GOSTAR DE, ADORAR and AMAR

The verbs "gostar de", "adorar" and "amar" all express liking, but on different levels. On a scale from less to more emphatic, "gostar de " occupies the less emphatic end and "amar" is at the more emphatic end, with "adorar" somewhere in the middle.

ref.: Beginner's Brazilian Portuguese
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VALEU !!

Valeu! is a colloquial expression used when someone does or says something that you appreciate. It is often used as an informal word for ‘thank you’, like ‘cheers!’ in English:

Eu te deixo na estação. – Valeu, obrigado.
I’ll drop you at the station. – Nice one, thanks.

ref.: Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar - A Practical Guide

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WRITING STRATEGY IN PORTUGUESE:

When you write in a foreign language it is important to be able to identify your own mistakes - and to correct them. In order to identify your mistakes you should look for "critical points", that is, points where mistakes are likely to occur. In Portuguese, verb conjugation is a typical critical point. The strategy "activating a specific monitor" should help you here. In order to use this strategy, you should follow these steps:

1. ask: what are the usual problems with this? (e.g. verb conjugation)
2.review the rules in your mind (or check them in your book)
3. revise your text focusing on this "critical points" (i.e. check your verbs).
Identify the mistakes in this paragraph and write it down. I will let you know whether you are right or not.

MEU NOME É SARAH. EU SOU AMERICANA E MORA EM MIAMI. EU TENHO TRÊS IRMÃOS; JOHN, AMY E PAUL. JOHN E AMY É CASADOS. ELES MORA EM BOSTON. PAUL É SOLTEIRO. ELE MORA EM LOS ANGELES. EU TEM DOIS SOBRINHOS.

Ref.: Beginner"s Brazilian Portuguese. Ed. Disal.
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