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Brazilian Idioms: "Minha praia"
Olá, pessoal! Does anyone have any interest in learning idioms in Portuguese?
A very common idiom in Brazil is using "minha praia" (literally: "my beach") to refer to something you're particularly into.
For example, we can use it to express that we really like or want something:
- "Nunca pensei em ser ator, a minha praia mesmo é cantar." ("I never thought about being an actor, what I really want is to sing")
- "Ela não curte matemática, a praia dela é geografia" ("She is not into math, what she really likes is geography")
On the other hand, it can also be used in a negative sentence:
- "Eu posso assistir 'Annabelle' com você, mas filmes de terror não são minha praia" ("I can watch 'Annabelle' with you, but horror movies are not my kind of thing")
- "Ele prefere ficar em casa, ir para a balada não é muito sua praia" ("He prefers to stay home, going to parties is not his kind of thing")
And finally, we can also use to compare preferences:
- "Eu estou aprendendo espanhol, mas francês é mais minha praia" ("I am learning Spanish, but I like French better")
- "Ela me deu um CD do U2, mas Coldplay é mais mais a minha praia" ("She gave me a U2 CD, but I prefer Coldplay")
I hope this really helps :) If there's people interested, I can try to recall some other Brazilian idioms in future occasions.
Até mais!
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Nós não utilizamos a expressão "minha praia" nesse sentido. É como se praia se tornasse um adjetivo para algo que você gosta mesmo, não precisa estar perto da praia para utilizar ^^
The (British) English equivalent would be "cup of tea" or "cuppa". As in, this is/isn't my cup of tea. I love that Brazilians use "beach" :)
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We say that on my side of the pond too!
That's a really good parallel, though. Makes these sayings really interesting culturally.
Do these lyrics fit in with your examples? From Djavan's "Bird of Paradise":
"Você é o último Em que pensarei Agua que não beberei Quem é você? Eu não sei. Vá procurar a sua laia. Se queres saber. Eu sou De uma outra praia. Não vem com essa Conversa..."
Yes, they do. I would translate it as something close to "I like other kind of thing(s)" or "You're not the type I like".
Side note: I think the real name of the song is "Carnaval no Rio". I didn't know the song, just checked the lyrics to give you a better answer.
Yes, that's the song. I got the lyrics from the booklet inside the CD...the translation they gave was : You're the last guy I'll think about...Water I'll never drink. Who are you? I have no idea. Go find your lair..."
Continued:...If you really must know I'm from another beach Don't give me that line My name is Ingrid!
''em aprender'' seria o correto nessa frase ''na'' é mais utilizado quando se fala sobre alguém (na maioria mulheres)
