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I am a Catholic priest, learning languages with hopes to use them in religious and philosophical settings, as well as cas. Nevertheless, it is helpful to become conversant in a variety of life situations and issues. My second language is Spanish, since high school. I dabbled in French for a 3-week trip to Switzerland, Portuguese for a 3-week trip to Brazil, and Italian for a 2-month trip there. Later, I developed my Portuguese more, picking up on the accents of Brazilians versus the Continent and the Azores. Seminary taught us the basics of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. I reside in Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Ronan
French
Jun 6, 2022
Une bonne première leçon, je suis certain que Paul va progresser rapidement ! À très bientôt.
Verónica B
Portuguese
Mar 21, 2018
Hoje corrigimos um texto do Paul, e fizemos exercícios com a Preposição De + advérbio de lugar, e com o Pretérito Perfeito de alguns verbos. Espero que tenha sido útil!
Verónica B
Portuguese
Mar 15, 2018
Paul is very motivated to learn Portuguese and he did amazing with several verbs in the Past. With more pratice he will get the Portuguese accent very quickly.
user45846
Portuguese
Feb 22, 2018
Since I had free time, it was not a problem to do the class after the time. The theme was different and I was very curious to know about it. If you have time write a little about it as a homework, I would like to know more about it and also the way you write
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    Yes, Luiz, I agree with what you suggested and with what Justin wrote in reply. "Rooted" means that something has come from something else in an exclusive way. In your example, there is a suggestion of systems of communication that are NOT rooted in human nature, and that languages are the ones that are rooted in human nature. Another example: The right to the preservation of one's own life is rooted in human nature. Another example: A person's abuse of alcohol is rooted in his experience of trauma and rejection earlier in life. As you can see, it expresses a philosophical understanding of things.
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    March 12, 2018
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    The teacher or doctor or parent should probably specified further, either by the definite article or by some adjective. You also need to know whether you are referring to one teacher or more than one. There are many ways to do it: Correct ways to speak about one particular teacher: I don't understand my teacher's jargon. I don't understand the teacher's jargon. I don't understand that teacher's jargon. I don't understand this teacher's jargon. Correct ways to speak about a group of teachers that you know: I don't understand the teachers' jargon. (in English, unlike Portuguese, there is no distinct plural form for the definite article "the") I don't understand these teachers' jargon. (notice how "these" agrees with "teachers" in number: both are plural) A correct form that presents some difficulty: I don't understand teacher's jargon. With no article or adjective, this expresses the abstract claim that I never understand teachers when they use their own technical language ("teacher's jargon"). In that case, "teacher" is the category of persons who are teachers, and does not refer to any one teacher. I think it could also be written "teachers' jargon" referring to all teachers everywhere. In more informal settings, you could say "teacher speak" or "teacher talk" to communicate the same thing as "teacher's jargon." Sometimes it is even hyphenated: "teacher-speak."
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    March 1, 2018
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    O meu caminho para voltar Padre Na minha crianção, assistimos à missa cada domingo como família católica. Quando eu tinha quinze anos, cambiamos à paróquia dos oblatos da virgem maria, perto à cidade onde moravamos naquele tempo. Lá naquela paróquia encontramos uns padres religiosos bem animados pela fé e com amor para nossa senhora e a divina misericordia. Começei o catequese para chrisma com eles e começei a preparar para consagrar-me a Jesus através de Maria. Foi nesses dias que começei considerar a vocação para ser padre como os oblatos da paróquia. Maria sugeriu-me num momento de oração quando imaginei Jesus na cruz e perguntou-me, O que deves fazer para mim? Já acabei a decidir. Então, entrei no seminário dos oblatos em Boston em 2010. Hoje, faz quinze anos desde aquela chamada, eu sou um diácono esperando a ordenação ao sacerdócio neste verão. Os anos da formação pela vida religiosa foram para que crescesse no amor para com Deus e os irmãos na comunidade, na maturidade de homem, e no conhecimento da vida e carisma de nosso fundador, Padre Bruno Lanteri. Ele era italiano e nasceu em 1759. O Padre Lanteri experimentou algum proceso de arrepentimento, acompanhado por outro Padre Jesuita quem se chamava Diessbach. Este processo foi dirigido na maneira de Santo Inácio de Loyola, Os Exercícios Espirituais. Por isso, Padre Lanteri foi inspirado para fundar a nossa congregação de vida religiosa para fazer o mesmo para os outros. Hoje, continuamos a tradição do fundador, segundo a sua visão, ensinando a muitos Padres e laicos para utilizar os Exercícios para os outros. Aqui nos estados unidos de américa, temos três paróquias, dois santuários, e dois centros para retiros espirituais em silêncio. Cada três anos decidimos mandar os nossos padres a um lugar novo para que continuem a nossa missão, pela glória de Deus!
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