Experiencing some emotion, the first thing we do is express it with some special word, and sometimes even with a set of sounds that have no explanation other than the feeling embedded in them. Sometimes such exclamations replace a thousand words and help in difficult situations when we want to express understanding and solidarity, but…Read: "Exclamations – Part II"
We are used to thinking that exclamations are an unimportant part of speech because they do not convey meaning. However, while studying a foreign language and communicating with native speakers, we suddenly feel a shortage of exclamations in this language in our vocabulary. Then we understand that exclamations are often more informative than a full-fledged…Read: "Exclamations, part I"
Today the subject of our article will be two words that often causes some confusion on students: “tão” and “tanto”. But don’t worry, as you will see it’s much easier than it looks. Also, we will talk about verbs we use when we want to express necessity and obligation. The differences between “tão” and “tanto”…Read: "Tão & Tanto, necessity and obligation"
A topic that can be discussed with any even a stranger is the weather. What's more, discussing the weather is very important when traveling, when you need to plan various activities for a short stay. At a minimum, you need to know what things to take with you on a trip, focusing on the weather.…Read: "The Weather"
Travel is one of the most pleasant topics for conversation. Sometimes we want to tell not only about the places we visited, but also invite someone to our city, attract guests and tourists. So in today's article we have collected the basic vocabulary and grammar rules on this topic. Objects Mostly tourists come to see…Read: "My City"
In absolutely every language there are words that are repeated, similar, differ only in spelling, but have different meanings. Why it happened, why a separate word was not invented for each individual meaning - there is no answer. The language was not invented by one person, it was formed by entire nations and it was…Read: "Semantics of Portuguese"
Sometimes in Portuguese we come across such a phenomenon as compound nouns. This means that the noun consists of several words. There can be different parts of speech in a pair - even verbs. The question arises of how to decline such nouns by numbers, is it possible to safely invent your own compound noun…Read: "Compound Words"
Native speakers of Portuguese, like any other, speak and do not think about many rules and interesting details. In fact, there are many rules, but not everyone pays attention to it. And we, by virtue of our profession as teachers, see them all, know them and are ready to share them with you. Stressed syllable…Read: "Obvious, But Invisible"
Many idiomatic expressions were formed not only from the mocking mind and sharp humor of mankind. Most of them were born in mistakes and difficult situations, and now they sound like advice and recommendations to better understand this life. Sometimes you can easily understand what the Portuguese are talking about when they say idiomatic expressions,…Read: "Idiomatic Expressions"