“Oh, look at the cute little puppy!” Well, some love to look at the cute little puppy, but others can only think of the awful sensation of shedding hair, licked faces, and smelly fur. Whether you are a pet lover or a pet despiser, we’ve got you covered to talk about it in Portuguese.

Dialogue

A: Você gosta mais de gato ou de cachorro?

B: Nenhum dos dois, sou alérgica aos animais domésticos.

A: Mas os gatos são tão lindos, e os cachorros tem tanta personalidade!

B: E eles soltam pelos em todo lugar, é terrível.

A: Então nem se eu te desse um cachorrinho de presente?

B: Não, por favor, nem assim aceitaria, detesto esses bichos.


A: Do you like cats or dogs more?

B: Neither of the two, I’m allergic to pets.

A: But cats are so beautiful, and dogs have so much personality!

B: And they shed fur everywhere, it’s terrible.

A: So not even if I gave you a little puppy for a present?

B: Please don’t, I wouldn’t accept it, I hate these pets.

For some people singing in public is not a big deal, but for others it is really tough. And for those of you who think it is easy, have a little compassion on the rest of us, OK? And even if your singing is less than professional, after this lesson you will at least be able to talk about it in Portuguese.

Dialogue

A: Vamos cantar gente!

B: Canta você Vivian, eu não sei cantar.

A: E daí, eu também não canto bem.

B: Mentira, você canta quase profissional.


A: Let’s sing guys!

B: You sing Vivian, I don’t know how to sing.

A: So what, I don’t sing well either.

B: Liar, you almost sing professionally.

Maybe it’s something you ate. Maybe you just ate too much. Or maybe you’ve caught some flu bug. Either way, you aren’t feeling very well, and chances are that you are going to throw up. And on that happy note, in today’s lesson we learn to talk about all of this in Portuguese!

Dialogue

A: Que que é rapaz?

B: Eu não estou me sentindo bem.

A: Que que houve?

B: Eu vou vomitar.


A: What up man?

B: I’m not feeling well.

A: What happened?

B: I’m going to throw up.

Let’s hope that section18 row 25 has good seats for whatever performance Daniela in our dialog is attending. And let’s also hope that they can follow the instructions to find those seats. In today’s lesson we learn the Portuguese phrases that you’ll need to get from one place to another.

Dialogue

A: Com licença, como se chega a sessão 18, fila 25?

B: A sessão 18, vai em frente e vira à direita, na terceira porta.

A: Tá, aquela porta vermelha ao lado das bebidas?

B: É, essa mesmo.

A: Obrigada, é permitido entrar com essas garrafas?

B: Sim senhora, não tem problema, pode entrar.


A: Excuse me, how do you get to section 18, row 25?

B: Section 18, go straight and turn right at the third door.

A: OK, that red door next to the drinks?

B: Yes, that’s it.

A: Thanks, can you go in with these bottles?

B: Yes ma’am, no problem, you can go in.

João has been trying to quit smoking. He’s not quite there yet, but looks like he is still motivated to kick the habit. Good thing for João. And good thing for us too, because we learn to talk about it in Portuguese.

Dialogue

A: Ô João, então você já largou do cigarro?

B: Ainda não, que bom saber que você nunca entrou nessa.

A: Quer dizer que ainda está tentando?

B: Tentando, falhando, mas não desisto não, eu vou conseguir.

A: Eu admiro o esforço, viu? Deve ser muito difícil mesmo.

B: Ah, se você soubesse..., é terrível, mas eu vou conseguir.


A: Hey João, so have you already quit smoking?

B: Not yet, it’s a good thing you never got into that.

A: So that means that you are still trying?

B: Trying, failing, but I’m not giving up, I’m going to win out.

A: I admire your effort, you know? It must really be very difficult.

B: Ah, if you knew.., it is terrible, but I’m going to beat it.

We’ve all been there. The alarm clock doesn’t go off as expected and the next thing we know, somebody is yelling at us to get up. We’ve all been there. And in today’s lesson you can relive the moment in Portuguese!

Dialogue

A: João! Levanta! São sete horas já!

B: O que? Não, não pode ser!

A: Sai da cama já.

B: Tá, já vou.


A: João! Get up! It’s already seven o’clock!

B: What? No, it can’t be!

A: Get out of bed already.

B: OK, I’m coming.

Poor old João, he’s been playing ball, comes home all sweating and hot. Should we give the guy a few minutes to cool down or should we tell him to go jump in the showers? He smells terrible, and it’s a good thing that in this lesson we can tell people to go take a bath in Portuguese.

Dialogue

A: Que cheiro terrível, que que isso?

B: Desculpe, sou eu. Eu estava jogando bola.

A: É você João? Bom, vai tomar banho rapaz, vai.

B: Tá, eu já vou.

A: Vai já já, porque esse fedor está demais.

B: Sei, eu só queria esperar uns minutinhos antes.


A: What a terrible smell, what is that?

B: Sorry, it’s me. I was playing ball.

A: It’s you João? Well, go take a bath man, go.

B: OK, I’m going.

A: Go right now, because this stench is too much.

B: I know, I just wanted to wait a few minutes first.

Brazilian churrasco (barbecue) is world famous, especially among the beef lovers of the world. Probably two of the major features include the use of sea salt in the flavoring and the unique cuts of meat, including the well-known picanha. In today’s lesson however, we find out that picanha isn’t everyone’s favorite cut of meat.

Dialogue

A: Você gosta mais de picanha ou alcatra?

B: Pessoalmente eu prefiro alcatra.

A: Ah é, acho que a grande maioria diria que gosta mais de picanha.

B: Pois é, eu tenho um gosto bem peculiar, não é?

A: Sem dúvida. E que outros cortes você gosta?

B: Pra mim, bom, com a fraldinha não tem erro.


A: Do you like more picanha or alcatra?

B: Personally I prefer alcatra

A: Really, I believe that most people would say that they like picanha more.

B: Oh well, I have pretty peculiar tastes, right?

A: No doubt. And what other cuts do you like?

B: For me, well, with a fraldinha you can’t go wrong.

Oops, looks like some people just got caught at working doing something that they weren’t supposed to do. We’ll leave it up to your imagination to say what they were doing. However, in this lesson we’ll give you the specific words and grammar that you’ll need to talk about it, whatever it was.

Dialogue

A: O que vocês estão fazendo?

B: Ô chefe, desculpa, viu? A gente só estava...

A: Para, não quero ouvir as desculpas.

B: Tá, desculpa senhora.


A: What are you doing?

B: Boss, sorry, you know? We were just…

A: Stop, I don’t want to hear your excuses.

B: OK, sorry ma'am.

We’ve all heard about the wonders of the açaí berry: antioxidants, fiber, low in fat, super energy, etc. Whether that is true or not, there are those who just love the taste of açaí smoothies. Others, however, just can’t get used to the unique taste. After this lesson, if you haven’t every tried açaí, you’ll wonder which side of the debate you will be on.

Dialogue

A: Que tal um açaí?

B: Obrigado, eu não gosto de açaí?

A: Como que não gosta, todo mundo gosta de açaí.

B: Ah é?, Bom, pra mim ele tem um gosto meio estranho.

A: Nem com banana e granola?

B: Não, nem assim. Como dizem, ‘gosto não se discute.’


A: How about some açaí?

B: Thanks, I don’t like açaí.

A: What do you mean you don’t like it, everyone likes açaí.

B: Oh yeah? Well, for me it has kind of a strange taste.

A: Not even with banana and granola?

B: No, not even that way. As they say, ‘you can’t argue about taste.’