{"id":111124,"date":"2014-10-02T08:16:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=111124"},"modified":"2016-02-03T16:50:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T23:50:54","slug":"7-more-essential-portuguese-swimming-phrases-for-road-to-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/7-more-essential-portuguese-swimming-phrases-for-road-to-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"7 More Essential Portuguese Swimming Phrases for Road to Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo Courtesy: Rodrigo Soldon<\/p>\n

By Christian Hanselmann<\/i><\/p>\n

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, October 2. A few months ago, we provided our readers with some essential Portuguese words that all swimmers should know as they gear up for the 2016 Rio Olympics<\/a>. Today, we’re back with another bit of a lesson in the host country’s language.<\/p>\n

Last time out, someone corrected one of my Portuguese terms, and I great appreciated it. \u00a0As I was learning the language during my time in Brazil, I made many mistakes and I still make many mistakes. Making mistakes is a very effective way to learn a new language, and can lead to some great anecdotes for the rest of your life. It\u2019s also a good way to break the ice when learning a new language; nothing is funnier than mixing up the words for coconut (coco) and poop (coc\u00f4) during a conversation.\u00a0Now, that’s a story to tell.<\/p>\n

Everton de Castro, one of my friends who helped me learn from my mistakes in the language, will also be contributing to this series as we get closer to the 2016 Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n

Here’s a full paragraph in Portuguese regarding the qualification process for the Olympics, followed by an English translation:<\/p>\n

Portuguese<\/h2>\n

\u00c9 muito dif\u00edcil qualificar para as olimp\u00edadas. A Federa\u00e7\u00e3o Internacional de Nata\u00e7\u00e3o (FINA) declarou que os nadadores s\u00e3o convocados da seguinte maneira. Primeiro, todos os nadadores que alcan\u00e7arem o tempo de qualifica\u00e7\u00e3o ser\u00e3o garantidos na competi\u00e7\u00e3o (mas nenhum pa\u00eds pode mandar mais de 26 nadadores.) Segundo, os nadadores que fazem parte de um revezamento s\u00e3o convidados. Os nadadores que n\u00e3o alcan\u00e7arem o tempo de qualifica\u00e7\u00e3o, poder\u00e3o nadar nas olimp\u00edadas somente se participarem do Campeonato Mundial em 2015. Finalmente, se houver espa\u00e7o, os nadadores que atingirem o tempo de considera\u00e7\u00e3o ser\u00e3o convocados. Somente 900 nadadores competir\u00e3o, mas muitos nadam milhares de metros cada dia pelo sonho de ser um ol\u00edmpico.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

English<\/h2>\n

It is very difficult to qualify for the Olympics. FINA declared that swimmers are invited in the following order. First, all swimmers who meet the qualifying time are guaranteed to swim (but no country can send more than 26 swimmers.) Second, the swimmers who area part of a relay are invited. If the swimmers do not meet the qualifying time, they can swim in the Olympics if they swim in the World Championships in 2015. Finally, if there is space, swimmers who met the consideration time will be invited. Only 900 swimmers will compete, but many swim thousands of meters every day because of the dream to be an Olympian.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

7 Essential Portuguese Swimming Phrases<\/h2>\n

Last time out, we learned some basics on how to say the Olympics or the pool or swimmer in Portuguese. \u00a0This time, we’re focusing on the strokes as well as how to properly say the various types of records that will undoubtedly fall in Rio.<\/p>\n\nhttp:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/portuguese-swimming-words-part-2-2014.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n