Today’s interactive post is about your motivation to learn Portuguese. The question is:
Why do you want or need to learn Portuguese?
Is it for business or pleasure? Do you have friends or family from Brazil? Or are you learning purely for fun?
Let’s hear from you!
Today we’re going to learn slang phrases to talk about having a good time.
1. bombar
This means something is successful, in the sense that it is fun or great.
A festa vai bombar! The party is going to be awesome!
O filme bombou no Brasil. The movie was a hit in Brazil.
2. show de bola
This means something that is very fun or enjoyable.
Nos vamos casar em Las Vegas. Nosso casamento vai ser show de bola! We’re getting married in Las Vegas. Our wedding is going to be a great time!
O show de Iron Maiden foi show de bola! The Iron Maiden show was so much fun!
3. ser show
This is similar to the previous expression, which also means, to be great, awesome, or fun.
Ele foi para a China e o Japão. Sua viagem foi show! He went to China and Japan. His trip was great!
Vai ter muita cerveja e música boa. A tua festa de aniversário vai ser show! There’s going to be a lot of beer and good music. Your birthday party is going to be awesome!
4. maneiro
This means cool or “sweet” in American slang.
Vamos sair na sexta-feira? Maneiro! We’re going out on Friday? Sweet!
O desfile foi maneiro, cara. The parade was so cool, dude.
5. sinistro
Although in other contexts this word means evil or creepy, it can also mean something very cool.
O Carnaval foi sinistro. Curti muito! Carnival was so cool! I had a really good time.
O jogo vai ser sinistro! Vamos ganhar. The game is going to be awesome! We’re going to win.
Today we’re going to learn how to talk about having fun in Portuguese.
1. Curtir [coor-cheer]
This verb is slang for “to have fun” or “to enjoy.” It’s frequently used by young people to talk about going out and having a good time.
Curtimos muito a festa ontem. We had a lot of fun at the party yesterday.
Vou curtir muito o feriado. I’m going to enjoy the holiday.
2. Aproveitar [ah-proh-vay-tar]
This verb literally means “to take advantage of” but can also be used to mean “have a good time” or “have fun.”
Aproveitaram muito a viagem. They had a lot of fun on their trip.
Você aproveitou o passeio no barco? Did you have fun on the boat ride?
3. Divertir-se [gee-vehr-cheer see]
This verb is the standard verb used to mean “to have fun.”
Me diverti muito no Rio. I had a lot of fun in Rio.
Ele se divertiu no jogo. He had fun at the game.
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