Lição 42: gramática
com & sem | the future subjunctive | cantar ➜ to sing
Lição 36: gramática
using ACABAR with de | using ESTAR with com | past participles of verbs | the preterit tense of verbs SER and IR
Lição 22: gramática
com & sem | prestar ➜ deliver (a service), be worthy, to pay (attention) | trabalhar ➜ to work
com & sem
You can use sem to say for example, that you want your coffee without sugar: SEM AÇUCAR.
Lição 32: ensino
the verb DAR with para | using ESTAR with com
Without in Portuguese
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…
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Use estar com to say things like,
estar com, estar de
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…
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Lição 57: ensino
using ESTAR with com | the preposition por | apostar ➜ to bet | durar ➜ to last | passar ➜ to pass | perguntar ➜ to ask
Lição 25: ensino
using ESTAR with com | PRECISAR + de | using PRECISAR with verbs | ligar ➜ to call, connect
Lição 12: ensino
com & sem | estar ➜ to be (temporary) | ligar ➜ to call, connect
Lesson 20: grammar
estar + com | beber | comer | fazer
Lesson 10: grammar
com & sem | object pronouns (simple): me, te
Getting mad in Portuguese
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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