Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
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In this lesson, you’re going to learn 7 expressions that make perfect sense to Brazilians but seem completely absurd when taken literally. Learning these expressions will help you express yourself better in Portuguese and understand certain peculiarities of the Portuguese spoken in Brazil.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro – What do Brazilians mean when they say: “Olha o cheiro disso!”
00:17 – 7 Expressions That Sound Absurd in Portuguese
00:49 – Expression 1: “Olha o cheiro disso!” - Look at the smell of this!
01:35 – Free PDF: 70 Brazilian Idiomatic Expressions - speakingbrazilian.com/70-brazilian-expressions
01:57 – Expression 2: “A porta dormiu aberta” - The door slept open.
03:48 – Expression 3: “Estou com fome de comida” - I’m hungry for food.
05:01 – Expression 4: “Segue reto toda a vida.” - Go straight your whole life.
06:06 – Expression 5: “Vou esperar o sol esfriar.” - I’m going to wait for the sun to cool down.
07:10 – Expression 6: “Não vi nem o cheiro!” - I didn’t even see the smell!
08:23 – Expression 7: “Uma coisa é uma coisa, outra coisa é outra coisa” - One thing is one thing, another thing is another thing.
09:42 – Homework! Share Your Favorite Brazilian Expressions in the Comments
10:17 – Speaking Brazilian School Courses - speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses
10:40 – Outro
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Get your FREE lesson pdf here: speakingbrazilian.kit.com/832d91f074
In this lesson, you’re going to learn 7 expressions that make perfect sense to Brazilians but seem completely absurd when taken literally. Learning these expressions will help you express yourself better in Portuguese and understand certain peculiarities of the Portuguese spoken in Brazil.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro – What do Brazilians mean when they say: “Olha o cheiro disso!”
00:17 – 7 Expressions That Sound Absurd in Portuguese
00:49 – Expression 1: “Olha o cheiro disso!” - Look at the smell of this!
01:35 – Free PDF: 70 Brazilian Idiomatic Expressions - speakingbrazilian.com/70-brazilian-expressions
01:57 – Expression 2: “A porta dormiu aberta” - The door slept open.
03:48 – Expression 3: “Estou com fome de comida” - I’m hungry for food.
05:01 – Expression 4: “Segue reto toda a vida.” - Go straight your whole life.
06:06 – Expression 5: “Vou esperar o sol esfriar.” - I’m going to wait for the sun to cool down.
07:10 – Expression 6: “Não vi nem o cheiro!” - I didn’t even see the smell!
08:23 – Expression 7: “Uma coisa é uma coisa, outra coisa é outra coisa” - One thing is one thing, another thing is another thing.
09:42 – Homework! Share Your Favorite Brazilian Expressions in the Comments
10:17 – Speaking Brazilian School Courses - speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses
10:40 – Outro
Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to support my channel and have access to the transcript of my videos: school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School: speakingbrazilian.com/free
Video production and cinematography: @roblanghammer (IG)
Video editor: fiverr.com/share/AwWyVB
Thumbnail design: @estudio.formiga (IG)
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for students of all levels.
#BrazilianPortuguese #portuguesbrasileiro #portuguesdoBrasil #portugaisbrésilien #PortogheseBrasiliano #BrasilianischesPortugiesisch #Portuguesbrasileno
