Learn five words for different bugs and insects
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| Hello everyone, this is Jade Furuta and welcome to Portuguese weekly words. Today’s theme is bugs. Umm |
| Aranha “spider.” The first thing that came into my mind was Spiderman. So Spiderman in Portuguese is Homem-Aranha. Homem, of course, it means man. |
| Meu primo adora o Homem-Aranha. |
| My cousin loves Spiderman. |
| Oh I don’t like this one: barata it has two meanings actually. |
| barata means “cockroach” but it also means “cheap.” |
| Eu odeio barata, é nojento. |
| That means, “I hate cockroach, it’s disgusting.” |
| Essa blusa foi muito barata. |
| That means, “This blouse was very cheap.“ |
| formiga, that means “ant.” Well I just remembered. Actually this week, I was talking to my Canadian friend and I called him, you are such a little ant and he couldn’t really understand it. So I had to explain to him that in Brazil, when a person has a sweet tooth, you can call him or her, you are such a little ant: |
| Você é uma formiguinha! |
| You are a little ant! |
| He is like ah… okay. |
| mosca “fly” |
| Olha! Tem uma mosca ali! |
| olha means “look” “There is a fly right there!” |
| I was living in the 28th floor and they would still get there. I think it took the elevator just to visit me |
| Joaninha oh I like this word, it’s so cute. I remember when I was in kindergarten in Brazil when we were always trying to find those because they are so pretty. Ladybug, ladybug joaninha. “Ninha” is actually a cute way of calling people and things. |
| Essa joaninha é tão bonitinha! |
| This ladybug is such a cutie! |
| Acabou! This is all for today’s Portuguese weekly words. I hope you enjoyed yourself and see you next time. Beijo, tchau tchau! |
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