How do you say that it hasn't stopped raining since early this morning in Portuguese?

You can say "Aqui não parou de chover desde cedo." The verb chover means to fall as drops of water from the sky.

What do you say if the kids want to play outside?

You can say "As crianças querem brincar lá fora, mas está chovendo." Brincar means to have fun with games, like children.

Cozinhar means to prepare food on the stove. In the collection: "Meu pai resolveu cozinhar uma sopa para o almoço."

Your friend calls on a rainy Sunday and you tell her what everyone at home is doing right now.

Meu pai resolveu cozinhar uma sopa para o almoço.

My dad decided to cook a soup for lunch.

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cozinhar/kozĩˈɲa/
to cookverb
To prepare food on the stove.
trabalhar/tɾabaˈʎa/
to workverb
To put effort into a task.
dormir/doʁˈmi/
to sleepverb
To rest with your eyes closed, switched off from the world.
chover/ʃoˈve/
to rainverb
To fall from the sky as drops of water.
assistir/asisˈtʃi/
to watchverb
To see something that is playing, like a movie.
conversar/kõveɾˈsa/
to chatverb
To talk with someone, exchanging ideas.
lavar/laˈva/
to washverb
To clean with water.
estudar/istuˈda/
to studyverb
To spend time learning something.
brincar/bɾĩˈka/
to playverb
To have fun with games, like children.
ler/leʁ/
to readverb
To understand written words by looking at them.

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Meu pai resolveu cozinhar uma sopa para o almoço.
My dad decided to cook a soup for lunch.
Minha mãe ainda precisa trabalhar um pouco no computador.
My mom still needs to work a bit on the computer.
O bebê acabou de dormir depois do almoço.
The baby just fell asleep after lunch.
Aqui não parou de chover desde cedo.
It hasn't stopped raining here since early this morning.
Meu irmão quer assistir um filme no sofá.
My brother wants to watch a movie on the couch.
Minha avó adora conversar com a vizinha pelo celular.
My grandmother loves chatting with the neighbor on her cell phone.
Meu tio foi lavar a louça do café da manhã.
My uncle went to wash the dishes from breakfast.
Minha irmã resolveu estudar para a prova de amanhã.
My sister decided to study for tomorrow's test.
As crianças querem brincar lá fora, mas está chovendo.
The kids want to play outside, but it's raining.
Eu só quero ficar na cama e ler um livro.
I just want to stay in bed and read a book.

cozinhar/kozĩˈɲa/
The nh sounds like the ny in "canyon", not an n followed by an h.
trabalhar/tɾabaˈʎa/
The lh sounds like the lli in "million", with the tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth.
chover/ʃoˈve/
The e of the last syllable is closed, as in você.
assistir/asisˈtʃi/
The final ti sounds like tchi, as in tia.
conversar/kõveɾˈsa/
The con comes out through the nose, as in som, without closing the n.
estudar/istuˈda/
The e at the start sounds like i: istudar.

domingo em família: In Brazil, Sunday is usually a day to stay home with the family, with a longer lunch. Calling relatives and friends that day is common.
almoço: Lunch is usually the main meal of the day, normally with rice and beans. On Sunday it tends to be more elaborate.
chamada no celular: Many people talk by voice or video call on their phone instead of calling the traditional way. Messaging apps are widely used for this.

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How do you say that it hasn't stopped raining since early this morning in Portuguese?: You can say "Aqui não parou de chover desde cedo." The verb chover means to fall as drops of water from the sky.
What do you say if the kids want to play outside?: You can say "As crianças querem brincar lá fora, mas está chovendo." Brincar means to have fun with games, like children.
Which Portuguese verb means to cook?: Cozinhar means to prepare food on the stove. In the collection: "Meu pai resolveu cozinhar uma sopa para o almoço."

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