{"id":62773,"date":"2022-04-23T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/culture-talks-09-english-is-a-crazy-language\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:33:39","slug":"culture-talks-09-english-is-a-crazy-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homolog.fluency.io\/br\/blog\/culture-talks-09-english-is-a-crazy-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Talks: English is a crazy language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there! \ud83e\udd2f<\/em><\/p>\n

Seja bem-vindo e bem-vinda a mais um epis\u00f3dio de Culture Talks<\/em>! No epis\u00f3dio de hoje, a Becs<\/em> e o Scott<\/em> v\u00e3o bater um papo sobre algumas das coisas mais estranhas e confusas<\/strong> no ingl\u00eas e no portugu\u00eas \u2013 pelo menos do ponto de vista de quem est\u00e1 aprendendo!<\/p>\n

Se voc\u00ea j\u00e1 se perguntou por que certas palavras em ingl\u00eas parecem n\u00e3o fazer sentido ou por que o portugu\u00eas tem tantas regras complicadas, este epis\u00f3dio \u00e9 para voc\u00ea!<\/p>\n

Come on! Let\u2019s dive into this linguistic madness!<\/em><\/p>\n

Expans\u00e3o de Vocabul\u00e1rio<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ingl\u00eas<\/th>\nPortugu\u00eas<\/th>\nExemplo em Ingl\u00eas<\/th>\nTradu\u00e7\u00e3o do Exemplo<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Homophones<\/strong><\/td>\nHom\u00f4nimos<\/td>\n“Two,” “to,” and “too” are homophones in English.<\/em><\/td>\n“Two”, “to” e “too” s\u00e3o hom\u00f4nimos em ingl\u00eas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irregular verbs<\/strong><\/td>\nVerbos irregulares<\/td>\nIrregular verbs don\u2019t follow standard conjugation rules.<\/em><\/td>\nVerbos irregulares n\u00e3o seguem regras padr\u00e3o de conjuga\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
False cognates<\/strong><\/td>\nFalsos cognatos<\/td>\n“Pretend” and “pretender” are false cognates.<\/em><\/td>\n“Pretend” e “pretender” s\u00e3o falsos cognatos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pronunciation quirks<\/strong><\/td>\nPeculiaridades da pron\u00fancia<\/td>\nEnglish has many pronunciation quirks, like “through” and “though”.<\/em><\/td>\nO ingl\u00eas tem muitas peculiaridades de pron\u00fancia, como “through” e “though”.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grammar exceptions<\/strong><\/td>\nExce\u00e7\u00f5es gramaticais<\/td>\nEnglish is full of grammar exceptions.<\/em><\/td>\nO ingl\u00eas est\u00e1 cheio de exce\u00e7\u00f5es gramaticais.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idiomatic expressions<\/strong><\/td>\nExpress\u00f5es idiom\u00e1ticas<\/td>\nIdiomatic expressions can be hard for learners to understand.<\/em><\/td>\nExpress\u00f5es idiom\u00e1ticas podem ser dif\u00edceis de entender para quem aprende.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spelling inconsistencies<\/strong><\/td>\nInconsist\u00eancias ortogr\u00e1ficas<\/td>\nWhy does “read” have two pronunciations? English has spelling inconsistencies.<\/em><\/td>\nPor que “read” tem duas pron\u00fancias? O ingl\u00eas tem inconsist\u00eancias ortogr\u00e1ficas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Exerc\u00edcios para Praticar<\/h2>\n

1. Complete as frases com as palavras do vocabul\u00e1rio aprendido:<\/strong>
a) Many English learners struggle with ______ like “piece” and “peace.”
b) The English language has many ______ that don\u2019t follow standard conjugation patterns.
c) Words that look similar in two languages but have different meanings are called ______.<\/p>\n

2. Traduza as frases para o ingl\u00eas:<\/strong>
a) O ingl\u00eas tem muitas express\u00f5es idiom\u00e1ticas dif\u00edceis de traduzir.
b) As regras gramaticais sempre t\u00eam exce\u00e7\u00f5es, o que pode ser confuso para os estudantes.
c) Existem muitas inconsist\u00eancias ortogr\u00e1ficas no ingl\u00eas, como em “lead” e “read”.<\/p>\n

3. Crie uma frase em ingl\u00eas usando a palavra \u201cpronunciation quirks\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Respostas<\/h2>\n

1. Complete as frases com as palavras do vocabul\u00e1rio aprendido:<\/strong>
a) homophones
b) irregular verbs
c) false cognates<\/p>\n

2. Traduza as frases para o ingl\u00eas:<\/strong>
a) English has many idiomatic expressions that are hard to translate.
b) Grammar rules always have exceptions, which can be confusing for learners.
c) There are many spelling inconsistencies in English, like in “lead” and “read”.<\/p>\n

3. Resposta livre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

E n\u00e3o se esque\u00e7a de conferir outros conte\u00fados gratuitos no portal e na nossa p\u00e1gina do Instagram.<\/p>\n

Curtiu o conte\u00fado? Confira o <\/i>curso de ingl\u00eas<\/i><\/a> completo e veja as ofertas exclusivas para alunos aqui do portal. <\/i>\ud83d\udcda<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

See you next time! \ud83c\udf1e<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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