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Hi, Brazilian blogger here. One of my favorite things about Brazilian food is how much variety there is but also the fact that some of the things we eat have to be done so carefully because it could hurt you. Or, at least, they look very odd.

It’s very common in my home state to eat pequi. It’s a small, yellow fruit, it is very, very sweet.

The problem is… that brown thing around the white seed? Thorns. Biting into one might mean you get it stuck in your tongue. But people still eat it, so it became known as the fruit of the state. And people put it in rice and... I’m not a big fan, I would rather not eat it because it is extremely sweet.

Maniçoba is famous in the North of Brazil, it has its origins in the culture of indigenous populations. It’s made from leaves, and it needs to be cooked for 7 (yes, seven) days as to reduce risks of poisoning, the plant is toxic because of the cyanide in it.

After it’s cooked, pork meat is usually added.

Last but not least, there is a plant called guaraná, and it looks like dozens of eyes staring at you. It’s not dangerous to eat. It has a lot of caffeine in it, so it’s used in energy drinks as a stimulant, and in a fizzy drink with the same name. I really like the way it seems to stare at your soul.

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favorite br meme of all time

#memes

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#langblr #bit sad innit 🤷‍♂️

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Duolingo Sucks, Now What?: A Guide

Now that the quality of Duolingo has fallen (even more) due to AI and people are more willing to make the jump here are just some alternative apps and what languages they have:

"I just want an identical experience to DL"

Busuu (Languages: Spanish, Japanese, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Korean)

"I want a good audio-based app"

Language Transfer (Languages: French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, English for Spanish Speakers)

"I want a good audio-based app and money's no object"

Pimsleur (Literally so many languages)

Glossika (Also a lot of languages, but minority languages are free)

*anecdote: I borrowed my brother's Japanese Pimsleur CD as a kid and I still remember how to say the weather is nice over a decade later. You can find the CDs at libraries and "other" places I'm sure.

"I have a pretty neat library card"

Mango (Languages: So many and all endangered/Indigenous courses are free even if you don't have a library that has a partnership with Mango)

"I want SRS flashcards and have an android"

AnkiDroid: (Theoretically all languages, pre-made decks can be found easily)

"I want SRS flashcards and I have an iphone"

AnkiApp: It's almost as good as AnkiDroid and free compared to the official Anki app for iphone

"I don't mind ads and just want to learn Korean"

lingory

"I want an app made for Mandarin that's BETTER than DL and has multiple languages to learn Mandarin in"

ChineseSkill (You can use their older version of the course for free)

"I don't like any of these apps you mentioned already, give me one more"

Bunpo: (Languages: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin)

#recursos

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he went americans stores

#fascinating

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"Direct action:

Act like you're already free!"

Seen in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

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One of the things I like about Portuguese is that since verbs always have only three possible endings, making rhyming poetry is relatively easy compared to English.

So long as you match up verbs that have the same ending you can use pretty much any verb you want.

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#memes

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Sloth "threat" display

#vídeo

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me saying "brazil mentioned" as a scottish person

#memes

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Every single person studying a language when they recognize the most basic word of the language in a text or a video

#memes #inglês

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Brazilian texting slang

Here's a list of abbreviations that Brazilians use:

pro/pra -para o/para a -this meaning depends on the context but it can be 

Kkkkkkkkk -hahahahaha 

Fds -fim de semana -weekend OR -foda-se -fuck you/fuck this/screw this

Hj -hoje -today

tô /tá -estou/está -i am/he/she/it is

Vc/ce/cê -você -you

Cmg -comigo -with me

Gnt -gente -guys (used to refer to the whole group of people addressed)

Tbm -também -also/as well

Vdd -verdade -true 

Blz -beleza -sorted/great

Msg -mensagem -message

Pfv -por favor -please

Pq -porque -because

Mto -muito -a lot/very

Sdd -saudade -this means something similar to nostalgia or to miss someone/something

Bjs -beijos -kisses (get your mind out of the gutter!!)

KEY:

Slang -Portuguese word -Eng translation

The inspiration behind this post is a text my friend sent in a group chat: “Be ce ta na uni” meaning Bê, are you at uni (university)? I saw this and felt proud of how much Portuguese I’ve learnt because honestly it is a difficult language.

#vocabulário #i love learning stuff like this :3

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Gender neutral language in Portuguese: ELU (+delu)

Did you know Portuguese has a gender neutral subject: elu 

It works exactly like the singular they in English. Just like the masculine ele or feminine ela, elu takes the third person singular form of any verb. 

Adjectives referring to someone who uses the pronoun elu should end with an e.

Similarly, collective nouns are often gendered and so need to be adapted to end with an e in this form.

Example one:

Amigo 1: Elu é muito linde

Amigo 2: Quem?

Amigo 1: Aquele menine!

Friend 1: They are very beautiful

Friend 2: Who

Friend 1: That person over there!

Example two:

Esse carro é delu?

Is that car theirs?

#vocabulário #gramática

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Tuira Kayapó brandished her machete in the face of a government official who was trying to convince indigenous leaders to accept a mega-dam project in the Amazon, 1989

#história #inglês

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Common Ways to Respond to Sneezing in Different Countries

#vocabulário

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here is a playlist of some of my favourite brazilian tunes! i update it regularly so if you're interested feel free to like and follow :3

#inglês #música #conversando #langblr #mpb #Spotify