Prepositions, Verbs, and the Infinite Web of Brazilian Portuguese You may have noticed that certain verbs in Portuguese often get paired up with a de, a com, por, em ETC. That’s because certain verbs need something between themselves and the next verb in the sentence — a connector. A preposition. And they are very choosy…
Read more...com & sem | the future subjunctive | cantar ➜ to sing
using ACABAR with de | using ESTAR with com | past participles of verbs | the preterit tense of verbs SER and IR
com & sem | prestar ➜ deliver (a service), be worthy, to pay (attention) | trabalhar ➜ to work
You can use sem to say for example, that you want your coffee without sugar: SEM AÇUCAR.
the verb DAR with para | using ESTAR with com
To say “without stopping” it’s just sem – without- plus the verb (almost any verb) in it’s infinitive form. You can use this format to say things like, sem falar, sem pagar, sem pensar, sem perguntar and so on. Very useful. sem falar = without saying sem pagar = without paying sem pensar = without…
Read more...Use estar com to say things like,
I am with luck. That is literally how you would say “I’m lucky” in Brazilian Portuguese: eu estou com sorte. estar com (beginner) In Brazilian Portuguese it’s important to remember that this special combination of ESTAR + COM is used to say things like: I’m hungry. > Eu estou com fome. I’m thirsty. > Eu…
Read more...using ESTAR with com | the preposition por | apostar ➜ to bet | durar ➜ to last | passar ➜ to pass | perguntar ➜ to ask
using ESTAR with com | PRECISAR + de | using PRECISAR with verbs | ligar ➜ to call, connect
com & sem | estar ➜ to be (temporary) | ligar ➜ to call, connect
estar + com | beber | comer | fazer
com & sem | object pronouns (simple): me, te
Do Brazilians lose their cool? Sure they do. They mostly try to maintain an I’m so relaxed appearance, that often gives way to the I don’t give a damn look. But when they lose it, things can turn ugly quickly. Let’s look at the most common ways Brazilians talk about anger. I’m not going to…
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