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Moncarapacho – do you know how it got its name?
Moncarapacho is a small idyllic village set deep in the orange groves of the municipality of Olhão. There are many […]
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I want to learn Portuguese but..!
Are you getting frustrated trying to learn European Portuguese? Many of my new pupils tell me that they have tried […]
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Muito or Muita?
Do you know when to use muita? As a Portuguese student, the first time you possibly came across the word […]
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Ever seen a pair of knockers like these?
You may have wondered about these rather curious door knockers that adorn some of the older houses in the back […]
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Obrigado v Obrigada
This is a subject that comes up many times. The major doubt is who should say obrigado and who should […]
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Regular Portuguese Verbs
Regular verbs in Portuguese follow a set pattern or formular, this is what makes them regular. Once you have learned […]
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Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns, are words we use when we are referring to objects, without naming them. In English we would use […]
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Portuguese Cuts of Meat
Over the years I have been teaching Portuguese I have often heard people asking about various meat cuts, so I […]
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Buying clothes in Portugal
Here is some vocabulary for clothing in Portuguese. There can be some confusion with certain names as they can apply […]
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Portuguese False friends
In the Portuguese language we have many False Friends, these are words that look similar to English words, but mean […]