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Portuguese Conditional Tense and Equivalents of English Conditionals
In Portuguese, we use the conditional tense to express desire, talk about unreal scenarios, or convey good manners. As you’ll soon see, however, the imperfect tense serves the same purpose and is more common in spoken language. In…
Differences in Pronunciation between Brazilian and European Portuguese
Pronunciation is where the Brazilian and European standards of Portuguese differ the most. Hands down. In general, Brazilian Portuguese sounds more open and melodic than its European counterpart. Before we dive deeper into the phonological differences between the…
Portuguese Future Tenses – Usage Rundown Anchored to English
In Portuguese, as in English, future tenses are normally used to refer to actions that haven’t yet taken place. In this post, I will walk you through Portuguese equivalents of several English future tenses (I will lay them…
Learn Portuguese with Subtitles: Best Practices
Once you’ve mastered your target language, you’ll be able to watch TV shows or YouTube videos without subtitles (as well as listen to radio and podcasts). That’s proof of your mastery and most likely your ultimate goal. However,…
Portuguese Past Tenses – Usage Rundown Anchored to English
In this article, we will take a look at the Portuguese equivalents to the English past simple, past continuous, and past perfect tenses. I will be using the verb dormir* (sleep) for all the examples below: Dormir |…
13 Portuguese Idioms with “Pé”
Getting acquainted with Portuguese idiomatic expressions is key to reaching language fluency and feeling at home with day-to-day lingo. Today, I am bringing you 13 frequently-used Portuguese idioms, all of which have this one thing in common: they…
Portuguese Present Tenses – Usage Rundown Anchored to English
In this article, I will walk you through the Portuguese equivalents to the English present simple, present continuous, and present perfect tenses. I will be using the regular* verb cantar (sing) for all the usage examples: Ensinar |…
Portuguese Verbs “Ir” vs. “Andar” – Know When to Use Either
I’ve noticed that Portuguese language learners often use the verb andar when they actually want to say ir, and vice-versa. This happens almost without exception in a context where means of transport are mentioned. Here’s the difference. We…
Portuguese Future Subjunctive – Conjugation and Usage
In the past, I’ve written about both the present and past subjunctive tenses. Now it is time for the future subjunctive. So, when do we use the future subjunctive in Portuguese? In short, we use the future subjunctive…