Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Some Useful Short Expressions






Fala sério! - "You're kidding!" or "No way!"


. . . pra caramba! - This is used at the end of a sentence to exaggerate what you're saying.


Lindo maravilhoso! - Beautiful, marvelous!


É mesmo? - Really?


Imagina! (Mah-zee-na) - No problem!


Fique tranquilo - Don't worry


Com certeza! - Certainly!


Pois não? - Can I help you?

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.


1umoohm
2doisdoy-z
3trêstreh-z
4quatrokwah-troh
5cincoseen-coh
6seissay-z
7seteseh-chee
8oitooy-too
9novenoh-vee
10dezdeh-z
11onzeohn-zee
12dozedoh-zee
13trezetreh-zee
14quatorzekwah-tour-zee
15quinzekeen-zee
16dezesseis*deh-z-ee-say-z
17dezessete*deh-z-ee-she-chee
18dezoitodeh-z-oy-too
19dezenove*deh-z-ee-noh-vee
20vinteveen-chee
21vinte e umveen-chee-oohm
22vinte e doisveen-chee-doy-z
30trintatreen-tah
40quarentakwah-ren-tah
50cinquentaseen-kwen-tah
60sessentaseh-sen-tah
70setentaseh-ten-tah
80oitentaoy-ten-tah
90noventanoh-ven-tah
100cemsay-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