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50 Most Common Verbs in Portuguese
The shortest path to being able to interact in your target language is to focus on high-frequency words first – that is, to prioritize words that are commonly used in day-to-day life. Here’s a list of 50 commonly used Portuguese verbs…
Conditional in Portuguese
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 the first…
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 | PreteritePretérito perfeito…
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 all make…
Portuguese Present Tense – 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. Also, we will be mostly focusing on usage, not conjugation. To learn more about present tense conjugation in…
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 use andar…
Learn Portuguese Idioms to Sound More Natural
Portuguese idioms are at the heart of the colloquial register and everyday life language. What’s special with such idiomatic expressions is that they transcend the literal meanings of their word constituents. Unquestionably, becoming fluent in Portuguese entails acknowledging and learning…
Portuguese Spelling Reform 1990
In 1990, various Portuguese-speaking countries agreed on a spelling reform to create and maintain a cohesive, international standard across borders. In Portugal, in particular, the spelling reform came to effect in 2009 followed by a transitional 6-year period where the old…
Portuguese Articles – Definite and Indefinite
Most languages do well without articles. In this sense, English and Romance languages like Portuguese belong to a minority. The Portuguese definite articles – o, a, os, as – are the equivalent of “the” in English and we use them…