langblr do you ever dream in a language you are not yet fluent in? i am intermediate in French yet i have more dreams lately speaking French than in Spanish (which I do speak proficiently)
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langblr do you ever dream in a language you are not yet fluent in? i am intermediate in French yet i have more dreams lately speaking French than in Spanish (which I do speak proficiently)
Quick tip: as silly as It sounds, watching kids show in the language you're learning helps a lot ! :D I mean, if they're meant to teach kids to speak their very first language, why wouldn't it help older people learn a new one?
If you want to get fluent you have to view it as starting from zero, the same way everyone started from zero when they learnt their mother/first language as kids! Good luck!
Resource List for Learning Portuguese
Hi Language Enthusiasts,
Do you want to learn Portuguese but don't know where to start? Then I've got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its links below. Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it. I hope everyone can enjoy it and if anyone notices any mistakes or has any questions you are free to PM me.
Here is what the resource list contains;
Handmade resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
Resources on learning pronunciation.
Websites to practice reading.
Documents to enhance your vocabulary.
Notes on Colloquial Language.
Music playlists
List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of grammar!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gxbnCJPADJ-5y1j9LKuoSpruoFwU-m4OVWV_sPvoWe8/edit?usp=sharing
im gonna say something in portuguese. im gonna say TWO things in portuguese.
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obrigada! tu tens uma maçã?
De nada! eu não tenho uma maçã, desculpe. Eles tem uma maçã. Tu es preciso da maçã?
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i dont know how to continue from that. yippppeee i can say something
Portuguese practice : writing expression
Yooo so I came up with this today, hoping I didn't butcher a whole language, but I have no teaching book so I'm wandering online to learn grammar hoping to get right information !!
Durante a quarentena, eu estou à casa com a minha família. O meu irmão esta à casa também. Eu faço muitas coisas porque eu tenho o tempo. Para começar, eu tento estudar porque a universidade continua em internet. Eu leio livros e desenho um pouco. Eu vou no jardim para ver o sol. Eu não estou na cidade porque a minha família viva no campo. Nós somos sortudos ter um jardim e poder sair un pouco. Eu quero ver as minhas amigas mas não quero voltar à cidade mais que isso porque eu me sento bem na natureza. Uma outra coisa que faço : estudar linguagens ! E por isso que eu aprendo a linguagem portuguêsa.
neutral pronouns in Portuguese (br)
if you're learning Portuguese and want to use neutral pronouns, well — officially we don't have them but— irl we're starting to use elu/elus.
ela > she
ele > he
elu > they (singular)
elas > they (feminine)
eles > they (masculine)
elus > they (neutral)
the best way to "neutralize" a sentence, since everything "has a gender" in Portuguese is to use synonyms and choose words that don't have gender variation, if it's not possible, grammatically we use masculine to "neutralize" or you can use neo language again
bonito > bonite (handsome/beautiful)
aluno > alune (student)
engraçado > engraçade (funny)
if you're insecure about when to use "u" or "e", well, basically
if the words in the masculine form ends with "o" you change to "e", and if it ends with "e" you changes to "u"
amado > amade
ele > elu
hope it's helpful
p.s.: this is for people, we still "gender" things (like table (feminine), floor (masculine)
Family members vocabulary in Portuguese (Brazilian)
Father / dad: pai
Daddy: papai
Mother / mom: mãe
Mommy: mamãe
Parents: pais (pai e mãe)
Wife: esposa
Husband: marido
Child: filho
Kids / children: crianças/filhos
Siblings: irmãos
Brother: irmão
Sister: irmã
Younger brother / sister: irmão mais novo/ irmã mais nova
Older brother / sister: irmão mais novo/irmã mais nova
Youngest: mais novo
Eldest: mais velho
Twins: gêmeos
Tios, sobrinhos e primos
Relatives: parentes
Uncle: tio
Aunt: tia
Auntie / aunty: tia
Cousin: primo ou prima
Nephew: sobrinho
Niece: sobrinha
Avós e netos
Grandfather: avô
Grandmother: avó
Grandparents: avós
Grandson: neto
Granddaughter: neta
Great grandfather: bisavô
Great grandmother: bisavó
Great grandson: bisneto
Great granddaughter: bisneta
Padrinho e madrinha
Godfather: padrinho
Godmother: madrinha
Godchild/godchildren: afilhado / afilhados
Godson: afilhado
Goddaughter: afilhada
In-laws
Mother-in-law: sogra
Father-in-law: sogro
In-laws: sogros
Brother-in-law: cunhado
Sister-in-law: cunhada
Stepfamily
Stepfather: padrasto
Stepmother: madrasta
Stepparents: padrasto e madrasta
Half brother: meio-irmão
Half sister: meia-irmã
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