Latest news and stories about grammar in Portugal for expats and residents.
A doubt in the car, an engagement at stake, and several mixed questions: is it pronounced “azoto” or is there another pronunciation? And between “calçar” (to put on/wear) or “vestir” (to wear) gloves, is the expression “ir rápido” (to go fast) a mistake in Portuguese?
So, is learning Portuguese difficult or not? Marco Neves also discusses an Alentejo regionalism and clarifies whether we can end sentences with prepositions.
Does it make sense to worry about whether to say “está a criar-se” or “está-se a criar”? Marco Neves explains the history of the word “salário” and the myth linking it to salt, and also clarifies the difference between “obrigado” and “obrigada”.
