Portuguese language tutoring with Bruno J 2022-10-27
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Notes
Advice for when I get to Portugal
Avoid speaking English
Dedicate more time
Be comfortable being uncomfortable
Practice a lot to lock in learning
Misc
fazer- to do/to make
confiar- to trust
Eu não confio nele.- I don’t trust in him.
emprego- employment (job)
honesto (oo-nesh-to)- honest
falecer- pass away (euphemism)
braço- arm
mão- hand
Língua Portuguesa- Portuguese language
aula- class
cair- fall
quieto (kee-eh-too)- quiet in terms of stillness
desinquietante- adjective meaning disturbing
inquietantemente- disturbingly
not spoken frequently; mostly written
Ela sobreviveu.- She survived (exceeded live)
Felizmente, ela sobreviveu.- Luckily, she survived
Infelizmente, ela sobreviveu.- Unfortunately, she survived
advérbio- adverb (next to the verb)
advogado- advocate/lawyer
Someone speaks next to or on behalf of someone else
voz
vocalizar (voo-cah-lee-zad)- vocalize something
used to talk about protests
connosco (coo-noosh-coo)- with us (origin: with us with)
Vem connosco!- Come with us
Prefixes
des (duz) - not/un
desfazer- undo
Eu desfaço- I undo
fazer a cama- make the bed
desfazer a cama- unmake the bed
uma cama desfeita- an unmade bed
Eu gosto de desfazer o trabalho dos outros.- I like to unmake the work of other people.
desemprego- unemployment
desonesto- dishonest (loses the “h” since it isn’t pronounced)
desconfiar- to suspect (of a transgression)
morphological derivation- word changes meaning when suffix is added
desfalecer- to pass out
descair- something is starting to fall; dropping slowly
desinquietar- disturb peace more
ante- comes before
antebraço- forearm
anteontem- day before yesterday
de antemão- beforehand
Eu digo aos meus novos alunos de antemão isto: aprender uma língua leva tempo.- I tell my new students this beforehand: learning a new language takes time.