# Minha amiga Laika A Laika é uma cachorra. Mas ela parece humana. Eu acho que ela também acha isso. Ela ama a família, está sempre por perto. Ela é extremamente carente, quer tocar e lamber. Ela percebe quando alguém não está muito bem. E quer ver feliz, não importa quem. Água… ela parece uma capivara (e eu também). Não pode ver água que já se joga! Lá em casa a Laika tem acesso liberado. Ela pode entrar e sair como bem entender. Ela é tão dona da casa quanto os demais moradores. Talvez até mais. Eu não posso subir no sofá se estiver sujo. Já ela pode! É fácil dar carinho pra Laika, porque eu sei que ela sempre quer. Com pessoas eu acho bem mais difícil. Às vezes querem carinho, às vezes querem ficar no seu cantinho.

I love swimming! Eu adoro nadar - I can't wait for summer in southern brazil to gain momentum, so that it heats the lakes and the sea, and so that I can jump in. Mal posso esperar pelo verão ganhar força no sul do Brasil, pra que aqueça a água dos lagos e do mar, pra que eu possa me jogar = throw myself Do you also enjoy swimming? Você também curte nadar?

I'll give you some RANDOM words, you come up with a weird story that connects them all. Translations in Portuguese. DONKEY (mula) PAYMENT (pagamento) REPORTER (repórter) RADIANT (radiante) GRANDSON/DAUGHTER (neto/neta) TIP: Do not read my story before you come up with yours. This will help you not compare. * * * * * My "little" story, yours could be shorter: There was a donkey called Jenny. She was extremely stubborn and she took this as a compliment. The news reporter that was at the donkey race event came up to Jenny to interview her moments before the race. She emphasized that she would only move and participate in the yearly donkey competition if there was substancial payment, before the competition, of course. Payment could be credit card, carrots or other vegetables + salt. The race started! Most donkeys started moving (and stopping seconds later), and Jenny was there, stuck. She was enjoying the competition, though. Then, very cleverly, the reporter's grandson, who'd been rooting for Jenny, took a big carrot sandwich from his lunch box and came running to feed Jenny. She immediately gorged on that delicious meal and, almost like magic, made her start moving. Maybe she was not even aware she was moving already. The little boy was left radiant with the outcome of his quick decision. He had no sandwich anymore, but now he could only look at Jenny and scream her name anyway. Go Jenny!!!!

I took this picture a few years ago. I will give you a few VERBS, some ADJECTIVES and a few NOUNS that can help you describe some of the things that are happening here. You can make AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE or INTERROGATIVE sentences in the comment section. NOUNS pedra água areia reflexo árvore galho céu nuvem sombra lago mar corda perna mão braço VERBS segurar olhar subir nadar pular apreciar refletir balançar cair puxar brincar ADJECTIVES verde azul vermelho amarelo branco preto ensolarado <> nublado claro <> escuro iluminado <> escuro divertido <> sem graça aventureiro <> parado/ monótono corajoso <> medroso / covarde forte <> fraco

In many languages what happens is: > You have personal pronouns - That pronoun has a specific conjugation > You can drop the pronoun - You still understand - In Brazilian Portuguese we do it a bit differently, I guess. We do have all pronouns and respective conjugations, but we don't feel like using them This makes conjugation in Portuguese much easier. We have Eu - I Tu - you Ela - she Ele - he Nós - we Vós - you plural archaic Elas - they female plural Eles - they male plural - WHAT WE ACTUALLY USE Most used: Eu - I VOCÊ - you Ela / Ele - she/he A gente - informal we Vocês - you plural Elas / eles - they female / they male Less used: Tu - you (I use this one with family and friends, and most people in the south of Brazil do too) Nós - we (I mostly use this one in text, or when it's the object " us" ) - --------- And this makes conjugation simpler because: I'll conjugate the verb AMAR - to love Eu amo - Você ama Ela ama Ele ama A gente ama - Vocês amam Elas amam Eles amam ---- This way you really only need three conjugations - Feel free to ask questions, or make your examples in the comment section. Muito obrigado #Brazilianportuguese #conjugation #grammar