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   <title>What's new ?</title>
   <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-blog.html</link>
   <description>Here you'll find the most recent updates of this site. Here I'll keep you posted. Don't worry!</description>
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   <category domain = "http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-blog.html#">learn portuguese</category>
   <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:53:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>New words in Brazilian Portuguese</title>
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    <description>Novas palavras estão sendo adicionadas ao léxico português.
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New words are being added to the Portuguese lexicon... 
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Video in Brazilian Portuguese.

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    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:58:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Programa RTP (Mind your language)</title>
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    <description>A very interesting European Portuguese TV series that explain the origin of certain Portuguese cakes and linguistic advances under the new spelling agreement.
All spoken in Portuguese. Check this out now as I don't know how long this is going to be available for.
http://localhost/multimediahtml/video/cuidado-com-a-lingua/2011-06-09?country=GB&amp;cache=1</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Best Method For Learning Portuguese Is What You Are Looking for?</title>
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    <description>Looking for the best method for learning Portuguese? You might like this here! Check it out...</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:23:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Moving to Portugal</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/moving-to-portugal.html</link>
    <description>Are you moving to Portugal? This page may give you good tips. Check it out.</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese words, vocabulary and techniques to learn Portuguese</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguesewords.html</link>
    <description>The most important Portuguese words with which you can speak</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese recipes</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-recipes.html</link>
    <description>Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese recipes? Hummm... Just read this if you are not hungry, because if you do, you will!</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:34:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese teacher and other services.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-teacher.html</link>
    <description>I am a highly qualified and experienced Portuguese teacher, with brilliant proven results and I am putting my teaching services available for you here. Find out how.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:23:27 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sign up for a Portuguese free newsletter.</title>
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    <description>Sign Up for Free Portuguese Newsletter.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Welcome to Learn Portuguese with Rafa</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/index.html</link>
    <description>Do you want to learn Portuguese? Great! Here you can learn useful Portuguese phrases, Portuguese words and explanations about the culture and much more. Learn Portuguese quickly now.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 01:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese Language Translator</title>
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    <description>Portuguese language translator - a tool youi might find useful.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:55:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Resources for Portuguese Learning.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/resources-for-portuguese-learning.html</link>
    <description>Here you'll find online resources for Portuguese Learning. Get them now!</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:18:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The History Of The Portuguese Language</title>
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    <description>Olá.

These are two great videos about the History of the Portuguese Language.

They are spoken in Portuguese (different accents) but with subtitles! Isn't this great?

So, why don't you practise your listening while you are enjoying them?

&lt;i&gt;(Just a tip for your learning: Stop the videos and analyse each sentence. Look at the verbs - tenses - and relevant vocabulary - such as what words are used to link two sentences together. Mind the vocabulary that you are likely to be using when talking about other things - write them down and ad them to your list.)&lt;/i&gt;

Rafa. x

&lt;b&gt;Video 1 of 2.&lt;/b&gt;

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&lt;b&gt;Video 2 of 2.&lt;/b&gt;

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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:15:22 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Portuguese grammar explained</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-grammar.html</link>
    <description>Do you want to understand Portuguese Grammar? Here you'll learn it easily!</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:17:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Disclosure</title>
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    <description>Disclosure. Here you will find Questions and Answers about the nature of this site.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:29:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese kale soup - Caldo verde</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-kale-soup.html</link>
    <description>Portuguese kale soup: Learn how to make it here and enjoy it!</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:50:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Brazilian Dance Music</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/brazilian-dance-music.html</link>
    <description>Learn the roll that Brazilian dance music plays. Find out here now! </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:33:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Brazilian Culture</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/brazilian-culture.html</link>
    <description>Brazilian Culture is so rich. Find out how here.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:59:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Brazilian Portuguese Traditions</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/brazilian-portuguese-traditions.html</link>
    <description>Learn about the Brazilian Portuguese traditions here and how to behave  with the Brazilians.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:14:42 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Learn Portuguese Online Free</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-online-free.html</link>
    <description>Learn portuguese online free is the chance you have by reading the content of this site. I'm a Portuguese speaker and I've made it for you.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:22:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese culture</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-culture.html</link>
    <description>Here you will find some interesting tips about the Portuguese culture.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:23:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese traditions</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-traditions.html</link>
    <description>This page will tell you about Portuguese traditions. You'll be amazed by the role that culture plays when you  practice or learn Portuguese.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Two funny expressions in Portuguese.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-blog.html#Two-funny-expressions-in-Portuguese.</link>
    <description>Boa noite, tudo bem?

The other day I was talking to a friend of mine and one funny expression came along in the conversation: 

&quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;A galinha da minha vizinha era sempre melhor do que a minha.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot;

This literally means &quot;My neighbour's chicken was always better than my one.&quot; However what it means in Portuguese is:

&quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;The grass was always greener on the other side.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot;

Very funny, isn't it?

Today I was talking to another friend and he said something very funny too, yet very common which was:

&quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ele fala pelos cotovelos.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot;
 
Which literally means &quot;He talks by his elbows.&quot; 

Can you figure out what it means?

OK, let me help you. That means:

&quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;He talks like a parot - he never stops talking.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&quot;

When you have a change to practise your Portuguese with your friend of relatives, try to bring these expressions to the conversation. You'll see they will be impressed with your Portuguese! ;-)

I just wanted to share this with you today...

Tchau!

Rafa x</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:34:59 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese to English dictionary</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-to-english-dictionary.html</link>
    <description>Online Portuguese to English Dictionary with hundreds of useful words and expressions.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:49:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Treaty of Tordesillas </title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/treaty-of-tordesillas.html</link>
    <description>The Treaty of Tordesillas - the treaty that determined where we'd speak Portuguese in the world. Find out here.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-to-speak-brazilian-portuguese.html</link>
    <description>Here you'll learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese - from the pronunciation and alphabet to the grammar rules and useful phrases.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:43:32 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Learn European Portuguese</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-european-portuguese.html</link>
    <description>Here you'll learn European Portuguese - from the alphabet and pronunciation to the grammar rules.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:09:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Brazilian Portuguese Phrases</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/brazilian-portuguese-phrases.html</link>
    <description>Would you like to learn some Brazilian Portuguese phrases that allows you to communicate with Brazilians? Here you have them!</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:51:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Basic Portuguese Phrases</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/basic-portuguese-phrases.html</link>
    <description>Basic portuguese phrases you need to know to get by in a Portuguese speaking country or environment.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:18:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Useful Portuguese Phrases</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/useful-portuguese-phrases.html</link>
    <description>Are you looking for useful Portuguese phrases you can use every day? This is the right place. Find out why!</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:06:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Learn Portuguese in  London</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-in-london.html</link>
    <description>Do you want to learn Portuguese in London? Read on and find out how you can learn it solidly, quicker, and efficiently . </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>How to speak Portuguese</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/how-to-speak-portuguese.html</link>
    <description>Wondering how to speak Portuguese? It's easier than you may have thought! Find out how here, and make it easy!</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Por and Para in portuguese</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/por-and-para-in-portuguese.html</link>
    <description>Por and Para in Portuguese - the easy way to find the distintion.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Learn Portuguese language.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-language.html</link>
    <description>Learn Portuguese language. The audio resources you need to start speaking Portuguese today! </description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:55:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese Business</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-business.html</link>
    <description>I know what you need in order for you to run your Portuguese Business in Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Mozambique and any other Portuguese speaking country.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:53:37 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese Language Resources</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-language-resources.html</link>
    <description>In this page you will find a great deal of Portuguese Language resources. Have a look here.</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Learn Portuguese Free - Decide what's next!</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-free.html</link>
    <description>Here you can vote what you want me to write about next. Learn Portuguese free here.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:45:09 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Free Portuguese lessons - Cognate words.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/free-portuguese-lessons.html</link>
    <description>This is one of many free Portuguese lessons - Here you'll learn how to transform English words into Portuguese words easily.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Buying Train Tickets</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/buying-train-tickets.html</link>
    <description>Learn once buying train tickets in Portuguese and use it forever. Find out how here. </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:20:31 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese Clothing</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-clothing.html</link>
    <description>Here you will find information about Portuguese Clothing and suggestions of presents to offer your friends and family.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:16:05 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Learn Portuguese Words</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/learn-portuguese-words.html</link>
    <description>Here you can learn Portuguese words by thematical categories (the family, the body, clothing, etc).</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Future Subjunctive in Portuguese - Futuro do Conjuntivo/Subjuntivo.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/future-subjunctive.html</link>
    <description>Unsderstand how to use the Future Subjunctive in Portuguese. It's easy! Find out how here.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese TV - Portugal.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-tv.html</link>
    <description>Here you can have access to some portuguese TV channels. Practice your ear and your Portuguese now.</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:13:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese adverbs</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-adverbs.html</link>
    <description>Portuguese adverbs are words you use to express intensity place, quantity and so on. Learn them now and start speaking eloquently!</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese Word order.</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-word-order.html</link>
    <description>Here you can learn the Portuguese word order and how to build sentences.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:35:22 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>At the cafe in Portuguese</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/at-the-cafe-in-portuguese.html</link>
    <description>Learn how to deal at the cafe in Portuguese. Bom apetite!</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:20:22 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Onde and Aonde in Portuguese</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/onde-and-aonde.html</link>
    <description>The subtle difference between Onde and Aonde in Portuguese.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:36:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>This is Me - Rafa!</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/aboutme.html</link>
    <description>By knowing a little bit about myself and how I learn languages will inspire you to learn Portuguese with confidence.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese Present Subjunctive</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-present-subjunctive.html</link>
    <description>Overcome the mith of the Portuguese Present Subjunctive.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:32:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese Personal Infinitive</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-personal-infinitive.html</link>
    <description>Here you'll understand how useful the portuguese personal Infinitive is and how to use it correctly.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:17:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Portuguese accent</title>
    <link>http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/portuguese-accent.html</link>
    <description>Something interesting to know about the Portuguese accent.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:18:03 GMT</pubDate>
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