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In Course: Brazilian Portuguese A2

Childhood Memories and Past Routines

Learn conversational frames in Brazilian Portuguese to recount childhood memories, describe past habits with costumava, and contrast former lifestyles with modern life.

A vibrant photograph captures a group of Brazilian children joyfully playing football on a dusty 'campinho' in a small, sun-drenched countryside town, with bicycles scattered nearby. The scene evokes a nostalgic, carefree childhood, bathed in warm golden hour light with a shallow depth of field, composed for a 3:2 landscape frame.
en-GB → pt-BR

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55 Cards
Lesson#1
In this deck, you will learn spoken frames for recounting childhood memories, former domestic routines, and bygone lifestyles in Brazilian Portuguese. You will practise describing childhood activities, talking about past habits with 'costumava', and contrasting the past with life today.
Lesson#2
To introduce a memory from your youth, use 'na minha infância', meaning 'in my childhood'. You can also say 'quando eu era criança', which means 'when I was a child'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'in my childhood' in Portuguese?

na minha infância

Quiz#4
How do you say 'when I was a child' in Portuguese?

quando eu era criança

Lesson#5
To say 'when I was little', a male speaker says 'quando eu era pequeno', while a female speaker says 'quando eu era pequena'. If you are speaking about a group of children, say 'quando éramos pequenos' for 'when we were little'.
Quiz#6
How would a male speaker say 'when I was little' in Portuguese?

quando eu era pequeno

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