This lesson includes a free PDF with exercises. Fill out the form below to download your worksheet. Send me my free download! https://youtu.be/nPPTrLCkTG0 Olá, queridos alunos! (Hello, dear students!) Today’s topic is a bit controversial because I’m here...
Intermediate & Advanced Portuguese
If you know these 15 words, your Portuguese is amazing!
This lesson includes a free PDF with a list of 30 words, containing the 15 words in this lesson, and 15 extras, in addition to exercises to help you retain this vocabulary. Fill out the form below to download your worksheet. Send me my free download!...
Conhecer vs Encontrar: This common MISTAKE will reveal you’re American
https://youtu.be/HHpqebghj-Y Olá, queridos alunos! (Hello, dear students!) Recently, a student wrote a comment in our online community saying that she was going to “conhecer” (meet) her son this weekend. And I thought, “How strange, she doesn’t know her own...
The Subjunctive Mood: 3 Verb Tenses Explained
https://youtu.be/41psUbfExhQ Olá, queridos alunos! (Hello, dear students!) “Talvez eu vou” or “talvez eu vá” (I might go)? Which one is correct? The correct form is “talvez eu vá” (I might go). With the word “talvez” (maybe), we must use...
3 Ways to Talk About the Future in Portuguese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gMrgT2pH48 Olá, queridos alunos! (Hello, dear students!) “Eu vou viajar” (I will travel), “Eu viajarei” (I will travel) or “Eu irei viajar” (I will travel)? Which form is correct? The three forms are used in Brazil and have...
Pretérito Perfeito vs Pretérito Imperfeito in Brazilian Portuguese – Everything you need to know!
Today, my mission is to teach you all you need to know about the two main verb tenses we use to talk about the past: the pretérito perfeito and the pretérito imperfeito. It’s not an easy task, but I’ll give it my best shot.
60 ESSENTIAL VERBS USED WITH PREPOSITIONS
https://youtu.be/Zh8UOgT69Y4 Olá, queridos alunos! (Hello, dear students!) “Chegar a casa” or “chegar em casa”? Which one is correct? Both forms, “chegar a casa” (arrive at home) and “chegar em casa” (arrive in home), are used. “Chegar a casa” is the more...
FORMAL LANGUAGE IN BRAZIL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aobI54dT7_c Olá, queridos alunos! (Hello, dear students!) In this lesson, you will learn how to communicate with Brazilians in a more formal way, using the terms “senhor” (sir), “senhora” (ma’am), “seu” (Mr.), “dona” (Mrs.) “moço”...
“SE VOCÊ QUER” VS “SE VOCÊ QUISER”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FurhpJOfGi0 Olá, queridos alunos! (Hello, dear students!) In this lesson, you will learn when you should use the present tense (se você quer) and when you should you the future subjunctive (se você quiser). This subject is...
Pois Não? Pois é!
In this lesson, you will learn how Brazilians use the expressions “pois não” and “pois é.”