The Best Ever Book of Portuguese Jokes: Lots and Lots of Jokes Specially Repurposed for You-Know-Who

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Why did the Portuguese artist bring his pet fish to the gallery? He wanted to create a “masterpiece.” This is a great expression because it sheds a light on the sense of sarcasm of Portuguese speakers. It was originally used to describe a set of unenforced laws that officially banned the slave trade across the Portuguese Empire in the early 19th century. It risks being a Pyrrhic victory because what must come next is decades of hard work, and there is no way the courts will be able to enforce that," he says. "The only way to achieve that is through the will of the people. The people at large must want this." All of this made the regime wage a brutal Colonial War against the colonial peoples who were trying to get their independence. Three reasons Jesus is an Italian: only an Italian son would live with his mama till he was 30. Only an Italian son could think his mama was still a virgin. Only an Italian mama could think her son was God.

Sixteen-year-old Sofia (left) and 13-year-old André Oliveira stand in Parque da Paz in Lisbon. The siblings are two of six young people in Portugal who are suing the governments of Europe's most polluting countries, including their own, to force them to cut emissions. Procurar pelo em ovo, or “to look for hair on an egg”, has roughly the same usage. 3. Nem que a vaca tussa Can you picture somebody squeezing themself into the piping? That sounds painful to the very least! So I guess entrar pelo cano is illustrative and straightforward: it means “to get screwed”. 26. Engolir um palhaçoWhat’s a Portuguese pirate’s favorite letter? “P,” because it’s like “Aye!” but with a Portuguese twist. You were told to go with the pigs? You were basically asked to go anddie far away. But do not worry! We don’t mean it literally, we say thisa lot between friends when someone is being annoying or upsetting us for some reason. If used in the past tense, it means someone got themselves in big trouble. Portuguese people have a dark sense of humour, don’t you think? Chef, darf ich heute zwei Stunden früher Schluss machen? Meine Frau will mit mir einkaufen gehen.”“Kommt gar nicht in Frage.”“Vielen Dank Chef, ich wusste, sie würden mich nicht im Stich lassen.” 5. Apparently crimes work better in rural places I told you it was a tad crude! That said, you’d only be judged for using this phrase in a business or otherwise formal environment. 19. Com o pé nas costas In 1500, they reached South America and started the colonization of Brazil, which would then become their largest colony and now the Portuguese-speaking country with the largest population. Slavery

Der Deutschlehrer fragt Bini: “Was ist das für ein Fall, wenn du sagst: Das Lernen macht mir Freude?” Bini überlegt nicht lange: “Ein seltener, Herr Lehrer.” 4. Husbands hate shopping in every language, apparently Here are a few thoughts about the jokes in this popular joke book, and a few things I have learned from reading it. I won’t trot out every new word, of course, but I noticed a few patterns and formats that came up again and again, and I thought it was worth noting them down. Being able to tell a good joke in another language is real jedi-level language skill, so I think it’s useful to know what the “rules” are. Piadas Secas and “Dry Humour”What a do a bunch of people in Brazil speak? Portuguese. What does just one Brazilian speak? Portugoose.

Every language has its own traditional sayings. But if you ever visit Portuguese and start tounderstand our language, you will probably find some of the most typical Portuguese sayings very funny indeed. After that, the country never became the great power it once was. It lost several colonies (including its largest one, Brazil) and trade routes, it saw its capital being destroyed by an earthquake in 1755 and it was occupied during the Napoleonic Wars.

It’s not a funny joke to the Portuguese to say that Portugal is a colony of Spain. They really have a long history with Spain and are quite happy they are separated. 7. Don’t say “The problem with Portugal is…” Why did the Portuguese soccer player bring string to the game? In case they needed to tie the score! The Portuguese are very hard working people despite the considerably lower wages paid in Portugal compared to other European countries. They are proud of their achievements and you can see that in many of their industries. Say the right things and you’ll go far The country built a vast empire, having territory all over the world, from South America to Oceania. It started with the exploration of the Portuguese coast and subsequent conquest of cities in the Moroccan coast, with the desire to continue the Reconquista in the North of Africa. Thanks to Practice Portuguese for several of these. Did you know Portugalist readers get access for less? ( see here). Fixe