The Best Ever Book of Portuguese Jokes: Lots and Lots of Jokes Specially Repurposed for You-Know-Who

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As to whether anyone actually says this, that depends on who you ask. There is a similar expression, vai mamar na cona da tia, which is a lot more offensive but maybe more suitable if there are no horses nearby. Puta Generally, the Portuguese are easy going, tolerant and very welcoming of visitors to Portugal. Just be decent and polite to them and they will treat you graciously with all the Portuguese hospitality they are known for. I believe it might beunpleasant to swallow a frog, which is probably why this saying is used when you have to shut up and accept unpleasant things with no other choice.

They continued to explore and look for trade around the world, from Africa, passing through Arabia, and reaching Japan, where they built the city of Nagasaki. Several outposts were made along the way, many of them having developed into colonies, such as Goa, Daman, Diu and East Timor. Dad,” says a Spanish boy to his father, “when I’m grown up I want to be just like you.” “That’s nice, son. Why?” “So I can have a son like me!”Especially if you’re sitting in a café with your friends. If you are talking loudly about things you don’t like about Portugal or the Portuguese, you may be asked to politely go home! Anyways, even if you are not such a big fun of this guy or the show, I bet you have also used some word puns in your language and now I am about to show you some in Portuguese too, so you can surprise your friends and family with it! Beware, though, some of them are a bit on the “doodies” level, if you know what I mean 😉 So if you are a sensitive person, stop now or forever regret it (potentially!). Shall we begin? Nunca gastes tudo! The Portuguese Colonial Empire was the starter of this all and this is a legacy that no country would want for themselves… Trade

Der Deutschlehrer fragt Bini: “Was ist das für ein Fall, wenn du sagst: Das Lernen macht mir Freude?” Bini überlegt nicht lange: “Ein seltener, Herr Lehrer.” 4. Husbands hate shopping in every language, apparently

Forget everything you know about Portuguese, it’s time to “burn the eyelashes”. Here are some colourful everyday Portuguese idioms and expressions used in Portugal and Brazil.

So, if you want to hold on to your Portuguese friends and make some new ones, avoid saying these things we talked about here and you’ll fit right in. While successful snitches don’t point literally, they still do it figuratively. That’s exactly what the Portuguese word for snitch calls attention to, as it means “stiff-finger”. As a native speaker, I may not be exactly impartial when I say Portuguese is among the funniest languages out there. Yet, those of you who’ve already taken to studying it should be able to agree with me.

Chef, darf ich heute zwei Stunden früher Schluss machen? Meine Frau will mit mir einkaufen gehen.”“Kommt gar nicht in Frage.”“Vielen Dank Chef, ich wusste, sie würden mich nicht im Stich lassen.” 5. Apparently crimes work better in rural places Portugal people are really simple and practical. When you hear “bread bread, cheese cheese” you are probably mixing up something that shouldn’t be mixed orconfused. This phrase means to communicate to you that “it’s this simple, as bread is bread and cheese is cheese”. So they may enjoy the sun and seem to stroll around as if they don’t have a care in the world. Ok, and maybe they have trouble keeping an appointment exactly on time but that doesn’t mean they are lazy, by any means. Three reasons Jesus is an Italian: only an Italian son would live with his mama till he was 30. Only an Italian son could think his mama was still a virgin. Only an Italian mama could think her son was God.The British Ultimatum, in 1890, when the British threatened Portugal with war over their ambitions regarding the territories between Angola and Mozambique, and the Monarchy ceding to the pressure was one of the biggest reasons for the overthrowing of the King and the creation of the First Republic in 1910. The caramel-colored vira-lata in particular is an icon in its own right: in 2020, when the Brazilian Central Bank announced it would release a 200-real banknote for the first time ever, a campaign to make it the new banknote’s mascot took the web by storm. All other bills featured animals of the nation’s fauna anyway. What a do a bunch of people in Brazil speak? Portuguese. What does just one Brazilian speak? Portugoose. The benefits of laughter are well-documented. It can reduce stress, improve our mood, and boost our immune system. It can also help us to bond with others and build relationships. This one is slightly off-color, only in a sort of dadlike way. Tirar (uma) água do joelho literally means “to get (some) water off one’s knees”, which under normal circumstances shouldn’t be possible.