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I understand that Umas is the most common when referring to numbers and tempos, but there seem to be examples where algumas works too, and I have no idea why. … And the same issue for numbers "Inez Teixeira é uma jovem pintora que tem exposto regularmente desde há uns dois anos" is right "Inez Teixeira é uma jovem pintora que tem exposto regularmente desde há …

I have read that the difference between modern Portuguese and the Camões texts is like between modern English and Shakespeare. … In this respect, although Shakespeare sounds a bit off, occasionally uses some odd words, and certainly lacks modern terms, it is still readable and pretty much modern in terms of syntax and basic vocabulary …

What is the difference between "pois" and "porquê"? And which is more formal? …

Why do the Portuguese write António and Brazilians Antônio? Are both pronounced the same way? Same thing for ómega and ômega? … Was the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement responsible for all these differences, or did they come about for cultural needs and urgency? Another thing is assimptota and assintota! …

Why Estou triste de sentir, e reflito-o à janela ao som da água que pinga e da chuva que cai is it reflito-o and not reflito-lo? What's a rule that's about verb + -o and verb + -lo called? …

.- Fazer upload I would like to know which are most used in Brasil and in Portugal. And which ones do you use to say "Downloaded" and "Uploaded". For example: "Descarregado" and "Carregado". …

Google doesn't clear up any confusion as a search for violão shows images of acoustic guitars, and guitarra shows both acoustic and electric guitars. … What do these words (violão and guitarra) refer to in Brazil and in Portugal (or any other regions of note)? …

I have translated both shovel and spade into Portuguese, and I got the same result: "pá (f)". Is my translation wrong? … And this Garden Products Review and the Wikipedia articles on spades and shovels further explain the differences. EDITED: A friend just told me this: pá(shovel) pá de corte (spade), is that right? …

I found two examples: Deu de cara com a parede and Deu de cara na parede ? … And was wondering if the literal difference is the same as in English i.e. hit your head with the wall v hit your head in the wall And whether one is more natural to use than the other …

I would like to know the list of diphthongs and hiatuses in Brazilian Portuguese. Because I need the correct syllable division. …

Are there any differences in usage between "por fim" and "enfim"? I've been told that the latter is seldom used in European Portuguese, and its use is restricted to only a few cases. Is that true? …

Papiamento is the most-widely spoken language on the islands of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire, which lie near Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea. … There are several theories about how this language was formed but the truth is it has a strong Portuguese and Spanish presence. Are Papiamento and Portuguese mutually intelligible? …

From English and Portuguese consonant phonemes compared: Whenever /t/ or /d/ occur before /i/, they become respectively /tshi/ and /dzhi/, as in words like leite ['leytshi] and pode ['pódzhi]. …

[en] Which countries and regions speak Portuguese nowadays? And these countries/regions which use it as official language? …

What would you call "track" and "rail" in Portuguese? Track is the whole thing, while a rail is one of the two long pieces of metal where the train lays its wheels, e.g. the right rail. …