Irishman Learning Brazilian Portuguese (ILBP)
My awesome girlfriend is Brazilian. What better reason to learn Brazilian Portuguese?
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Asking for Directions
Com licença. Tem um banco aqui perto? - Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?
Tem sim. Logo ali na esquina. - Yes, right there on the corner.
Tem alguma farmácia aqui perto? - Is there a pharmacy nearby?
Sim, tem uma aqui pertinho. - Yes, there is one near here.
Como é que eu chego lá? - How do I get there?
Vire a primeira à esquerda. - Take the first left.
Siga em frente. - Go straight on.
Desça a rua. - Go down the street.
Vire à direita no sinal. - At the traffic lights, turn right.
Fica bem na esquina. - It’s right on the corner.
Fica do outro lado da rua. - It’s across the street.
É muito longe? - Is it far from here?
Não muito. - Not really.
Muito obrigado! - Thank you very much!
Não há de quê. - Don’t mention it.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Verb Conjugation - Present Tense: Ir - To Go
Your 2nd verb conjugation! Enjoy!
Ir - To Go
Eu vou - I go
Voce vais - You go
Ele / Ela vai - He / She goes
Nos vamos - We go
Eles / Elas vao - They go
Tchau!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Colours
Bom dia! Tudo bem?
Here are most common colours in Portuguese:
black....preto....PRAY-to
blue..... azul.....er-ZOOL
brown... marrom...marRAWNG
green....verde ...VAYrder
orange... cor-de-laranja ...koar der lerrAHNGzher
red.... vermelho.... verrMAYlyoo
white... branco.... BRAHNGkoo
yellow... amarelo...... ermerREHloo
purple..... roxo..... ROAshoo
pink...cor-de -rosa..... koar de ROzzer
cream/beige...... bege..... BEHzher
Até logo!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Numbers - 1 to 100
You're gonna need more fingers, kiddo |
Hey folks!
In the first post of ILBP we published the first 10 numbers in Portuguese. Here are the first 10 again and then the rest up until 100.
I believe the phonetics on these ones are a big improvement too.
Please vote in the poll on the right side of your screen. I'd love to hear your opinion on this blog.
1 | um | oohm |
2 | dois | doy-z |
3 | três | treh-z |
4 | quatro | kwah-troh |
5 | cinco | seen-coh |
6 | seis | say-z |
7 | sete | seh-chee |
8 | oito | oy-too |
9 | nove | noh-vee |
10 | dez | deh-z |
11 | onze | ohn-zee |
12 | doze | doh-zee |
13 | treze | treh-zee |
14 | quatorze | kwah-tour-zee |
15 | quinze | keen-zee |
16 | dezesseis* | deh-z-ee-say-z |
17 | dezessete* | deh-z-ee-she-chee |
18 | dezoito | deh-z-oy-too |
19 | dezenove* | deh-z-ee-noh-vee |
20 | vinte | veen-chee |
21 | vinte e um | veen-chee-oohm |
22 | vinte e dois | veen-chee-doy-z |
30 | trinta | treen-tah |
40 | quarenta | kwah-ren-tah |
50 | cinquenta | seen-kwen-tah |
60 | sessenta | seh-sen-tah |
70 | setenta | seh-ten-tah |
80 | oitenta | oy-ten-tah |
90 | noventa | noh-ven-tah |
100 | cem | say-m |
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Verb Conjugation - Present Tense: Fazer - To Do / Make
Fazer - To do |
A new verb conjugation for you! This is the verb "to do / to make", just in like the verb faire in French.
Fazer - to do / to make
Eu faco - I do / I make
Voce fazes You do / you make
Ele / Ela faz - He / She does / makes
Nós fazemos - We do / make
Eles / Elas - They do / make
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Flirting - Part 2
She loves my genius chat-up lines |
The rest of my famous one-liners...none of which work on my girlfriend... but I'm sure most girls love them ;)
Eu gostaria de uma boa e forte massagem - I like a good strong massage
Se eu fosse voce, dormiria comigo - If I were you, I'd sleep with me
Voce tem uns olhos muito bonitos - You have very beautiful eyes
Voce tem uns lábios muito bonitos - You have very beautiful lips
Voce tem uma pele muito bonita - You have very beautiful skin
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