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A few clear details help you explain an outage to a building manager or service provider in Brazil. Practise the phrases for saying what stopped, where, and when it began.
Open practice guideUse a warm, direct message to change a plan and offer a concrete alternative.
Open practice guideA warm thank-you is enough. Add a short response or return the compliment when it feels sincere and appropriate.
Open practice guideA single translation rarely shows how a Portuguese word behaves. Use short phrase cards to review meaning, grammar, and natural usage without building an unmanageable deck.
Open practice guideAssim que means ‘as soon as’; use the future subjunctive for an uncertain future event in Brazilian Portuguese.
Open practice guideLearn natural Brazilian Portuguese for generating an idea, proposing a plan, or finding a solution.
Open practice guidePode is a friendly everyday request; poderia often sounds more tentative or formal, depending on the situation.
Open practice guideCair em um golpe means to fall for a scam. Learn the phrase and a clear way to explain a suspicious message or transaction.
Open practice guideUse passar vergonha for an embarrassing experience, ficar com vergonha for the feeling, and ter vergonha for embarrassment or shyness.
Open practice guidePortuguese uses different verbs for understanding an explanation, discovering a fact, and solving a problem.
Open practice guideSe dar bem describes getting along with a person or group in everyday Brazilian Portuguese.
Open practice guideLearn the difference between getting yourself ready and saying that a meal, document, or task is ready.
Open practice guideLearn how se divertir changes with the subject and how Brazilians wish friends a good time.
Open practice guideFor many English ‘Have you ever…?’ questions, Brazilian Portuguese uses já with the simple past rather than a direct present-perfect translation.
Open practice guideUse concordo to agree, concordo com to name the person or idea, and estou de acordo for a slightly more formal tone.
Open practice guideTanto faz can mean either option is fine, while não me importo can sound more indifferent or dismissive.
Open practice guideEstou com vontade de is a natural way to say you feel like doing or having something.
Open practice guideCostumava fazer means ‘used to do’; Brazilian Portuguese also uses the imperfect for repeated past habits.
Open practice guideIa fazer means ‘I was going to do’; the sentence context can show whether the plan happened or changed.
Open practice guideTomara expresses hope, quem dera can sound like ‘if only,’ and queria softens a request or desire.
Open practice guideUse estou atrasado or atrasada to apologize for being late and dizer vou me atrasar to warn someone in advance.
Open practice guideEstar acostumado describes a familiar situation; acostumar-se describes the process of getting used to it.
Open practice guideDepende works as a complete answer; add de before the factor that changes the answer.
Open practice guideLearn friendly phrases for keeping in touch after a trip, event, course, or work project.
Open practice guideLearn natural Brazilian Portuguese alternatives to the literal English phrase ‘look forward to.’
Open practice guideUse decidir for the verb ‘decide’ and tomar uma decisão for ‘make a decision’ in Brazilian Portuguese.
Open practice guideUse cometer um erro, errar, and enganar-se to explain different kinds of mistakes in Portuguese.
Open practice guideLearn a supportive way to talk about effort in Portuguese without translating the English verb make literally.
Open practice guideUse fazer amizade with people, and use conhecer or fazer novos amigos to talk about meeting new friends.
Open practice guideUse progredir, avançar, or melhorar to describe progress in language learning and everyday goals.
Open practice guideFazer sentido works in questions, explanations, and everyday reactions when an idea is clear or logical.
Open practice guideUse eu também after an affirmative statement, eu também não after a negative one, and nem eu as a casual ‘me neither.’
Open practice guideSem problema is direct and clear; imagina is a warm response to thanks, while tudo bem can accept a small apology.
Open practice guidePortuguese does not literally use pagar for ‘pay attention.’ Use prestar atenção and connect it to the person or thing you are focusing on.
Open practice guideFicar sem describes having none left; acabar can describe a supply or resource running out.
Open practice guidePuxar assunto means to open a conversation or bring up a topic, especially when people are getting to know one another.
Open practice guideFicar por dentro means to be informed or stay up to date about a topic, plan, or change.
Open practice guideLearn the natural Portuguese phrases for a short pause, a rest, and time away from work.
Open practice guideUse anotar or fazer anotações for taking notes in a Portuguese class, meeting, or lecture.
Open practice guideCostumar + an infinitive is a practical way to say what you usually do. Learn the pattern and compare it with sempre, às vezes, and quase nunca.
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