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Flashcards: Fresh Fruit, Anyone?
Spring is up and the warm weather makes me crave some cajá juice.
Now, you might be asking yourself what cajá is. I will tell you, it’s a delicious, small, oval-shaped, yellow fruit that makes refreshing juice and ice cream. I made some research and found out that in English cajá is called hog-plum. READ MORE>
Using 'A Gente' - Make Your Portuguese Even Smarter - WITH VIDEO
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:
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Maracatu @ Stern Grove (San Francisco) on Sun, Aug 9
Maracatu is a Brazilian beat from Pernambuco, a state in the Northeast region of Brazil. It is very rich and represents many cultural and historic elements. I won't attempt to define Maracatu, but I can tell you that it is intense, colorful, and vibrant. The maracatu drums are unbelievable. READ MORE>
A Few Facts About the Amazon
Brazil's North region - also known as Amazônia - is comprised by six states: Amazonas, Rondônia, Acre, Roraima, Pará, Amapá, and Tocantins.
The Amazon rainforest covers most of the region.
A few facts about this very fantastic part of the world: READ MORE>
Obrigado and Obrigada - Thank You
It is very easy to say thank you in Portuguese:
- Men say "Obrigado"
- Women say "Obrigada"
Why is that?
The first thing to have in mind is that in Portuguese adjectives vary in gender to agree with the noun they are modifying. For example: READ MORE>