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Lição 2: gramática

✻ 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

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The future with IR
By James Hall

In Portuguese, the fastest way to start talking about the future is with the verb IR. All you need to know is how to conjugate IR in it’s present tense. This will give you superpowers to construct useful sentences like “I’m going to swim later today,” “She’s going to be mad!,” and “We’re going to buy the nuclear powered scooter.” Embrace the potential of IR – combine it with ANY VERB and say what’s GOING to happen.

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(2) Beginning Portuguese

ir ➜ to go

In the present tense IR translates as I go, she goes, we go ETC. It’s (very) irregular. present indicativeir to goeuvouvocê, ele, elavainósvamosvocês, eles, elasvão Complete conjugation.

the preterit tense of verbs SER and IR

The preterit of ser and ir ~ These two essential verbs are very irregular in the “simple past” tense. BUT – they’re exactly the same! Saying was or went, is usually written the same. preterit indicativeser to beeufuivocê, ele, elafoinósfomosvocês, eles, elasforam preterit indicativeir to goeufuivocê, ele, elafoinósfomosvocês, eles, elasforam

the expression: IR embora

The phrase vamos embora evolved from the old time phrase Vamos em boa hora. Say it fast! Meaning, let’s go at a good time (while spirits are high!). It’s current meaning is roughly: go away, leave.

the future tense using IR

You can use ir (to go) to say where you’re going, or what you’re going to do. Either way you just need to know how to conjugate ir in the present tense. It’s (very) irregular. Present Indicative Eu vou. ➜ I’m going Você, ele, ela vai. ➜ You, he, she…

Vamos embora!
By James Hall

Vamos emobra! When Brazilian’s say goodbye. IN ORDER OF USAGE (most common first) — the ways Brazilians say good-bye. (1) Tchau! (2) eu vou embora EMBORA = away. Eu vou embora. = I’m going away (leaving). Most dictionaries list this as: em•bo•ra | {conj.} (apesar de; ainda que; ainda) That’s because this is an expression…

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(2) Beginning Portuguese

Caiu ➜ dialog

JORGE O que foi? Literally, “what was it?” This is of course, the simple past tense of ser. This is just another way of saying, “what happened?”. There are three ways that Brazilians ask, “what happened?”: (1) O que aconteceu?; (2) O que foi?; (3) O que houve? (verbo HAVER). PAULO Está muito lento agora….

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Lesson 1: grammar

Thanks to Josh Plotkin and Beatriz Winicki for these great breakdowns. *Note: this first unit (chapters 1-14) presents ALL of the grammar that you saw already in Level 1 novelas. To some of you, it’s just a review, but most people are just getting used to these grammar rules. Either way, you should take this…

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Faxineira 3 ➜ dialog

* New 3rd part will begin right after a replay the first two segments 🤞 This really is how this would play out in Brazil. Not that the maids here cover up the inevitable accidents, but just that things do_break. All 3 of these chapters happened to me, personally. Having a housekeeper is a real…

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Como foi?
By Raquel Semantica

Most Portuguese courses start by teaching the future tense (using IR). Como vai? That’s because it’s the simplest thing to learn. But in the real world you want to be able to talk about what happened a few minutes ago; what happened yesterday, and so on. And, this is NO BIG DEAL to do. You…

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(2) Beginning Portuguese