So, what kind of behavior would be considered a no-no in Brazil? Wearing high heels to the beach comes to mind. I think wearing high heels to the beach is definitely a no-no. I mean, you’re not breaking any laws if you do it, but it’s probably going to be very unconfortable and the sand may ruin your shoes, and… high heels are definitely not suited for the beach. So, I think wearing high heels to the beach is a no-no. You would have to be crazy to do that. You shouldn’t do it. Going to a meeting with your company’s CEO wearing shorts and Havaianas is a no-no. Don’t do that! That’s a big no-no. That shows lack of respect and professionalism, and depending on the company it may get you fired.
Hi Ana!
Definitly, go to wedding wearing shorts and tshirt is a no no!
Great podcast!
Go to work with a low-cut clothing It´s no-no in Brazil
Going to the Carnival in Bahia with skirt is a no-no !!! ;)
Great podcast!!
Im really improving my English thanks to you Ana!
haha, agreed! Don’t go partying in Bahia wearing a skirt, unless you’re confortable with strangers feeling you up.
Aninha,
Tem surgido abreviaturas cujo significado eu não sei, quais sejam:
CEO, VP, rsrs, e outras.
Gostaria que me ajudasse
Raymundo.
Being in a birthday’s party and start talking bad things about this one, in my opinion that’s a big no-no. I know people that do it.
Achei bem diferente “not that great a cook.” , nunca tinha ouvido assim. Só conhecia “not great as a cooker”
Oi Stanley,
“Not great as a cook” também é correta (como vc já sabe!)
Comece a reparar a partir de agora. Não demora e você ouve alguém dizendo “not that good a …..”, “not that great a….”
I think speaking portuguese in an English class is a no-no, for example.
Hi Ana Luiza,
I’ve been off line lately, but here I’m, well about your tips I can say that going to a social event or business, outdated is a no-no, and being in a business meeting and not knowing the matter, is a no-no, we should be in the loop in business.
Hi Vera,
Yep, always good to be prepared when going to a meeting… otherwise, what a wast of time!
Adoro o site e os posts são otimos , estou no 4° ano do curso de inglês , e como só tenho um dia por semana , procuro sempre me manter em contato com a lingua.Por isso sempre acesso o inglês Online!
To keep in mind that if you go behind the wheel don’t consume alcoholic beverage, that’s a big no-no.
That’s one example that comes to my mind
Good one, Marco.
Vc pode dizer assim:
if you go behind the wheel you shouldn’t consume alcoholic beverage, that’s a big no-no.
I think go to the black and white party with a green shirt is a big no-no. Hahahaha, I did it one time. Good podcast.
hahahaha… I think so! I’ll have to admit to doing it myself! Once I went to a party where all the women were supposed to wear a dress, wearing pants! And that was in the US…I got a few looks. Wearing pants to that party? A no-no, but I wasn’t breaking any laws, so..
Denis, be careful on show up in the Corinthians party (black and white) wearing a green shirt. It can be more than no-no.
I liked very much this topic. Very useful expressions!
Hello Ana, that’s great your new podcast. I was thinking about no-no, whether there is something that take me in the nervous is lateness to a meeting. I always like to say before go to a meeting that I’ll always get on time and lateness is really bad for me and take me crazy. Maybe I’m downward of an American.
Hug.
everybody has a dream this is a fact, and if your dream is speak english or “whatever they are”, you most fight about it,
‘cos there’s no another ways to be good in something if you do not improve your skills, the better way I found
it was listening, but human brains works like drawing board,
if it has not color there’s no grace!
so, watch things you like, listen things you like to hear,
and never forget, everything is more clear when you see the colors of
learning. grateful Victor Vinicius R. Matos
Great podcast as always!
Your tips are very useful.I have read them and they have helped me a lot.Thanks
By the way, I adore your podcasts
ok, about going to a birthday party without a gift … I think that if you have received the invites many or at least some days before the party its very nice and polite giving a gift. However, sometimes our friends decide to do the party in a just in time way and you get knowing about it just in the right day of the celebration, so in that last case I think that there is no problem
in going to a birthday without a gift. I think thats ok, you can buy another day or something like this.
please correct my text if necessary
vou ver se ouço mais os podcasts.
apesar de que, meu grande problema é formular as frases corretamente.
eu te entendo muito bem, mas daí a eu falar em inglês direito…
Luly, keep listening! That’s the key!
You said it, Adir!
luly, isso leva um tempo, pois é uma lingua totalmente nova.
Comece com coisas simples. Pense bem: dá pra acreditar que a gente domina uma língua “complicada” como português? Pus complicada entre aspas pois obviamente ela não é complicada demais para a nossa mente… A gente nem sabe do que é capaz. Pense em como aprendeu português… sem mto esforço.. Leia as dicas “Como Falar Inglês” na barra lateral, e converse com o Adir também pois ele tem dicas quentes sobre isso no blog dele.