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❤ I've always been interested in learning new languages and the culture ❤
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HELOISA VALADARES
Portuguese
Aug 11, 2016
Trabalhamos o modo indicativo. Obrigada, Sammie!
Georgia
English
Jul 11, 2016
Your good pronunciation surprised me!
HELOISA VALADARES
Portuguese
May 30, 2016
Sam has a good understanding about some basic topics and she is also studing by herself, which can make her improvement much faster. We talked about the difference between SER e ESTAR. We also solved some doubts with regards to "qual" and "que". Thanks, Sam!
Felipe Barth
Portuguese
May 29, 2016
Ótima aluna. Pelo fato de ser nossa primeira conversa precisei entender as necessidades dela e qual era seu nível no idioma. Agora que identifiquei estes pontos poderei prepara aulas específicas para que ela aprenda Português.
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    Festa Junina (Brazilian June Party)

    Festa Junina is a traditional Brazilian party that is celebrated in the month of June. It is believed that the party originated in Portugal and was created in order to honor three Catholic saints; Saint João, Pedro, and Antônio.
    Festa Junina was brought to Brazil during the time when Brazil was a cologne colony of Portugal.
    In Brazil, people join together and celebrate this party at night by wearing typical attire.
    They join together by dancing to typical Junina songs. This type of dance is called quadrilha. It is comum common to see people send ballons in the air, and light fire in pits made of wood (fogueira de Sao Joao). In addition, the the typical foods found at Festa Junina (June Party) are Pamonha, cural de milho verde, milho cozido, canjica, cuscuz, pipoca, and bolo de milho.
    If you're interested in Brazilian culture, you should read more about this traditional party on the internet.


    *Festa Junina sounds fun ^_^

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    July 12, 2016
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    Thanks everyone for your comments. And Sudeep- Thank you! Interest is the main key!
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    July 6, 2016
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    Motivation to study >.< Dear people, 
    There are days where I lack the motivation to do things that I really enjoy doing. For instance- studying Portuguese. Some days I can study for hours and then there are days where I just cannot get myself to do even 1 hour of studying. Learning a new language is difficult and challenging for some of us. What motivates you to keep going and to keep studying? 

    Aprender portugues é dificil. Eu posso estudar por um longo tempo às vezes mas há dias quando eu não tenho "the motivation" estudar. Eu gosto de aprender português mas às vezes eu estou muito preguiçosa estudar :( 
    Você pode me ajudar achar "the motivation" estudar português?
    July 6, 2016
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    Motivation to study >.< Dear people, There are days where I lack the motivation to do things that I really enjoy doing. For instance- studying Portuguese. Some days I can study for hours and then there are days where I just cannot get myself to do even 1 hour of studying. Learning a new language is difficult and challenging for some of us. What motivates you to keep going and to keep studying? Aprender portugues é dificil. Eu posso estudar por um longo tempo às vezes mas há dias quando eu não tenho "the motivation" estudar. Eu gosto de aprender português mas às vezes eu estou muito preguiçosa estudar :( Você pode me ajudar achar "the motivation" estudar português?
    June 30, 2016
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    quiser v. querer So in English there's the 'hope v. wish'. Sometimes it makes more sense to use one and not the other. Does the same thing go for 'quiser v. querer'? When should I use one, and not the other?
    June 17, 2016
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    May 30, 2016
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    Songs and books for beginner Portuguese

    Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated ^_^

    Perhaps there's already a discussion here about recommendations also. 

    May 29, 2016
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    Qual v. Que or O que I am a beginner at Brazilian Portuguese. Is there a trick to figuring out when to use qual v. que (or o que). I'm not sure if the book I have does a good job explaining it >.<
    May 28, 2016
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    Hello. I started learning another language alone as well (Portuguese). I bought 2 books (Practice Makes Perfect, and Living Language) and have been reading, doing the activities, and listening to the CD that comes with it. I also have a Flashcard App on my phone so I study vocabularies and verbs, etc. whenever I am on the train or car. I also stick notes on objects to remind myself what they are in Portuguese. At the end of the day, actually hearing the language is the most important. Once you know the basics, I think you should speak with others because hearing the language in your head is not the same as actually hearing it from a native speaker. Good luck!!!!!
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    May 27, 2016
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    Hmmm. ANOTHER basically means "one more". Example: I finished my dessert. Can I get another one? Excuse me waiter, can I get another drink. OTHER can basically mean "different". Example: Do you have any other shoes? I am looking for other books that are similar to this one. *Honestly the more you talk to native speakers, you will find them use the word "other" and "another" interchangeably depending on the situation. Some people might say I AM LOOKING FOR OTHER BOOKS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. While others might say I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER BOOK THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE.
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    May 27, 2016
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