In english, we say ‘When it comes to football, Brazil has some of the best players’. >> ‘when it comes to X, blah blah blah Y.’
To express this in Brazilian Portuguese, it’s like this:
Quando se trata de… EASY!
Examples,
> Quando se trata de amor vc sabe perder?
> Quando se trata de beleza natural, acho as ruivas as mais lindas!
‘Remain to your will‘ is the literal translation but, não pegar o pé da letra – you can’t take this one literally!
I first heard this from a stewardess on-route to Brazil: “fica à vontade” – she said after I had asked if I could see what newspapers they had.
Be my guest, make yourself at home, feel free to… > do what you need to do, don’t worry about me.
Can also mean “Relax, unwind” for example, after getting home from work you change into more comfortable clothes in order to “FICAR À VONTADE” .. entendeu?
> ‘Entra, senta e fica à vontade’ *as the saying goes.
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Votar = to vote
Ganhar = to win
Concorrer = to run
Candidatar = to be a candidate
There’s a lot to say about the use of ser vs. ficar.
In many instances, they are completely interchangeable. Take for example talking about a place – a fixed location.
Com que Look eu vou?
How you gonna dress? What are you wearing to…? What should I wear to the club? etc… There are (as always) many ways to express this idea in Brazilian Portuguese.
In Portuguese there are several ways to talk about the future, each with varying shades of meaning. The present subjunctive is used to show that some idea or action is hypothetical.
For example, ‘I hope that she can come out tonight‘ is hypothetical. So is, ‘Make sure that you check the oil level before you hit the road’
“HYPOTHETICAL” situations include those that express desire, emotion, improbability, give commands, and to express opinion
triggers: espero que; caso que; é importante que; é possivel que; é necessário que; get the idea?
There is a pattern to the conjugation and rather than explain it, just see if you can get it by example:
-ar present subjunctive regular verbs
| that I speak | que eu fal | e |
| that he speaks | que ele fal | e |
| that we speak | que nós fal | emos |
| that they speak | que eles fal | em |
-er and -ir present subjunctive regular verbs
| that I eat | que eu com | a |
| that he eats | que ele com | a |
| that we eat | que nós com | amos |
| that they eat | que eles com | am |
Love can be brutal.
VANIA
Eu não quero mais ficar com você.
Eu não te amo mais.
LIQUINHO
Não faz isso comigo.
Eu te amo e posso te perdoar.
What sounds like could be a palavrão is really just a way to say behind the scenes, backstage, behind the curtains, etc
You can say ‘os bastidores’ or, ‘atrás dos bastideores’ or, ‘por trás dos bastidores’
They all carry the same idea in Brazilian Portuguese.
por exemplo:
> Os bastidores da banda U2
> Atrás dos bastidores nos modelos aguardamos o inicio do desfile.
> Confira imagens dos bastidores de alguns filmes de Hollywood.
> O Planeta TV! – O universo e os bastidores da TV Brasileira.
> Quero ver como eles se preparam por trás dos bastidores.
In Portuguese there are several ways to refer to something that happened in the past, each with varying shades of meaning. The present perfect indicative (!) includes expressions like ‘I have been going out every night’. Use it when talking about action that has been happening (and still is).
ter (in the present) + past participle
-ar regular verbs
| I have been working | eu | tenho | trabalhado |
| he has been woring | ele | tem | trabalhado |
| we have been working | nós | temos | trabalhado |
| they have been working | eles | têm | trabalhado |
-er and -ir regular verbs
| I have been watching | eu | tenho | assistido |
| he has been watching | ele | tem | assistido |
| we have been watching | nós | temos | assistido |
| they have been watching | eles | têm | assistido |
BRUNA
Eu não acredito que aceitei seu convite Marcelo. Você é completamente maluco Marcelo!
MARCELO
Tá bem, tá bem, tá bem é uma idéia meio doida mesmo, mas eu tive outra idéia bem melhor…
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