To speak truly Street Smart Portuguese, you need to learn how to use ‘a gente’.
A gente = Nós = We, but you conjugate the verb in the singular, as you do for você, ele, and ela.
In spoken Portuguese, we frequently use ‘a gente’.
Check out the examples below:
- Nós falamos português.
- A gente fala português.
- (We speak Portuguese)
- Nós andamos no parque com nosso cachorro.
- A gente anda no parque com nosso cachorro.
- (We walk in the park with our dog)
- Nós gostamos de música brasileira.
- A gente gosta de música brasileira.
- (We like Brazilian music)
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I assume this applies also when indicating the future using ir + infinitive? For example:
We will have fun in the new office.
A gente vai se divertir no novo escritorio.
Thanks for your site, I purchased your book “51 Portuguese Idioms” and love it.
Oi, Chris! Yes, your example in the future tense is perfect. Muito obrigada pelo comentário e por ter comprado meu livro 🙂