segunda, dia treze de fevereiro

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Emma

Boa tarde! what’s the difference between uma estante and uma prateleira?
Tip: words ending in -idade in Portuguese are often similar in meaning to those ending in -ity in English Examples: city-cidade, flexibilidade-flexibility, simplicidade-simplicity. Can you think of more?

Sábado, dia um de Outubro

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Emma

Bom dia! Novo tema for the week is education, thanks for your votes. Which of the following things will you not need to take to school / college? lápiz, caneta, lava-loica, caderno, estojo, cerebo
Tip: -ao at the end often makes things bigger E.g. porta(=door), portao(=gate)

Quinta-feira, dia vinte e nove de Setembro

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Emma

Boa tarde! Which is bigger – a camião or a camionetta?
Tip: andar de = travel by when talking about carro, aurocarro, avião, camião etc. However, this changed to andar a, when taking about pé, boleia, cavalo

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segunda, dia treze de fevereiro

Boa tarde! what’s the difference between uma estante and uma prateleira?
Tip: words ending in -idade in Portuguese are often similar in meaning to those ending in -ity in English Examples: city-cidade, flexibilidade-flexibility, simplicidade-simplicity. Can you think of more?

Sábado, dia um de Outubro

Bom dia! Novo tema for the week is education, thanks for your votes. Which of the following things will you not need to take to school / college? lápiz, caneta, lava-loica, caderno, estojo, cerebo
Tip: -ao at the end often makes things bigger E.g. porta(=door), portao(=gate)

Quinta-feira, dia vinte e nove de Setembro

Boa tarde! what’s the difference between uma estante and uma prateleira? Tip: words ending in -idade in Portuguese are often similar in meaning to those ending in -ity in English Examples: city-cidade, flexibilidade-flexibility, simplicidade-simplicity. Can you think of more?

Bom dia! Novo tema for the week is education, thanks for your votes. Which of the following things will you not need to take to school / college? lápiz, caneta, lava-loica, caderno, estojo, cerebo Tip: -ao at the end often makes things bigger E.g. porta(=door), portao(=gate)

Boa tarde! what’s the difference between uma estante and uma prateleira?
Tip: words ending in -idade in Portuguese are often similar in meaning to those ending in -ity in English Examples: city-cidade, flexibilidade-flexibility, simplicidade-simplicity. Can you think of more?

Bom dia! Novo tema for the week is education, thanks for your votes. Which of the following things will you not need to take to school / college? lápiz, caneta, lava-loica, caderno, estojo, cerebo
Tip: -ao at the end often makes things bigger E.g. porta(=door), portao(=gate)