An American + a Brazilian
Ed is learning Portuguese. Naty is learning English. Most days we meet in the middle, with a translation app on the table.
EDI'm so full, that was amazing.→ Estou tão cheio, foi incrível.
NATYCheio de mim?? 😳→ Fed up with me??
EDNo! Full of FOOD. 😂
"Estou cheio" can mean "I'm full" or "I'm fed up." Context is everything.
We're moving in together, blending two families and two cultures, and filming what that really looks like.
Ed · 🇺🇸 United States
Ed is a lifelong business guy who never expected to be learning verb tenses again. He's the one asking the app how to say things politely, and still getting it wrong.
Naty · 🇧🇷 Brazil
Naty brings the warmth, the music and the cooking from Brazil. She's learning English one funny mistake at a time, and she laughs at Ed's Portuguese more than he'd like.
Everyday life, with a language barrier in the middle of it.
Brazilian classics vs. American comfort food, and the arguments about rice.
New places, family trips, and ordering food in a language one of us half speaks.
Two families, two languages, one group chat that needs a translator.
Lessons, fails and the words the app keeps getting wrong.
Portuguese words that look like English and mean something else. We learned most of these the hard way.
It looks like "push." Ed has walked into a lot of doors.
Not "pretend." Pretending is "fingir."
Not "exquisite." Careful when complimenting her cooking.
Literally "pull life." The app had no idea.
Say "estou satisfeito" after dinner to stay safe.
Same name everywhere: @lovewithanaccent.
Brands, travel partners and fellow creators: we'd love to hear from you, in English or Portuguese.
lovewithanaccent.channel@gmail.com