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Arquivo mensal Novembro 29, 2019

The day after Thanksgiving

This day is called Black Friday and one of the biggest shopping days of the year. It’s the day which you can get good deals at several stores. On Black Friday retail prices heavily decrease for 24 hours in an attempt to get people to splash the cash in the run-up to Christmas.

But do you know where the term originated, or when Black Friday first became a thing?

It was originally called Black Friday because the volume of shoppers created traffic accidents and sometimes even violence. Police coined the phrase to describe the mayhem surrounding the congestion of pedestrian and auto traffic in downtown shopping areas.

It’s common to see people waiting in line for hours before opening the stores, sometimes it gets crazy and shoppers act insanely toward others.

So the weekend following Thanksgiving has marked the start of the holiday shopping rush for Americans since the 19th century. People look forward for this day in order to save money and purchase a lot of good stuffs.

Then if you want to get the best deals the advice is ”be an early bird” and wake up earlier to have luck in this Black Friday 2019. Happy Black Friday and be safe!

Thanksgiving: The Turkey Day

O feriado de Thanksgiving ou em português ”Ação de Graças” é um feriado muito importante nos Estados Unidos, poder ser também chamado de Turkey Day. O Thanksgiving é um feriado nacional e não só comemorado nos Estados Unidos como também no Canadá e em algumas Ilhas Caribenhas.

O feriado de Ação de Graças é um agradecimento aos bons acontecimentos do ano, e ocorre na quinta-feira da quarta semana de novembro. Família reunida e uma mesa com uma diversidade de alimentos são indispensáveis nesse dia.

Agora vamos aprender em inglês os principais alimentos consumidos em uma ceia de Thanksgiving nos Estados Unidos:

  • Roast turkey = Peru assado
  • Mashed potatoes = Purê de batata
  • Gravy = Molho especial
  • Green beans =Vagem
  • Corn = Milho
  • Pumpkin pie = Torta de abóbora
Thanksgiving table

Southern American English

Today we are gonna talk about something that everybody has. – Hungry? Oh, no! Not today, maybe next time.

So our topic today is accent, got it y’all? First of all, we shall know which states we are learning about. Take a look below:

Let’s learn some commom saying and idioms of Southern side of the United States. Check it out!

  • just pickin: same as teasing e.g.: Hey, don’t take it too serious, I’m just pickin ya.
  • pitch a fit: same as complain e.g.: He pitched a fit when she said she was going to be late again.
  • warsh: means wash e.g.: I gotta warsh my face before go to bed.
  • buggy: means shopping cart e.g.: Honey, can you get a buggy for me?

I hope y’all have a great start of week. See ya!

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