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I'm from California and my goal is to maintain my level of Spanish, as well as practice Portuguese and French.
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Neyde Balsa
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Jun 19, 2019
Apesar do tempo, o seu português está cada vez melhor. Parabéns! :-)
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I'm from California and unfortunately it is true, at least for the younger generations (people between 12-30 years old). I would say that we use "like" more than "you know." However, it's not a strictly Californian thing. For example, I have a friend from South Carolina who constantly uses the word "like" throughout her sentences. Here's an example of something she would say:
So I was like going to the store and like this guy was just like, "The store is closed." Like, it was weird. Like how did he know?
0 votedFebruary 7, 20182"Me too" is used as its own sentence.
Person 1: I like cheese.
Person 2: Me too.
"I too" is used at the beginning of a sentence where another verb is used (and is less common).
Person 1: I like cheese.
Person 2: I, too, like cheese but I can't eat it.
Never respond with "I too" alone. Always complete it with a verb.
0 votedSeptember 5, 20170- "to happen to be" is another way of saying "to be," but with emphasis. It's used when someone is trying to emphasize that something is a certain way, especially when someone else has said that it's different. Example 1: Father - "I don't like your boyfriend. It seems like he doesn't have a job or any career goals." Daughter - "You don't know him! He actually does have a job, and he happens to be great at his work." Example 2 (on the phone): Person One - "Hey, next time you're in my city, give me a call." Person Two - "Well I happen to be going there next week, so I'll definitely call you!"0 votedAugust 27, 20170
- Your sentences are both correct but have slightly different meanings. 1. They said there's a hot spring = They said it in the past, but the hot spring exists today. 2. They said there was a hot spring = They said it in the past, and the hot spring existed in the past or maybe it's still there. We don't know exactly. So no, it doesn't always have to be in the past simple tense after "said." Another example is, "They said we were running." "I said that you would go home." "He said we're terrible people!"0 votedAugust 25, 20170
These are some fun expressions. Here are my best explanations.
1) "Lock them in, soundproof the bugger" in this context means lock in the sound with thicker walls, make it soundproof so that no one else can hear the choir. The "bugger" is just a vague noun used to refer to a thing or idea (in this case, the thing is the choir). Another example of "bugger" could be, "I lost the remote control for the TV in the couch and couldn't find the bugger." Here the bugger is the remote control. It really doesn't have a meaning outside of this as far as I know... I guess some people also use it as a curse word, like if something bad happens they'll say, "Oh bugger!" which means, "Oh shoot! / Oh dang! / Oh crap / etc etc."
2) "You can charitably describe it as bad" means you can describe it as bad if you're being generous, meaning that it's much WORSE than bad. Saying it's bad would be generous, it would be a charitable thing to say. So really it means that it's really really bad. Does that make sense?
Let me know if you have any other questions about it or if something was unclear!
0 votedAugust 18, 20170Oi, pois eu sou falante de espanhol e estou aprendendo português como você. Infelizmente não tenho uma boa recomendação de livro... mas eu consegui aprender algumas coisas de gramática com esse canal do Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/tusclasesdeportugues
Espero que isso pode ajudá-la e se você conseguir o nome do livro, me avisará porque eu também preciso ;)
0 votedAugust 11, 20170- (1) Both "that" and "who" are totally correct, and I honestly don't see a big difference between them. (2) You wrote, "the restaurant is only famous between the neighborhood" but the word "between" is strange here. I would use "within" instead, because "between" is usually for when something is in the middle of two things. You should write, "the restaurant is only famous within the neighborhood" or perhaps "the restaurant is only well-known within the neighborhood." (3) As others have said, "much" is not correct here. But including "them" isn't exactly necessary. Both ways are grammatically correct (with/without them) but have slightly different meanings. See below: "here's a thread to show them how wrong they are" = You're showing "them". They're seeing it. They feel stupid. ;) "here's a thread to show how wrong they are" = You're showing the world. The world sees how stupid they are. "They" may or may not see it, it doesn't matter, but you've told the world.0 votedAugust 11, 20171
- 1) The native's sentence is a little bit awkwardly worded, but it conveys the meaning. I think it could be improved. Making the least amount of changes, I would have said, "One hour a couple of times a week just does not allow for sufficient progress." 2) Your sentence is a little better but still lacking a preposition. You wrote: "An hour a time,( /and) a couple of times a week just DOES not allow sufficient progress." This should be: "An hour at a time, and a couple of times a week just DOES not allow sufficient progress." 3) I think my main problem with it is the verb "allow" coupled with the noun "progress." So if I were to try to say this better, I would say something like, "Only one hour just a couple of times per week won't be enough to see significant progress." Because in my mind, "progress" is not something that comes passively (when you "allow" something you let it happen). Instead, "progress" is something you have to work for. Maybe I'm overthinking it haha.0 votedJuly 28, 20172
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