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As with any language pair, there is not always a literal translation for every word of Portuguese into English. Very often, context needs to be taken into consideration when making a translation. Some words in English, for example, can have three different possible Portuguese translations.<\/p>\n

Let’s put it into perspective. The English word ‘play’ in English is well understood and can be used in the following context:<\/div>\n
I play football.<\/div>\n
I play the violin.<\/div>\n
I play in the afternoon.<\/div>\n
However, if I were to translate those same sentences into Portuguese, I would have to give a different translation for the word ‘play’ in each of the above sentences.<\/div>\n
Here is how it would go:<\/div>\n
Eu jogo futeball.<\/div>\n
Eu tocar a violina.<\/div>\n
Eu brincar na tarde.<\/div>\n
What really is the difference? When the word ‘play’ is supposed to used in a game of action, the verb ‘jogar’ is used. Examples:<\/div>\n
Eu jogo futeball.<\/div>\n
Eu jogo xadrez.<\/div>\n
Eu jogo volley.<\/div>\n
When the word ‘play’ is supposed to denote production of sound from some instrument, the word ‘tocar’ is used. \u00a0Examples:<\/div>\n
Eu tocar violao.<\/div>\n
Eu tocar violina.<\/div>\n
When the word ‘play’ is supposed to mean ‘enjoy yourself in fun activities’, the verb ‘brincar’ is used. Examples:<\/div>\n
Eu brinco na tarde.<\/div>\n
Eu brinco na praia.<\/div>\n
Eu brinco na estrada.<\/div>\n
Have fun and happy playing!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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