Grant Kym

The English word “ankle” is translated into Portuguese as tornozelo. The word tornozelo refers to the joint located between the foot and the leg.

In Brazilian Portuguese “brother” is irmão. Young people say mano to a friend and a close brother, and cara means “dude” or “guy”. Irmão is a sibling.

q is an informal abbreviation for the Portuguese word ‘que’.

Raquel is the Portuguese form of the name Raquel.

The English phrase “peanut butter” is translated into Portuguese as manteiga de amendoim.

The Portuguese verb for ‘belong’ is pertencer. pertencer is used to express that something is the property of someone or something else.

The Portuguese word for pedicure is pedicure. A pedicure refers to a superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails.

The English phrase “I like you” is translated into Portuguese as gosto de você.

To download in Portuguese is to say baixar. The verb refers to the action of transferring data from a remote computer to a local one.

In Brazil people say Me manda dinheiro for “send me money”. A formal version is Envie dinheiro para mim, and Me faz um Pix asks for an instant transfer.