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Hi, I'm an American from Seattle and have been studying Brazilian Portuguese since April of 2014. I'm interested in improving my conversation skills and will happily chat with any native Poturguese speaker.
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    Usando 'gostar' com uma lista de coisas. Qual é correto? Eu gosto de cachorros, gatos, e pássaros. Eu gosto de cachorros, DE gatos, e DE pássaros. ('de' antes de cada substantivo.)
    January 14, 2017
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    Palavras homógrafas heterófonas I recently learned that there are many Portuguese words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently. For example: jogo: eu jogo / um jogo seca: terra seca / você seca os pratos erro: o erro / eu erro etc. I wonder if there is a simple rule to decide whether to pronounce the vowel open or closed. If not, do you know where I can obtain a list of these words with indication of how to pronounce the vowel? Obrigado desde já.
    February 3, 2015
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    Uso estranho do apóstrofo Tenho um livro didático que contem esta sentença: Ela foi a'O Príncipe. (O Príncipe é o nome de uma loja de roupas. Sim, o nome inteiro é 'O Principe.') Porque tem um apóstrofo entre as letras 'a' e 'O'. Suponho que quer dizer 'ao principe' e o apóstrofo é necessário quando a segunda letra da contração é maiúscula. Correto? Obrigado.
    January 14, 2015
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    My last vacation

    My last vacation was last July. I went to Europe and knew spent time in three countries: France, Portugal and Belgium. It was amazing! In France, I knew visited Paris and Normandy. In Paris, I visited some places, like the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Triumphe's Arc the Arc de Triomphe. In Normandy, I was in at the beaches where the army of the United States landed in the Second War. In Portugal, I knew met my family and saw the village where my father was born. But, But [no comma] I didn't go to my mother's village. In Belgium, I visited a medieval city called Bruges and I could have had some of the famous bears beers of the region. 

     

    Ana Paula.  Não existe em inglês uma palavra exatamente equivalente a 'conhecer'.  Se quiser traduzir 'conheci Paris,' deve dizer  algo como 'I saw Paris for the first time.' 

     

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    December 4, 2014
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    Dear Sir or Madan Madam,

    I would like to reserve a single room at your hotel for the night if nights of December 29, 30 and 31. Could I possibly have a quite quiet room with a nice view?

    I understand you have a restaurant. Could you tel tell me what time the restaurant closes?

    Please let me now if you need a deposit or credit card number.

    Tanck very muth. Thanks very much.

    I look forwad forward to rering hearing from you.

    Sencirely,   Sincerely,

    Lucy West

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    December 4, 2014
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    Gerunds and Infinitives

    I enjoy swimming at the club at on the weekend.

    I don't enjoy waiting for people who are late.

    I can't stand drivers honking their horns on the street.

    I would like to visit my family who lives in the countryside this year for Christmas.

    I would love to travel to Disney for the second time!

    Going to the cinema movies is my idea of fun. [Cinema is technically correct, but rarely used.]

    Playing basketball isn't my idea of fun.

    Personally, reading history school books is really boring.

    I find people sniffing around me during tests annoying. [What did you mean by this? I did not understand.]

    I'm not very interested in salt water fishing,

    I'm not very keen on bird watching.

    It is very expensive to travel to other countries, especially Tokyo, Cancun,Copenhagen and London.

    It is difficult to study for the tests when you are tired. [Just say 'study for tests']

    It is fun to ride a roller coaster.

     

    Bem feito!

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    December 4, 2014
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    Street Performers

    There are street performers in Belo Horizonte.They are usually kids or teenagers (for the most part boys) who juggle when the traffic light is red. Some of them paint their faces and wear clown clothes.The drivers are the public. [I did not understand what this means.] Some generous drivers who appreciate their juggling give them money but others don't take any notice of them.This These drivers don't react positively and obviously don't find their juggling so entertaining. Yet, nobody shouts rude comments at them.In my opinion, it is not right for kids to be juggling because they should be going to school and preparing themselves for a future with more opportunities.

     

    YOUR ENGLISH IS EXCELLENT!

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    December 4, 2014
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    Presentation

    My name is Erich. I am from Brazil and I am an architect with a master degree. So, I am learning English and if you want practice your portuguese with me I can help you in exchange.

     

    Quase perfeito! Only 3 corrections:

    Master's degree (not master)

    If you want TO practice

    Portuguese (maiúscula)

     

     

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    December 4, 2014
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    a palavra 'ora' Alguém poderia por favor explicar (com exemplos) alguns usos da palavra 'ora'? É sinónimo com 'agora'? Obrigado.
    December 4, 2014
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    Por e para estão me deixando louco! Several Brazilians corrected the following sentence in my notebook, but I don't understand why 'para' and not 'por' is used in this context: Feijoada é um guisado para a alma. (I wrote 'pela alma'). Obrigado.
    November 27, 2014
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