This post gives an overview of money in Brazil as well as related Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary. The currency of Brazil is the real (which sounds like “hey-al”), symbolised as R$. The plural of real is reais (which sounds like “hey-ice”). Introduced in July 1994 as part of the Plano Real to stabilise the economy after […]
This page offers a guide to cognates in Brazilian Portuguese. Because the English and Portuguese languages share common linguistic origins, some words in Brazilian Portuguese share spelling and meaning with words in English. Understanding cognates can be helpful as they bridge the gap between the two languages and accelerate learning. If you’re just starting out
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This page outlines the use of a gente in Brazilian Portuguese. There are in fact two ways of saying “we” in Brazilian Portuguese – nós and a gente. A gente is less formal and is used much more widely in spoken language. If you want to sound more natural speaking Brazilian Portuguese, use a gente.
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This page lists common conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese. Conjunctions are words that connect parts of speech together to form more complex sentences. In English, the words and, or and if are examples of conjunctions. Examples of sentences using conjunctions in English include: See below for ten of the most common conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese: also
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This page outlines days, weeks, months and years in Brazilian Portuguese. Days of the week in Brazilian Portuguese Before learning the days of the week, you may want to refresh your memory about numbers in Brazilian Portuguese. The weekdays start with ordinal numbers (second, third, fourth, etc), followed by ‘feira’, which translates to ‘fair’ (e.g.
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This page outlines vocabulary related to the family and to relationships in Brazilian Portuguese. Family (familia) plays an essential role in Brazilian life. It is common for family members to meet regularly for BBQs and other gatherings and to spend quality time together. Multigenerational living is also common in Brazil with two or three generations
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These flashcards relate to the Telling the Time in Brazilian Portuguese page. Flash cards offer a simple way to complement and reinforce learning of vocabulary. Print the flashcards below to create your own physical set of cards, or use the tool at the bottom of this page to test yourself online. it’s one o’clock é
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These flashcards relate to the Holidaying in Brazil blog post. Flash cards offer a simple way to complement and reinforce learning of vocabulary. Print the flashcards below to create your own physical set of cards, or use the tool at the bottom of this page to test yourself online. flip flops os chinelos plane o
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This page outlines use of demonstratives in Brazilian Portuguese. Demonstratives are words used to point to, or to draw attention to people or things. In Brazilian Portuguese, demonstratives must agree in gender (masculine, feminine or neutral), number (singular or plural) and in relative distance to the thing that is being pointed to. Importance of distance
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This page outlines vocabulary for colours in Brazilian Portuguese. ‘Colours’ translates to cores in Brazilian Portuguese. To ask what colour something is, say que cor é essa? (‘what colour is it?’). Colours as adjectives When colours are used as adjectives to tell us more about the noun, they must agree with the noun in gender
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