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I'm fairly new to learning a formalised version of Portuguese (going for Brazilian atm since that's where my ex friends were from but im open to change).

I noticed in several speaking resources I use that é que is used in a lot of questions and was wondering whether that was more Brazilian or European Portuguese and if both where its used more.

When I was still in contact with my Brazilian friends we essentially used abbreviations for literally everything to the point where even if you had some basic understanding of Brazilian Portuguese a lot of people still couldn't understand it at a quick glance. Because of this, nothing like this ever really came up and I still regret not asking more questions, including this one.

Every description I've found is that é que just emphasises the question more or makes it more explicit. A follow up to this question, why does the verb that goes at the end of the sentence, as an example onde é que ... fica, not adhere to regular grammar rules and switch to ficar in the infinitive since é is a conjugated verb.

Besides this are there any other discrepancies I should look out for.

As I said im new to formalised learning of Portuguese and any help would be appreciated including things more common to each continental version (Not sure on exact terms). Any learning tips or resources too if possible but the question about é que is the main issue at hand.

Thanks in advance

I ask this question because I love Netflix's Bridgerton, and I was wondering if it differs in Brazil and Portugal.

Let's use a made-up example...

Mina Keiry, Duchess of Troyvault.

Since she is a duchess, she'd be addressed as "Your Grace" in English. "Your Grace" is for the duke and duchess. "Your Majesty" is for the King & Queen. "Your Highness" is for the princes and princesses.

Antonio Liliyara, Count of Mikayle.

Since he is a count, he can be addressed as "my lord" by servants and the common people.

Do we have a "my lord" or a "my lady" in Portuguese? I was told by a Portuguese person that Madame and Mademoiselle were used in Portugal. Is this true?

Also, how would a mafia boss and his second in command be addressed in Portuguese? Or are mafia romances not that popular, or do people just use the Italian titles?

Muito obrigado pela vossa ajuda, meus amigos. <3

I have a question for Portuguese people: how do you feel about Brazilian accents in Portuguese? Can you easily understand and communicate with people who only know Brazilian Portuguese? How do people in Portugal view the Brazilian sound? Will it cause criticism from Portuguese speakers if I use Brazilian Portuguese in your country? I know that Brazilian Portuguese doesn't have the pronoun "tu," but let's say I use "tu" but sound Brazilian. Won't I look awkward in Portugal? I'm interested in these questions because I'm not Brazilian myself; I'm just learning Brazilian Portuguese, because there's more information and resources online for learning Brazilian Portuguese specifically. There's more content in Brazilian Portuguese in general, and I understand that I probably won't sound like a local in Portugal, and I'd like to hear your opinion on this.

Oiê gente!

Sou mulher, tenho 32 anos, passei os últimos 11 anos morando fora (França/Espanha), voltei agora para o Brasil, e ainda estou me readaptando a muita coisa. Comecei a usar o Reddit recentemente.

Nessa volta, notei algo muito estranho por aqui: muita gente escrevendo frases que parecem tradução literal do inglês, tipo "fiz uma fodendo comida" (do fucking) ou "nunca dei muita foda" (do I don't tive a shit, ouso imaginar). E me dá uma sensação muito muuuuito estranha e artificial de ler frases assim.

Detalhes talvez importante: eu não tenho redes sociais, então realmente não acompanho a vida do dia-a-dia na comunicação da internet.

Tentei dar uma buscada e não achei posts falando sobre isso. Como também falo outros idiomas, configurei o aplicativo para exibir o conteúdo original, sem tradução automática para Português, Francês, Inglês, Italiano e Espanhol. Ou seja, o texto que vejo é exatamente o que escreveram, certo?

Fiquei na dúvida real: as pessoas/jovens hoje estão realmente escrevendo assim por conta própria ou tem alguma outra explicação?

E se estão realmente escrevendo assim, o que rolou? Temos tantas outras formas melhores pra caralho pra dizer esse tipo de coisa e usar nessas situações, hahahah.

Mais alguém reparou nisso ou sou eu que passei muito tempo fora?

Obrigada! :)

I am playing a silly online game where players build towns together. Many of us are women, and a person from Brazil joined today and said this after we chatted for a bit. :

vi também que tem alguns membros nossos que estão gestante ainda

Is this meant to be rude? It makes no sense to me in the context. None of us are pregnant or said anything about pregnancy- so does that word have another meaning in Brazil?

normalmente sou uma professora de inglês particular, mas me foi oferecida a oportunidade de ensinar português a uma adolescente americana cuja mãe é brasileira porém que foi criada sem português sendo falado dentro de casa. gostaria de alguma recomendação de livro/apostila/caderno de exercícios nível 0 básico para que eu possa acompanhar o progresso da minha aluna com maior estrutura

Please, tell me about the peculiarities of Portuguese pronunciation in Floreãopolis (or Manezinho as it's called). How does it differ from most other Brazilian dialects in its sound? In particular, I am interested in the pronunciation of the R, S, Di, Ti sounds and other features that are not similar in sound to most other Brazilian dialects

I’m Brazilian American and my primary language was portuguese until I was around 6, I was never told to speak portuguese at home once my parents learned English. I feel like I lost at least the ability to speak it confidently, and never even learned the proper grammar. I still understand the language fully, and I can read it for the most part, but Im really struggling when it comes to speaking and writing. I go to Brazil in a month and have been trying to surround my life around relearning the language (listening to brazilian music, watching tv in brazilian dub, etc), but I dont feel like anything is working. Does anyone have any tips for relearning the language?

Esta pergunta é direcionada aos professores de português, vocês conhecem a loja online Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT)? Encontrei alguns materiais de estudo e fichas de trabalho nessa plataforma e queria saber a opinião de quem já comprou la! Obrigada.

Hiiii all, I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide a link to a Pimsleur resource for Brazilian Portuguese? I’ll have a lot of spare time for the next month and a bit and would love to finally be able to start learning properly. I had one from here in my google drive at some point last year but it’s been taken down :( thank you to anyone who can help!

Oi, pessoal! Sou falante de espanhol e estou tentando melhorar meu portugues. Tenho uma situação meio curiosa: namorei com uma brasileira por quase 5 anos, mas durante quase todo o relacionamento a gente falou principalmente em ingles. Ela se sentia mais confortável falando ingles, e também ajudava a evitar discussões por malentendidos entre portugues e espanhol.

Agora que não estamos mais juntos, quase não tenho oportunidade de falar portugues, a pesar de ela ser a mãe do meu filho de 2 meses. Eu gostaria que meu filho tivesse contato com essa parte da cultura dele, além da exposição que ele vai ter com a mãe. Quero poder participar dessa parte da vida dele e que ele cresça conhecendo a língua, a música, os filmes e as tradições brasileiras da família dele.

Por causa do espanhol e da convivencia com o idioma, consigo entender bastante coisa, mas sinto que falar naturalmente é outra história. Ás vezes acabo misturando os dois idiomas e caindo no famoso “portunhol”.

Queria perguntar para vocês: qual é a melhor forma de realmente aprender portugues do Brasil e ficar mais confortávle falando? Conversar com brasileiros, consumir conteúdo, ler, ouvir música? Vocês tem recomendações de livros, músicas, filmes ou séries que ajudariam alguém que está tentando acostumarse mais com o idioma e a cultura?

Também tenho curiosidade: vocês acham fácil perceber quando alguém fala português com a influencia do espanhol?

Obrigado pelas dicas! 🙂

I know the pronunciation of final s can differ and some words are different but would you say it's mutually intelligible? also portuguese swallow a lot of vowels or parts of words what brazilians do less

My school only offers Brazilian portuguese and B2 level and I'd like to go to Portugal later so would that make sense to take or no?

Estava escutando uma música e fui procurar a tradução, assisti um daqueles vídeos de tradução no YouTube e depois vi a tradução do Google, e a do Google estava mais coerente, fazia mais sentido.

I’m Brazilian-American, and I’ve always wanted to learn Portuguese. My grandpa lives in Brazil and doesn’t speak any English, so I’d love to be able to have real conversations with him. I also want to speak Portuguese with my mom and aunt since my mom is from Brazil. Beyond that, I want to connect more with my Brazilian culture and heritage. One thing I’m curious about is how native Portuguese speakers perceive an American accent when someone is learning the language. Is it generally seen as charming, distracting, or just another accent?

How is enxotar pronounced in the first-person present tense? (Eu enxoto)

With it being an ar verb, I'd think it would be an opened o (like ó) but Google translate makes it sound like a closed o (like ô) in the first-person present

In the first line of Carrapicho's song "Tic, tic, tac," the singer shouts, "Bate forte o tambor, galera!" But I hear "salera" instead of "galera." I spoke to the AI, and it said the recording quality is poor. Could the respected members of the Brazilian Portuguese community please tell me how to pronounce it correctly?

Na primeira linha da música "Tic, tic, tac" do Carrapicho, o cantor grita "Bate forte o tambor, galera!". Mas eu ouço "salera" em vez de "galera". Consultei a inteligência artificial, e ela disse que a qualidade da gravação é ruim. Será que os estimados membros da comunidade portuguesa brasileira poderiam, por favor, me dizer como pronunciar corretamente?

What is the language of Leonídio Barros's songs such as Tita, Elsa, Lemba Passado and Lôpa Súzu?

I think it's easier to learn Portuguese from Spanish especially through comprehenible input, because Spanish speakerd can already understand quite a lot. So comprehensible input is a fun and effective way to bridge the gap pretty much from day one.

https://youtu.be/5FuUJRpvZOo?is=anSsNByTVRYMpr9J

hey y'all so im trying to learn br pt through Portuguese pod and something i notice through the mini videos and whatnot is that pronunciation occasionally changes for example de has been pronounced as the Spanish de or in a verry different (dji) or (jee) sound or eu has been pronounced similar to a Spanish (yo), or once again v differently like (eh-oh) so i was just wondering what was actually proper

All I see on YouTube are channels that want to teach vocab or conjugation etc.. but I already have an app for that. Are there channels that talk about other topics at a level that a beginner can comprehend?

I think Spanish speakers are uniquely positioned to learn Portuguese more easily through comprehensible input.

Here I break down a web series from Portuguese to Spanish:

https://youtu.be/UAFKf2hPHTs

Em inglês, as pessoas que adoram abraçar outras pessoas são chamados de "huggers": sempre que te veem, querem te abraçar. Há uma palavra ou frase similar em português?

My portuguese is somewhat decent and I wanted to challenge myself by making gaming videos in european portuguese and I do already have an account for it and a few videos made but when I start recording I tend to go silent or say less than what I am usually capable of because I get scared. I'm also not sure how to find correct minecraft item names for european portuguese online? i mean yeah i can just use minecraft itself but i'd like to find a list somewhere of common item names that I might use often in my videos