Saturday, March 31, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Ele é um soldado corajoso.
He is a brave soldier.

Words of Today's Sentence:
elehe[Details]
serto be[Details]
um, umaa, an, one[Details]
soldado m.soldier, warrior[Details]
corajoso m., corajosabrave, courageous, fearless[Details]

Friday, March 30, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

A mãe do menino é da Líbia.The mother of the boy is from Libya.

Words of Today's Sentence:
a1. the (female) 2. her, it, them 3. at, by, in, of, on, till, to, towards, under, upon 4. her, them (female)

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mãe f.mother

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do, daof the, from the

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menino m.boy

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serto be

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Líbia f.Libya

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Portuguese Phrase of the day

Ele está em choque.
He is in shock.

Words of Today's Sentence:

ele
estar
em
in, on, into, at

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choque m.
shock, clash, impact (noun)

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day


Words of Today's Sentence:

não
no, not, do not, did not, will not

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agir
to act, to behave

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como
1. how, like (adj) 2. as, when, while, because

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se
1. himself, herself, itself, oneself, yourself, yourselves, themselves 2. one 3. if, whether

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saber
1. to know 2. can

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tudo
everything, all, anything

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Me passe o molho, por favor.
Please pass the gravy to me.

Words of Today's Sentence:

me
passar
1. to spend, to pass, to pass over, to go through, to cross 2. to pass on, hand over, convey 3. to exceed 4. to show, to screen (on TV, cinemas) 5. to apply

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o
1. the (male) 2. him, them, it

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molho m.
sauce, dressing, gravy

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por favor
please

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

O cachorro está morto.
The dog is dead.

Words of Today's Sentence:
o1. the (male) 2. him, them, it[Details]
cachorro m., cachorradog[Details] 
estarto be[Details] 
morto m., mortakilled, dead[Details] 

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Eu me formei no ano passado.I graduated last year.

Words of Today's Sentence:
euI[Details]
meme[Details]
formar1. to form, to create 2. to graduate[Details]
no, nain, in the, on, on the[Details]
ano m.year[Details]
passado, passadapast (adj), former, bygone[Details]

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Quero aprender a cozinhar.
I want to learn how to cook.

Words of Today's Sentence:
quererto want[Details]
aprenderto learn[Details]
a1. the (female) 2. her, it, them 3. at, by, in, of, on, till, to, towards, under, upon 4. her, them (female)[Details]
cozinharto cook[Details]

Friday, March 23, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Who is the project manager?

Words of Today's Sentence:
quemwho, whom[Details]
serto be[Details]
o1. the (male) 2. him, them, it[Details]
diretor m., diretoradirector, head, headmaster, manager, administrator[Details]
de1. of 2. from 3. to 4. in 5. than[Details]
projeto m.project[Details]

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

O arco-íris é muito bonito.
The rainbow is very beautiful.

Words of Today's Sentence:
o1. the (male) 2. him, them, it[Details] 
arco-íris m.rainbow[Details]
serto be[Details] 
muito, muitavery, much, a lot, plenty, many, a lot of[Details] 
bonito, bonitabeautiful, pretty, handsome, good-looking[Details] 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

É uma má ideia.
It's a bad idea.

Words of Today's Sentence:
serto be[Details]
um, umaa, an, one[Details] 
mau, má1. bad, harmful, mean, evil, perverse 2. of poor quality[Details] 
ideia f., ideiaidea, notion[Details] 

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Você está trabalhando hoje?
Are you working today?

Words of Today's Sentence:
vocêyou[Details]
estarto be[Details]
trabalharto work[Details]
hojetoday[Details]

Monday, March 19, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Eu gosto de ler autobiografias.
I enjoy reading autobiographies.

Words of Today's Sentence:
euI[Details]
gostarto like, to enjoy[Details]
de1. of 2. from 3. to 4. in 5. than 6. by[Details]
lerto read[Details]
autobiografia f.autobiography[Details]

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Sou seu amigo.
I'm your friend.

Words of Today's Sentence:
serto be[Details]
seu, suayour, his, her, their, its[Details]
amigo m., amigafriend[Details]

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day


Ele é firme, mas justo.
He is firm but fair.

Words of Today's Sentence:
elehe[Details]
serto be[Details]
firmefirm, tough, fixed[Details]
masbut, however[Details]
justo, justafair, honest[Details]

Friday, March 16, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Cascavéis são venenosas.
Rattlesnakes are venomous.

Words of Today's Sentence:
cascavel f.rattlesnake[Details] 
serto be[Details]
venenoso m., venenosapoisonous, poison, venomous[Details] 

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Este teclado é muito velho.
This keyboard is very old.

Words of Today's Sentence:
este, estathis[Details] 
teclado m.keyboard[Details]
serto be[Details] 
muito, muitavery, much, a lot, plenty, many, a lot of[Details] 
velho, velhaold[Details] 

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Por favor, não chore.
Please don't cry.

Words of Today's Sentence:
por favorplease[Details] 
nãono, not, do not, did not, will not[Details]
chorarto cry[Details] 

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Portuguese phrase of the day

Onde posso baixar este arquivo?
Where can I download this file?

Words of Today's Sentence:
ondewhere[Details]
poder1. can, to be able to 2. may, might[Details]
baixar1. to lower, to put down, to bring down 2. to incline 4. to turn down (volume) 5. to fall 6. to download (computer)[Details]
este, estathis[Details]
arquivo m.archive, file[Details]

Monday, March 12, 2012

Portuguese Phrase of the day

O ouro é um metal valioso.
Gold is a valuable metal.

Words of Today's Sentence:
o1. the (male) 2. him, them, it[Details]
ouro m.gold[Details]
serto be[Details]
um, umaa, an, one[Details]
metal m.metal[Details]
valioso, valiosavaluable, valued[Details]