Learn Portuguese: Ideas 3

11/23/23 • 6 min

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Portuguese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Portuguese class. The more you expose your brain to Portuguese audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Phrases in this episode:

The world is changing faster than ever.
Now is a good time to rethink assumptions about the inability to change the world.
Before criticizing the world, I make my own bed.
The world needs enthusiasm.
Anybody that loves anything is cool.
Optimists tend to be successful and pessimists tend to be right.
As people experience fewer problems, we don't become more satisfied, we begin searching for new problems.
I have many flaws, like anybody, except perhaps a few more.
I love doing difficult things with other people who want to do difficult things.
In life we must choose our regrets.
You can have anything but you can't have everything.
People who focus on what they want rarely get what they want.
People who focus on what they have to offer get what they want.
If you make beautiful choices, you are beautiful.
You don't truly know what you think until you write it down.
Only that which is measured can be optimized.
When a measure becomes an outcome it ceases to be a good measure.
If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter which path you take.
Consistency doesn't guarantee you will be successful. But inconsistency will guarantee that you won't be successful.
Sometimes the demand for answers outstrips the supply.
Sometimes things happen without anyone involved wanting it to.
A friend invites you to a wedding, despite not wanting you there, because he thinks you want to attend.
You attend the wedding, despite not wanting to, because you think he wants you there.
One sentence that everyone should believe about themselves. I'm enough.
I love aging and dying.

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Phrases in this episode:

The world is changing faster than ever.
Now is a good time to rethink assumptions about the inability to change the world.
Before criticizing the world, I make my own bed.
The world needs enthusiasm.
Anybody that loves anything is cool.
Optimists tend to be successful and pessimists tend to be right.
As people experience fewer problems, we don't become more satisfied, we begin searching for new problems.
I have many flaws, like anybody, except perhaps a few more.
I love doing difficult things with other people who want to do difficult things.
In life we must choose our regrets.
You can have anything but you can't have everything.
People who focus on what they want rarely get what they want.
People who focus on what they have to offer get what they want.
If you make beautiful choices, you are beautiful.
You don't truly know what you think until you write it down.
Only that which is measured can be optimized.
When a measure becomes an outcome it ceases to be a good measure.
If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter which path you take.
Consistency doesn't guarantee you will be successful. But inconsistency will guarantee that you won't be successful.
Sometimes the demand for answers outstrips the supply.
Sometimes things happen without anyone involved wanting it to.
A friend invites you to a wedding, despite not wanting you there, because he thinks you want to attend.
You attend the wedding, despite not wanting to, because you think he wants you there.
One sentence that everyone should believe about themselves. I'm enough.
I love aging and dying.

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Learn Portuguese: Getting Around

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Phrases in this episode:

I’ve just arrived. Where can I go to exchange currency?
What are the transportation options around here?
Can you call a taxi for me?
Do you know how much the bus fare costs?
Do they require exact change?
Is there an all-day bus pass?
Can you let me know when my stop is coming up?
Is there a pharmacy nearby?
How do I get to the museum from here?
Can I get there by train?
I’m lost! Can you help me?
I’m trying to get to the castle.
Is there a pub or restaurant nearby that you’d recommend?
We want to go somewhere that serves beer or wine.
How late do the bars stay open here?
Do I have to pay to park here?
How do I get to the airport from here? I’m ready to be home!

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Learn Portuguese: Talking About the Past 1

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Phrases in this episode:

When I was a kid, I was very adventurous.
My friends and I used to skip school and go to the video arcade.
The sense of freedom I had when I got my drivers license was unmatched.
Riding the bus to school was the worst.
When I was in school, the teachers would hit us with rulers.
My parents were emphatic in their religious beliefs.
My family used to have an annual reunion.
We used to go fishing at the river most Sundays.
For my birthday, all my extended family members would come over.
I’m still recovering from my childhood.
When I was in college I loved going to rock concerts.
My taste in music has changed so much over the years.
I have traveled to 15 different countries.
I still remember the first time I saw the ocean.
There are some freedoms I miss about childhood.
Mostly I just love being an adult!

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Transcript

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Let's go! The world is changing faster than ever. O mundo está mudando mais rápido do que nunca. Now is a good time to rethink assumptions about the inability to change the world. Agora é um bom momento para repensar as suposições sobre a incapacidade de mudar o mundo. Before criticizing the world, I make my own bed. Antes de criticar o mundo, arrumo minha própria cama. The world needs enthusiasm. O mundo precisa de entusiasmo. Anybody that loves anything is coo