíntia: I loved it. But it was too hot over there.

3)

Anna: Como é o clima no Brasil em fevereiro?

Clara: É um forno! Se prepare!

Translation:

Anna: How is the weather in Brazil in February?

Clara: It’s super hot! Brace yourself!

Estou Derretendo

How to say I'm melting in Portuguese
Click to learn how to say “I’m melting” in Portuguese in two different situations.

I have a different lesson in which I teach you how to say “I am melting” in Portuguese. I did not make a video for that lesson, so I am including the pronunciation of derretendo in this video.

Visit the original lesson to learn how to use the phrase “I am melting” in two different situations.

Book a Trial Lesson with one of our instructors to practice and advance your Portuguese. Our Portuguese lessons via Skype are a simple, convenient, and effective way to learn Portuguese with well-prepared instructors. Just imagine how nice it will feel to speak Portuguese confidently.

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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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