Portuguese Vocab and Grammar

Portuguese • 8 Mar 2024

30 Common Brazilian Slang Words to Understand the Locals

If you plan to visit Brazil, you’ll need to interact with the locals. You’ll also be exposed to a lot…

Portuguese • 6 Feb 2024

In Portuguese, there are many types of pronouns, from Portuguese personal pronouns like direct or indirect object pronouns to indefinite…

Portuguese • 16 Jan 2024

My darling, my love, my squash—there are several terms of endearment and ways to say “I love you” in Portuguese.…

Portuguese • 16 Jan 2024

If you’ve just started learning Portuguese, you’ll need to arm yourself with a wide array of words and phrases in…

Portuguese • 24 Dec 2023

There are so many different ways to greet someone by saying “Hello,” “Hi” and “How are you?” in Portuguese. (hello)…

Portuguese • 1 Dec 2023

Adjectives are an important part of learning a new language, and Portuguese is no different. Using adjectives will help you…

Portuguese • 8 Sep 2023

English-Portuguese cognates area a goldmine of Portuguese vocabulary you haven’t dug into yet. Cognates are words shared by two languages…

Portuguese • 25 Jul 2023

Idioms usually can’t be translated literally. And if they are, confusion ensues for language learners. If you’re learning Portuguese, knowing…

Portuguese • 20 Jul 2023

You’re in Rio de Janeiro, and your host offers you a traditional Brazilian dessert called brigadeiro. “Obrigado” (thank you), you…

Portuguese • 15 Jun 2023

Portuguese accent marks give the language a huge diversity of sounds. The accent mark above or below a given letter…