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Using ‘A Gente’ – Make Your Portuguese Even Smarter – WITH VIDEO

posted on August 8, 2009

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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Luciana Lage

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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. AvatarChris Censullo

    January 30, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    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.

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    • Luciana LageLuciana Lage

      January 30, 2015 at 2:34 pm

      Oi, Chris! Yes, your example in the future tense is perfect. Muito obrigada pelo comentário e por ter comprado meu livro 🙂

      Reply

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