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Watching TV is a great way to learn Portuguese, and though they may not seem important, commercials are also helpful ways to learn new vocabulary words. Let’s take a look at a few commercials as an example:
Keywords to listen for in Portuguese: menu, dip/sauce, vegetables, ice cream, discount, percent, broadband, calls
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Rede Record, Globo’s major competitor, has come out with a new reality show to rival Globo’s Big Brother series. The show, called A Fazenda, is like Big Brother, but the participants are famous Brazilian actors and actresses who live together on a farm in rural Sao Paulo, rather than in a house on a set. (For those not familiar with Brazilian soap stars, you may know Jonathan Haagensen, from City of God.) They have to run the farm, getting up early, taking care of the animals, planting, and taking on the roles of actual farmers. The participants are voted off by the viewers, leaving an eventual winner who wins R$1 million.
Check out some scenes from the show, below.
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Today, on the video learning series, we’re going to look at novelas. Though it’s more gratifying to watch them in their entirety, watching novela clips online can be a very useful way to practice listening comprehension, because the language is relatively straightforward.
In the clips below, you’ll see scenes from recent novelas, including Caminho das Indias, Três Irmãs, and Caras e Bocas.
Happy listening!
Posted by Rachel
A great way to practice your Portuguese is by watching television commercials, since they use straightforward language and important vocabulary words. I’ve included a few here which should hopefully not be too difficult, including one for juice, another for toothpaste, and another for shampoo.
Take a look and practice your listening!
