Vocabulary

Vegetables

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Todos sabemos que uma alimentação saudável e balanceada exige a presença de legumes, vegetais e folhas. Você sabe falar sobre esses alimentos em inglês?

Why don’t you start by taking this quiz about the names of vegetables?

Did you get them right (get it right – idiom – do it well, achieve a good result; find the correct answer)

Which vegetables are your favorite ones? Which ones do you eat every day?

Below is a comprehensive Portuguese – English list of the names of vegetables.

RaizesRoots
BeterrabaBeet
CenouraCarrot
GengibreGinger
NaboTurnip
RabaneteRadish
RepolhosCabbages
AcelgaNapa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Couve de BruxelasBrussels
Repolho verde /roxoGreen Cabbage / Red cabbage
CauleStems
AnisAnise
AspargoAsparagus
Salsão / AipoCelery
Erva-doce FrescaFennel
PalmitoHearts of Palms
CebolasOnions
Alho PoróLeek
CebolaOnion
Cebolinha verdeGreen Onion
TubérculosTubers
Batata DoceSweet Potato
BatataPotato
InhameYams
MandiocaCassava / Manioc / Yucca / Tapioca Root
FolhasLeafy Greens
AgriãoWatercress
AlfaceLettuce
AlmeirãoDandelions
ChicóriaChicory
EscarolaEscarole
Folhas para SaladasSalad Greens
RúculaRucola
Verduras para CozinharCooking Greens
EspinafreSpinach
Couve-ManteigaCollard Greens
Vegetais do MarSea Vegetables
Alga marinhaMarine Algae
FloresFlowers
AlcachofraArtichoke
BrocolisBroccoli
Couve-florCauliflower
Feijões frescos e vagens comestíveisFresh Beans and Edible Pods
ErvilhaSnow Pea / Chinese Snow Pea
Ervilhas FrescasFresh peas
QuiaboOkra
VagemGreen Beans
Legumes que na verdade são frutasFruit Vegetables
TomateTomato
BerinjelaEggplant
PepinoCucumber
AzeitonasOlives
PimentõesSweet Peppers / Bell Peppers
MorangaWinter Squash
BrotosSprouts
Broto de AlfafaAlfalfa sprouts
Broto de FeijãoBean sprouts
Broto de SojaSoybean sprouts
Outros VegetaisOther Vegetables
AbóboraPumpkin
AbobrinhaZucchini
CogumelosMushrooms
VariadosMiscellaneous
Cebolinha em conservaPickled onions
Funghi SecciDehydrated mushrooms
PiclesPickles

Confira também alguns termos relacionados:

  • Salada: salad
  • Molho para salada: dressing
  • Tempero: seasoning

Dica:

  • Tanto para se referir a legume quanto a vegetal, a palavra utilizada em inglês é a mesma: vegetable

Click here to listen to the pronunciation of all vegetables on the list.

Rare snowfall

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A cold front reached southern Brazil from the 26th, Monday, causing rain. In its rear, a mass of cold air of polar origin advanced into the country.

Temperatures fell/dropped to below zero, with rare snowfall overnight in some places – as the polar air mass advanced toward the center-south. Ice and snow accumulated on the streets of cities where the wintry phenomenon was rarely seen. 

Many cities in the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, the two southernmost states, registered either snow or freezing rain late Wednesday. The unusually extreme weather in the country’s south kept the thermometers between 0 and 5° C in the early hours of Wednesday and during Thursday. Some places still had below-freezing (sub-zero) temperatures.

The relative humidity, the gusts of wind, the frost, and, consequently, the wind chill factor made us feel the cold even more intense.

Cars, streets, and highways were blanketed in ice while people took the opportunity to take pictures and play in the snow, building/making snowmen.

Snow is uncommon in Brazil, even in its southern region during the Southern Hemisphere’s winter. Brazil’s last blizzard (a severe snowstorm) was in 1957 when 1.3 meters of snow was recorded in a city in Santa Catarina state.

So, what can we do about it? Here are some tips.

Note: It’s the first time I decide to raise the issue of “ice safety.” Well,I guess change is everywhere. ?

Don’t miss out on the previous lessons on the weather!

Keep warm!

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Southern hemisphere winter officially began on Monday, June 21, and runs until September 22, 2021.

Brrr! The Cold weather lesson shows some vocabulary to describe these sometimes sunny days, sometimes rainy, or days when the winter temperatures dip low.

And the only thing I can think of, to tell people is:

“Make sure you keep warm!”

To keep/stay warm means to keep your body warm, meaning wear the right clothes or do the correct activity or thing to keep yourself warm (referring to body temperature).

Stay warm implies that the person is already warm. So, like, if a delivery guy comes to your house and complains about the cold while you are having a friendly conversation, as he leaves, you might say, “Keep warm today!”

So, they are often used as a closing, in place of or immediately following “goodbye.”

Stay is a less active verb than keep. Keep indicates more intentionality. They’re interchangeable.

Next, a few tips to deal with cold weather. Listen to them and look up the words you don’t know. Notice pronunciation and how words are combined. Take notes.

For other closing expressions related to the pandemic, check out Stay safe.

A Simple, Powerful Prayer in Challenging Times

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In this beautiful video, Moojibaba addresses the concerns and fears that many are facing during the current global crisis. Mooji shows us a powerful exercise and prayer which is tremendous support during such trying times — a ‘thank you’ prayer. “I’m going to show you right now a very simple practice to help you to feel calm and integrated again. Of all the mantras, of all the wonderful things you can think about, or say, or feel, saying, Thank you is one of the most effective and great mantras or prayers you can make.”

There are many useful words in his talk, words that we frequently use in our conversations.

Listen carefully and try to write down what you hear. It’s a good listening exercise. He speaks very clearly. And you can always turn on subtitles if you need.

Many of the adjectives he uses (calm, sad, angry, frustrated, lonely, depressed) we have learned already. Do you hear a different one? Which one?

What does he say that means the same as touched, moved?

And what about the nouns which name feelings, like peace, gratitude, depression? Make a list of them. Look them up in a dictionary.

“We hope you will join us in praying for the health and wellbeing of all who have been or will be affected by the virus, wherever they are in the world. May its growth and impact diminish quickly; may the sick recover to newfound strength; may we all use this challenging time to continue growing in ourselves, to discover the power and grace of the eternal light within us.”

~ Moojibaba

Days of the Week

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Do you need to practice the days of the week? So listen and repeat. Notice that days, months, and holidays are always capitalized as these are proper nouns.

Now, have you ever wondered how the days of the week got their names?

Find below a video that explains their origins. You’ll learn how these names are related to ancient mythology and the planets.

‘Etymology’ is the study of the origin of words. Some of the days of the week have a simple etymology, like ‘Sunday’ — the day of the Sun, but many of the others aren’t as easy! This is a very interesting way to learn about the English language and the cultures that have influenced modern English. Gill will also explain how these names relate to the French and German languages. Join her as you will travel back in history, and out into the solar system.

Did you enjoy the journey? Now take the quiz to test yourself.