Lição 33: gramática
indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum | indefinite pronouns: algo, nada, tudo, cada | the preposition de | valer ➜ to be worth
indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum | indefinite pronouns: algo, nada, tudo, cada | the preposition de | valer ➜ to be worth
expression: pode ser, indefinite pronouns: qualquer bastante tanto
the future tense using IR | indefinite pronouns: algo, nada, tudo, cada | entender ➜ to understand | entrar ➜ to enter | saber ➜ to know (a fact)
✻ If you know these grammar points already, ótimo ~ Use these grammar lessons as review & reference. Mas lembre-se (but remember), repetition & review is the true key to your progress. indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum | indefinite pronouns: qualquer, bastante, tanto | interrogative pronouns | the expression: IR embora
In Portuguese, expressing something, nothing, and anything can be confusing 😵💫. In this post I will show you how to navigate the phrases and words in-context that Brazilians use daily to express these “indefinite pronouns”.
Read more...TUDO in Portuguese is used when talking about non-specific things. So for example when you say “tudo bem” you’re saying, “everything’s fine / all is well”. Use TODO & TODA when you want to get more specific about things. For example, when saying something like, “I like to see here every day before going to work”…
Read more...indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum
indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum | the present progressive tense | deixar ➜ to leave, let | fechar ➜ to close
diminutives and augmentatives | indefinite pronouns: uns, vários, certo
the imperfect tense | the imperfect tense of ESTAR | indefinite pronouns: qualquer, bastante, tanto | faltar ➜ to lack, miss, be out of
expresssing “this” & “that”, “these” & “those” | the expression: já volto | expressions using dar | indefinite pronoun: todo | the preposition por | acabar ➜ to end up
I’m old enough to remember the lan house. And in Brazil – especially the favelas you can still (it’s 2020) find them! In my early days traveling in Brazil I would always go to the same lan house. I would always go when I knew there would be this one girl working there – but…
Read more...That much, so much, as much, so many.
Use tão to express so, so much, so very. Use it convey degree, not quantity.
Use todo mundo to express everyone. It literally means: the entire world.
todo(a) = all, every
pouco(a) = few, a little muito(a) = much, many
algum(a) = some nenhum(a) = no one
Indefinite pronouns refer to an INDEFINITE NUMBER of things: some, none, few, many & every. They are frequently used with coisa (thing). algum(a) = some nenhum(a) = no one pouco(a) = few, a little muito(a) = much, many todo(a) = every Plurals: alguns, algumas poucos, poucas muito, muitas todos, todas
Called indefinite pronouns because they refer to things that are indefinite. algo = something nada = nothing tudo = everything cada = each
These indefinite pronouns are also very common. uns = some (masculine) umas = some (feminine) vários(as) = various certo(a) = certain, right
These indefinite pronouns are also very common. qualquer = whicever one, whatever bastante = plenty tanto(a) = so much, many
imperative mood: irregulars | indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum | deixar ➜ to leave, let | ver ➜ to see
indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum, pouco, muito, todo | using tão
the expression: já volto | the expression: todo mundo | encontrar ➜ to meet | esperar ➜ to wait | experimentar ➜ to experiment, test | voltar ➜ to return
indefinite pronoun: todo
indefinite pronouns: pouco, muito | using para
negatives Did you notice how Raquel answered the waiter? She literally says: I don’t want more nothing. In cases like these Brazilians like to use the double negative. Mais alguma coisa? Eu não quero. Não quero mais nada. Você quer mais um café? Não. Não quero. the preposition de | the present tense of ~er…
contractions ao & à | double negative | indefinite pronouns: algo nada tudo cada | preposition de | ir
indefinite pronouns: algum, nenhum, pouco, muito, todo