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Hi. For concrete words, you can always use images when learning new words. For example: maçã 🍎, telefone ☎️, sapato 👞, mão ✋️. Next step is to create simple sentences with these words. Don't start with complicated sentences. Nail the very basics first. For example: eu como uma maçã. Eu tenho um telefone. Etc... Good luck.

@ thanks. Thats where I am now, I can point and say the names of many things. I can’t understand what people are saying so when I say something I can’t understand the response so it prevents conversations. Verbs and words like “Subjuntivo” are difficult to learn with images. There are so many words for each verb and they are difficult for me to keep straight in my mind. Especially the verbs that begin with “V”. Vai, vao, vim, vem, vir, ver and others. I have hope and a good attitude but I need to explain what I struggle with which is why I mention these problems. I appreciate your help!

@ Moqueca is the only word I’ve learned without translating and when I see or hear it I don’t have to translate it into English. I learned it at a restaurant. There is no English translation for it. I saw it and asked what the name was and I ate it. I remembered it too. I just need to find a way to do that with several thousand words critical for conversing and learn how to use them.

Hi! You can use the subtitles! Good practice!

You know the verb. You just used in the sentence "my teacher WAS surprised". Don't worry about if you have learned it or not. Just think practically how to use it in real life. Good luck!

@ I know how to use it in English because I learned it without knowing it. Now that I have to learn it in Portuguese I don’t know what the teachers are referring to so I have to stop and think about it and translate which takes extra time. Learning Portuguese has been very difficult for me and after 10 years of studying I still can’t read or understand what people are saying. I’ve visited Brasil 19 times and I still can’t converse. I study and practice every day. I visited Fortaleza last month but I couldn’t understand what people were saying but my son could and he’s never studied Portuguese. He just picked it up from visiting Brasil with me. It’s very frustrating because I’ve always wanted to learn a language. I think it’s amazing when people can do it.

Sou advogado = I am a lawyer. For occupations, in Portuguese, we always use "ser" and we do not use um/uma. Sou médica, ele é bombeiro, nós somos professores, eles são mecânicos.

@ I don’t understand why certain words are left out from some sentences but are used when it’s translated and in other sentences there are extra words in the sentence that aren’t used like “O Brasil” when translated it’s just “Brazil”. So “Sou advogado” translates as “Am attorney” but it’s actually “I am an attorney” but “O Brasil” translates as “The Brasil” but its actually “Brasil”. I need to find a way to understand this. Thanks

You can watch the video below to learn more about eu, tu, etc. Some states in Brazil use the personal pronoun tu, for example in Rio Grande do Sul. th-cam.com/video/cAxpjuHa8nY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=d9lv69ZbHHWEAME2

@@studyingasahobby I need to find a way to learn and understand Portuguese words without translating them into English to understand. It’s preventing me from reading and conversing. Watching videos doesn’t help because I don’t understand new things without translating them. How do I know if “Ele” means “It” or “He”? When I see or hear it? Thanks for the help!

The letter As in casa and marca are the same. Only the vowels sound different. Now, maçã 🍎 has 2 different vowel sounds. The one in MA is same as the As in casa. But the second a sounds more nasal, a bit close to the filler "uhmmmm" sound you make when you are thinking while speaking. I hope it helps!

Então, você deve usar a versão feminina dos adjetivos e substantivos. Por exemplo, "eu sou advogada", "eu sou brasileira". Boa sorte com os estudos!

De nada!!! 🥰

Thanks! 😁

Thanks! 😊 Did you learn anything new with me?

Obrigada! Fico feliz que tenha gostado!

Thanks! 🥰

De nada! Volte sempre aqui no canal! 😍

Wow! What a nice insight! I love how languages are always full of nuances and multiple interpretations. It's so nice to have you here in my channel! 😊

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Oi! Mas eu sou brasileira! Do Rio! 😊

@@studyingasahobby achei que não era, o inglês impecável! Parabéns pelo canal moça, gostei muito

Muito obrigada! Fico feliz!

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Glad to hear! The best learners take their time and just enjoy the process!

Uau! Parabéns, @Aguustinaa! Excelente prática! Amei! Você usou o vocabulário muito naturalmente. Tenho somente 2 dicas! O verbo acordar em português não precisa de pronome reflexivo. Então, a sua frase ficaria: "Eu acordo às 11 horas..." A outra observação é que você pode unir a preposição de e o artigo o (de+o=do). Então, você pode dizer "antes do meu trabalho". Bons estudos! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

muito obrigada pelo feedback!! amei!

Perfeito! Parabéns! 💖💖💖💖💖

I am glad you enjoyed it! I will make more videos like this! 🇧🇷

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De nada!

Yes! It makes no sense, but that is how the language works. 😁

I am so glad you enjoyed it! What topic would you like to see in a next Conversations video?

Haha Always a good surprise when we spot true cognates! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Amazing! Speaking Portugue frequently is a great goal to have! Good luck! I just posted a new lesson btw! 😊

Yes, I will! I just posted a new one now. 😁

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Glad you like it! Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks! My first video showing my face indeed!