Saturday, February 13, 2016

If it doesn't have a tail

In Portuguese there is only one work for "Monkey" and "Ape" (macaco).
Here's a quick song that would help you decide if you will use the word "monkey" or "ape" in English.


Lyrics here: http://veggietales.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey

O google translate traduz errado *Google translate does a poor translation job.
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=pt&u=http%3A%2F%2Fveggietales.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMonkey
what the world is "PARVA", google?

And one last tip. Another word that is translated as monkey (macaco) em portuguese is a Jack (the one you use in your car).

My husband just informed me people sometimes refer to people that work in cars as greased Monkeys... so... full circle, there you go.
Aparently there's even a tV show about it, I never watched, so I can't tell you to if it's good or not, but here's the show: http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/grease-monkeys/558990/



Thursday, February 4, 2016

Deuteronomy

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From the series: Words I'm still learning.

Deuteronomy! Say that 10x fast.

Now a fun song to learn how to pronounce that. Portuguese speakers, the pronounciation it's something like this: /Dure'rounoumi/ ' marks the stronger sylable.

Well, everything is easier in song, so... let's learn how to pronounce the name of the 5th book of the Bible:


What's the fifth book of the Bible?
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy...
Let's hear a song about it!
And now the fabulous Bently brothers.

"I suppose you know of Moses
I always picture him with a beard.
Hmm. I picture him with a mustache, though I know that’s a little weird.
There was time when he gathered all the Israelites around.

He told them some things and said, “I should probably write this down.”

That’s now the book of Deuteronomy.
40 days worth of sermons  in 1410 B.C.
Moses reminded everybody who’d been wandering around in the wilderness,
God gives you His best,
give Him your best,
and you will be blessed.
Everyone brought out their lawn chairs,
just like a nice day at the the beach.
but it wasn't a beach, it was a smoking hot desert
and Moses was giving a speech
Gee that doesn't seem too exciting to me.
I mean, does it to you?
But the mustache man speaking directly to God
It's probably worth listening to
That's now the book of the deutoronomy
The famous last words of Moses
given at age 120
That's when he reminded everyone before they went into the land of promise,
God gives you His best,
give Him your best,
and you will be blessed.

That’s now the book of Deuteronomy.

it's been translated to English for you and me.
And that's a good thing because it was originally written in Hebrew
I don't Hebrew but if you do,
I'd like to meet you."

Monday, February 1, 2016

Groundhog's Day!

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Brazilians, start here: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_da_Marmota


Tomorrow is Lucy's day... and Groundhog's Day! What in the world is that you ask me?
Well, I had the exact same question, fifteen years ago... When I first arrived in the US, everytime I'd show my passport or driver's license "for official purposes" someone would enthusiastically say: "You are a Groundhog's day baby! "

... was my answer...

Fast forward to 2016... as I hear "Groundhog's Day", my heart is so warm and it makes me think of home (by Home I do mean this little town in PA)... My heart actually feels full with those warm fuzzy feelings and I just sigh and dream... Exaggeration? Nope. True.  I don't know why.

It's a Pennsylvania thing I guess... or maybe a birthday thing... or a romantic thing... I'm not sure! All I know is that I love Groundhog's day.
One has to watch the Movie and make a visit to the lovely town of Punxsutawney in PA in order to fully understand this! (that's right, in PA we don't say Pennsylvania, just plain: PA - Click on this link for more fun PA things ). 

So here's your Groundhog Tour:

 1. What is Groundhog's day? Peek for some info here:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what+is+groundhog+day

2. After getting "up to speed * (click on link for full definition) " on the national coolest day of the year, watch this movie

3. Finally keep an eye on newspapers to Watch Phil on the news tomorrow. ..If the groundhog sees it's shadow there are 6 more weeks of winter...I hope so! We are due for need some snow, came on now Phil!!! #TeamPhil 


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Friday, January 29, 2016

ESL on Whatsapp

Over the past few weeks we started a group on Whatsapp, if you want to join it, just let me know.
Nas ultimas semanas comecamos um grupo no Whatsapp, se voce quiser participar, me avise.

Here is what happens:
Eis o que acontece:

1)The night before, my lovely husband reads our daily Sabbath School Lesson.
Na noite anterior, meu amoroso marido le pra voces a licao diaria da escola sabatina.

You can find the daily lesson here http://ssnet.org/daily-lessons/
Voce pode encontrar a licao em ingle no link acima

Method: underlines words that are new to you. Listen to the audio.
Metodo: sublinhe as palavras que sao novas pra voce. EScute o audio

The Portuguese version of the lesson is here if you need to compare/translate:
A versao em portugues da licao esta' nesse link se quiser comparar a traducao (Gratis tb)
 http://www.escolasabatinaonline.com.br/ (also free)

2) The day of your lesson you'll receive another picture with words we thought were difficult and an
audio with the pronounciation. Practice, practice, practice. Practice makes perfect!
No dia da licao voce recebe outra foto com palavras que pensamos ser dificeis e um audio com a pronuncia. Pratique, Pratique, Pratique. A Pratica traz a perfeicao!

3) Once in a while I also record the lessons that my husband reads to our kids at night. In that case you'll receive the pictures of the lesson and then the audio or video.
De vez em quando eu tambem gravo as licoes que me marido le pros nossos flhos a noite. Nesse caso, voce recebera' fotos da licao e depois um audio ou video.

Most mornings around 6:30 EST, I meet with those interested (right now is just one faithful student, but anyone is welcome). We normally practice pronounciation.
Na Maioria das manhas ao redor das 6:30 (horario daqui EST), eu me encontro com aqueles interessados (por enquanto so' tem uma aluna dedicada, mais qualquer um sera' bem vido). Normalmente praticamos a pronuncia.

Enjoy and join us!
Aproveite e junte-se a nos!


Saturday, January 23, 2016

Songs. As/AS, Weakness

Hi there. Are you a Brazilian interested on learning English?  please subscribe to my blog!

I started this blog is for my Friend Jackie and my cousins A & T.
Quick background: I'm an American/Brazilian mother, audiologist, wife and christian.

I'll try to post tips here often on how to learn American English. Warning: This is a volunteer attempt to help people, not a claim for perfection. Mistakes are expected, and since I don't have an editing team, feel free to leave your comments below.

First, I would like to post a few songs.
The other day, Jackie and I were talking about the word "WEAKNESS" (Fraqueza).
We were also talking about the COMPARISON word "AS".
Examples:
Steve is AS handsome AS Brad Pitt. (Tao lindo quanto)
Steve is AS strong AS Silvester Stallone (Tao forte como)
Lucy is AS smart AS Albert Eistein (Tao inteligente como/quanto).

As I was thinking about these two things two songs came to mind, some of my favorite songs, actually. I'm sharing them with Portuguese translation below. Enjoy and see you soon!

 
Song # 1:

As water to the thirsty


Another nice Video here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bpVwvCvoqg
Traducao pro portugues aqui: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=en&tl=pt&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oremus.org%2Fhymnal%2Fa%2Fa363.html&edit-stext=&act=url)
Lyrics:
As water to the thirsty,
as beauty to the eyes,
as strength that follows weakness,
as truth instead of lies,
as songtime and springtime
and summertime to be,
so is my Lord,
my living Lord,
so is my Lord to me.

Like calm in place of clamor,
like peace that follows pain,
like meeting after parting,
like sunshine after rain,
like moonlight and starlight
and sunlight on the sea,
so is my Lord,
my living Lord,
so is my Lord to me.

As sleep that follows fever,
as gold instead of grey,
as freedom after bondage,
as sunrise to the day,
as home to the traveler
and all we long to see,
so is my Lord,
my living Lord,
so is my Lord to me.


Song # 2: As the deer...Portuguese translation here:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=en&tl=pt&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrolyrics.com%2Fas-the-deer-lyrics-the-cadets.html&sandbox=1

As the deer pantet////h for the water
So my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee
Chorus:
You alone are my strength, my shield
To you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee
You're my friend and you are my brother
Even though you are a king
I love you more than any other
So much more than anything
Chorus:
I want you more than gold or silver
Only you can satisfy
You alone are the real joy giver
And the apple of my eye
Chorus: