Olá, Simone. Vou explicar com o mínimo de regras gramaticais possíveis. Should = Deveria I should study = Eu deveria estudar You should go = Você deveria ir They should come early = Eles deveriam chegar cedo -------------------------------------------------------- Uso #1: Ao contrário do que Marco disse, você não tem obrigação. "Should" quer dizer que você tem alternativas. I should study, but I'm going to the park. (Eu deveria estudar, mas vou ao parque.) Obrigação é "must". I must study = Eu devo estudar Um pouquinho de gramática: "Should" é um "modal verb" e depois de "should" não se usa "to". Correto: I should study Incorreto: I should to study -------------------------------------------------------- Uso #2 Como a Marija e o Marco disseram, "should" também pode ser usado para dar sugestões. -------------------------------------------------------- Uso#3 As vezes usamos "should" para dizer que algo é obrigação sem fazer parecer que estamos impondo algo. É igual em português. You should be at work at 7am = Você deve estar no trabalho às 7:00. He should call me before trying to open that box = Ele deve me ligar antes de tentar abrir aquela caixa Usamos "should" com este sentido mais quando estamos dando passo-a-passo ou explicando as regras de algo. Não quando estamos obrigando alguém a fazer algo. Lembre, quando for obrigação usamos "must". Muitas vezes usamos o verbo "ter" em linguagem coloquial. Eu tenho que fazer isso hoje = I must do this today = I have to do this today -------------------------------------------------------- Há outros usos para "should", mas são todos praticamente idênticos aos usos de "deveria" em português. Utilize-o destas formas e acertará praticamente sempre. Espero que isso lhe ajude :D

Hikaru Utada is a very popular singer there. AAA also have some great songs Home Made Kazoku is not pop but they're great Luna Haruna Tiara When I started looking for some songs, I used this site: http://www.last.fm/tag/j-pop After you find one, others will start to tie in to the genre. Get a song and listen to it on youtube and see the songs that are related to it. Good luck. Oh, if you find some really good ones, share them here so we can also find some new great artists :D またね :)

I believe what you're trying to say is something like this: "Is being a good cook something you inherit? I think I can say that, in some ways, a person's upbringing allows him to be presented to many opportunities in which he will be able to practice his cooking skills and, therefore, become a 'naturally good' cook. I believe these circumstances have something to do with the end result of him becoming such a good cook." That last line you could change the word "good" for "talented". If it's not along these lines what you were trying to say, just tell me and I'll try to rephrase the paragraph. Hope that helps =]

Would just like to explain why people sometimes write "concerteza". It's actually just because of the way it sounds. When we speak, because of the speed we say things, it sounds as if we say "concerteza" because the sound of the "m" isn't always 'completed' -if I may put it that way. But the correct way to write it is exactly what everyone said, com certeza =]

The exact translation to your sentence would be: Eu posso te (lhe) ajudar quando precisar de mim. ('Quando' means 'When') The "lhe" in parenthesis is just a formal way of saying "te" (meaning 'you') . You would choose to say either 'te' or 'lhe'. Although all the translations Mario gave you are correct in terms of grammar, they would be used in different situations. "Posso te ajudar se você precisar (de mim) (informal)" I can help you IF you need me. Posso te (lhe) ajudar sempre que precisar (de mim) (quite neutral) I can help you WHENEVER you need me. ('sempre' means always, but in English we usually don't say "I can help you everytime you need me.", right?) Posso lhe (te) ajudar sempre que o sr.(a) precisar (de mim) (formal) *This is a formal statement because it has "Sr." or "Sra." which means "Mr" or "Mrs".* Take note of his suggestions. It's always handy to know more than one way to say something depending on the situation =]

What our friend 최태호 said is correct. When he says "always", he means "generally". For example, you are afraid of the dark. That is something that is always like that. It isn't only momentarily. Note that "ti" and "você" mean the same thing "you", but they are a cultural thing and are used depending on where you live. Where I live, we only use "você". It's because we're accustomed to saying "você" and not because we don't know what "ti" is. Usually, if I'm not mistaken, people from the North/Northeast will say "ti" and those from the South will generally say "você". But note that this is a general statement. Brazil has such a mixed society that you find many cultures in every state.