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It is better you make a terrible attempt to speak Portuguese or better still, speak English, as most people in Portugal have a basic understanding of English. 2. Do not talk bad about the national football team While sábado and domingo, the words for Saturday and Sunday, are pretty in line with other Romance languages, the names for Monday through Friday in Portuguese sound quite unusual to foreign ears. Don’t go around Portugal being fresh or implying sexual innuendos to people, especially women who you don’t know, as the Portuguese frown on this behaviour.
As to whether anyone actually says this, that depends on who you ask. There is a similar expression, vai mamar na cona da tia, which is a lot more offensive but maybe more suitable if there are no horses nearby. Puta Why did the Portuguese tourist bring a pencil to the beach? In case they wanted to draw a line in the sand!You “pull a John-the-armless” whenever you pretend you can’t or don’t know how to do something in the hope that someone else will do it for you. You probably know how Italians love’em some overstatement, but let me tell you they have nothing on Portuguese speakers. Proof of that is what we informally call speed bumps: quebra-molas literally translates as “coil-spring-breaker”. We were going to demonstrations and rallies, posting stuff online, trying to make others aware," André says. "It didn't seem like it was enough." There is a deeper point. Ultimately, Seignovert said, laughing at our neighbours is “recognising, even celebrating, our particularities. It shows we’re not indifferent. Europe isn’t just political and economic, it’s also cultural – about all these nations, living together. The EU hasn’t made enough of that.”
Sixteen-year-old Sofia (left) and 13-year-old André Oliveira stand in Parque da Paz in Lisbon. The siblings are two of six young people in Portugal who are suing the governments of Europe's most polluting countries, including their own, to force them to cut emissions.The Portuguese believe every region of Portugal is unique and you can’t know Portugal just by visiting a few cities. It’s definitely worth it to explore just a little bit more and soak up the cultures and diversity. 10. Never say the Portuguese are lazy Jokes in Portuguese, called piadas, tend to poke fun at different groups, like in English: lawyers, doctors, people from specific parts of the country, blondes, and famous people. Brazilian jokes also poke fun at Argentines, Portuguese people, soccer players, and caipiras, or people from rural areas. Let’s take a look at some jokes, and see if you can understand them. Understanding humor is a key part of learning a new language, and overcoming this hurdle is one to be proud of! In case you have trouble, I included a link to an image of one of the key words in each joke. But when lawyers at GLAN suggested suing governments via the European Court of Human Rights, he hesitated. He wasn't sure what a lawsuit was, only that it was "something adults did to each other." Why do Portuguese birds make terrible comedians? Because they always “cheep” out on the punchlines! Before the 🤡 emoji made things a lot simpler, Portuguese speakers had an awesome expression to let someone know their attempt at a joke was either inappropriate or had merely fallen flat. It’s the delightful engolir um palhaço — or “to swallow a clown” in English.
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