I love swimming! Eu adoro nadar - I can't wait for summer in southern brazil to gain momentum, so that it heats the lakes and the sea, and so that I can jump in. Mal posso esperar pelo verão ganhar força no sul do Brasil, pra que aqueça a água dos lagos e do mar, pra que eu possa me jogar = throw myself Do you also enjoy swimming? Você também curte nadar?

I'll give you some RANDOM words, you come up with a weird story that connects them all. Translations in Portuguese. DONKEY (mula) PAYMENT (pagamento) REPORTER (repórter) RADIANT (radiante) GRANDSON/DAUGHTER (neto/neta) TIP: Do not read my story before you come up with yours. This will help you not compare. * * * * * My "little" story, yours could be shorter: There was a donkey called Jenny. She was extremely stubborn and she took this as a compliment. The news reporter that was at the donkey race event came up to Jenny to interview her moments before the race. She emphasized that she would only move and participate in the yearly donkey competition if there was substancial payment, before the competition, of course. Payment could be credit card, carrots or other vegetables + salt. The race started! Most donkeys started moving (and stopping seconds later), and Jenny was there, stuck. She was enjoying the competition, though. Then, very cleverly, the reporter's grandson, who'd been rooting for Jenny, took a big carrot sandwich from his lunch box and came running to feed Jenny. She immediately gorged on that delicious meal and, almost like magic, made her start moving. Maybe she was not even aware she was moving already. The little boy was left radiant with the outcome of his quick decision. He had no sandwich anymore, but now he could only look at Jenny and scream her name anyway. Go Jenny!!!!

I took this picture a few years ago. I will give you a few VERBS, some ADJECTIVES and a few NOUNS that can help you describe some of the things that are happening here. You can make AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE or INTERROGATIVE sentences in the comment section. NOUNS pedra água areia reflexo árvore galho céu nuvem sombra lago mar corda perna mão braço VERBS segurar olhar subir nadar pular apreciar refletir balançar cair puxar brincar ADJECTIVES verde azul vermelho amarelo branco preto ensolarado <> nublado claro <> escuro iluminado <> escuro divertido <> sem graça aventureiro <> parado/ monótono corajoso <> medroso / covarde forte <> fraco

In many languages what happens is: > You have personal pronouns - That pronoun has a specific conjugation > You can drop the pronoun - You still understand - In Brazilian Portuguese we do it a bit differently, I guess. We do have all pronouns and respective conjugations, but we don't feel like using them This makes conjugation in Portuguese much easier. We have Eu - I Tu - you Ela - she Ele - he Nós - we Vós - you plural archaic Elas - they female plural Eles - they male plural - WHAT WE ACTUALLY USE Most used: Eu - I VOCÊ - you Ela / Ele - she/he A gente - informal we Vocês - you plural Elas / eles - they female / they male Less used: Tu - you (I use this one with family and friends, and most people in the south of Brazil do too) Nós - we (I mostly use this one in text, or when it's the object " us" ) - --------- And this makes conjugation simpler because: I'll conjugate the verb AMAR - to love Eu amo - Você ama Ela ama Ele ama A gente ama - Vocês amam Elas amam Eles amam ---- This way you really only need three conjugations - Feel free to ask questions, or make your examples in the comment section. Muito obrigado #Brazilianportuguese #conjugation #grammar

What do you think this is? I painted it very loosely because I got frustrated with my lack of ability. So I rushed through. Typical.

Here I have produced 16 sentences about myself in Brazilian Portuguese. You can pick a few verbs and come up with some sentences about yourself in the comment section! EU (Presente do Indicativo) eu / você - ele - ela - a gente / nós / eles - elas Eu VOU para Florianópolis no domingo eu SOU um professor de línguas Eu FAÇO a minha própria comida Eu TENHO uma bicicleta boa <> ruim Eu raramente VEJO filmes, mas eu sempre VEJO séries Eu VENHO pra Rio do Sul visitar minha família uma vez por mês Eu ESTOU ensinando Português para você agora Eu AMO patinar e nadar Eu POSSO fazer o que eu quiser Eu DOU aulas de inglês e português HÁ insetos aqui, me incomodando Eu PONHO luvas quando está frio <> quente Eu COMO tudo e não engordo <> emagrecer Eu QUERO aprender quantas línguas eu conseguir Eu PARTO do aeroporto de Florianópolis //isso parte o coração Eu FALO Português, Inglês, um pouco de Italiano e um pouco de Espanhol

Eu sempre vou neste lugar. Fica perto da minha casa. Às vezes vou lá para pensar, ou escrever, ou, como neste dia, para pintar. Geralmente algo introspectivo. - Você tem momentos de introspecção? Para onde você vai quando quer pensar? Quando quer tranquilidade? - Pico da Cruz, Rio Tavares, Florianópolis - Santa Catarina, Brasil

So, let's have a look at some important words used for making questions in Brazilian Portuguese. O quê Vs. Qual O QUE > O que tem dentro da sua bolsa? [what is there inside your bag?] > O que eu posso fazer por você? [What can I do for you?] > O que acontece em uma balada? [What happens in a night club?] - QUAL > Qual é o preço dessa calça? [what is the price of this "pants"] > Qual é o seu nome? [What is your name?] > Qual camiseta você prefere, a listrada ou a xadrez? [Which T-shirt do you prefer, the striped one or the checked one?] BRIEF EXPLANATION: O QUE is more often used when it's an open question. QUAL seems to be used when there are options, even with something like names... Now I'll try to come up with a few questions that are similar but use O QUE e QUAL. O QUE você estuda? > what do you study? QUAL DISCIPLINA/CURSO/LÍNGUA você estuda? > what/which subject/course/major/language do you study? - O QUE tem de bom no cardápio? >what is there of good in the menu? QUAL é a melhor opção do cardápio? >what/which is the best option in the menu? - O QUE você vai pedir? >What will you order/request? QUAL você vai pedir? >WHICH ONE (of the two, of all the options, of what you saw) will you order? - O QUE tá pegando? > What is getting? = What's going on? (when there's tension) INFORMAL QUAL é o pó? >What/which is the powder? = What's the matter? (there's irritation) INFORMAL - You see? Qual is much more often used with nouns, even when they're omitted. - --------- TAREFA = TASK: 1) ASK A question with O QUÊ and one with QUAL in the comment section. 2) REPLY to somebody else's questions. Obrigado, e até logo! "Confused chimp" by Tambako the Jaguar is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.