April 14, 2025

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🗣️ Vocabulary & Expressions

carro — car
praia fluvial — river beach
veterinário — veterinarian
joelhos — knees
sendo mimado — being spoiled
café da manhã — breakfast
tipo o que? — like what? (great filler phrase)
sinuca — pool (billiards)
campeonato — championship
ping-pong — ping pong (Brazilian pronunciation: ping-eee pong-ee)
vida militar — military life
cortador de grama — lawn mower
árvore genealógica — family tree
faliu — went bankrupt
dei um branco — I drew a blank
audição seletiva — selective hearing
cinema / filme — cinema / movie
o cinema brasileiro — Brazilian cinema
sistema / lema / problema — note: -ema words are masculine (from Greek)
mesa de sinuca — pool table
totó — foosball
fazendeiros / agricultores — farmers
cemitérios — cemeteries
soldados — soldiers
filtro de barro — clay water filter / ceramic water filter
panela de cozimento lento — slow cooker / crock pot
tadinho — poor thing (affectionate/diminutive)

🇧🇷 Grammar & Pronunciation Tips

“Depois almoço” vs. “Depois do almoço” — notice the difference in preposition and formality.
“Coche” is Spanish; in Portuguese it’s “carro”.
“EMA” endings are usually masculine (ex: sistema, problema, tema).
“Não é legal” — can be misunderstood as “not cool” instead of “not legal.”
“Eu fiz na semana passada” → better: “Eu fiz isso na semana passada.”

💬 Class Conversation Themes (Referenced in Class)

O que tem na sua bolsa/mochila?
Minha rotina ideal
Comida de criança
Na minha cidade tem…
Pequenas felicidades

🧠 Cultural Notes

Germany, Belgium, Brazil: Quiet hours discussed – in Belgium, it’s illegal to make noise early in the morning (ex: 22h–9h).
Menen / Ieper / Tyne Cot: WWI cemeteries in Belgium mentioned by Pieterjan.
“Casamentos às Cegas” — Brazilian title of “Love is Blind” on Netflix.
23andMe — Mentioned in the context of bankruptcy and data privacy.
Division of household tasks — “Um cozinha e o outro lava” — shared responsibility at home.
“Uma coisa é uma coisa, outra coisa é outra coisa!” — playful expression used for emphasis or contrast.

🗣️ Vocabulary & Expressions

carro — car

praia fluvial — river beach

veterinário — veterinarian

joelhos — knees

sendo mimado — being spoiled

café da manhã — breakfast

tipo o que? — like what? (great filler phrase)

sinuca — pool (billiards)

campeonato — championship

ping-pong — ping pong (Brazilian pronunciation: ping-eee pong-ee)

vida militar — military life

cortador de grama — lawn mower

árvore genealógica — family tree

faliu — went bankrupt

dei um branco — I drew a blank

audição seletiva — selective hearing

cinema / filme — cinema / movie

o cinema brasileiro — Brazilian cinema

sistema / lema / problema — note: -ema words are masculine (from Greek)

mesa de sinuca — pool table

totó — foosball

fazendeiros / agricultores — farmers

cemitérios — cemeteries

soldados — soldiers

filtro de barro — clay water filter / ceramic water filter

panela de cozimento lento — slow cooker / crock pot

tadinho — poor thing (affectionate/diminutive)

🇧🇷 Grammar & Pronunciation Tips

“Depois almoço” vs. “Depois do almoço” — notice the difference in preposition and formality.

“Coche” is Spanish; in Portuguese it’s “carro”.

“EMA” endings are usually masculine (ex: sistema, problema, tema).

“Não é legal” — can be misunderstood as “not cool” instead of “not legal.”

“Eu fiz na semana passada” → better: “Eu fiz isso na semana passada.”

🧠 Cultural Notes

Germany, Belgium, Brazil: Quiet hours discussed – in Belgium, it’s illegal to make noise early in the morning (ex: 22h–9h).

Menen / Ieper / Tyne Cot: WWI cemeteries in Belgium mentioned by Pieterjan.

“Casamentos às Cegas” — Brazilian title of “Love is Blind” on Netflix.

23andMe — Mentioned in the context of bankruptcy and data privacy.

Division of household tasks — “Um cozinha e o outro lava” — shared responsibility at home.

“Uma coisa é uma coisa, outra coisa é outra coisa!” — playful expression used for emphasis or contrast.