When I lived in my hometown, Maracanaú, I had many curious neighbors. And I learned some about the Portuguese preposition contractions — in fact, a lot about life, too. Dona A would bring her stool to the sidewalk, put it …
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The Story of Chegar in Portuguese and Some More for the Road If you’re here, you’re probably curious about the verb chegar in Portuguese. Why are you that curious? After all, in English it’s arrive. In French? Arriver. In Italian? …
UK Teacher Resumes Her Portuguese Studies During Lockdown and Improves Greatly Cambridge-based teacher Katrina has started learning Portuguese after visiting Portugal. “I went to visit a family friend who lived there, and I loved everything about that place.” Later, she …
Flirting in Portuguese the Right Ways so You Don’t Sound like a Jerk Is that what you really want to know? Flirting in Portuguese? Kudos to you. Making a pass at someone in our native language is hard enough. Imagine …
Beyond Language, Into Culture: Yes and No in Portuguese You’re a nice person overall, but you might be inadvertently rude to Brazilians. It’s not your fault. It’s just something embedded in the culture. It has to do with saying yes …
