By Karen Keller
The quickly and simple strategy to learn how to communicate Brazilian Portuguese
Quick! what is the most generally spoken language in South the United States? that is correct, Portuguese! and what is the quickest, simplest, most delightful solution to study Portuguese? Portuguese for Dummies, in fact! This enjoyable, pleasant advisor is helping you begin conversing Brazilian Portuguese immediately!
Whether you are a scholar, a traveller, otherwise you paintings in enterprise or govt, you will love its sensible classes, cultural proof, and convenient references—including a Portuguese-English mini-dictionary, lists of important verbs, and more!
- Have daily conversations in Portuguese
- Make experience of Portuguese grammar
- Use idioms and well known expressions
- Improve your pronunciation
- Grasp verb conjugations
- Get round in Portuguese-speaking countries
Portuguese For Dummies comes entire with a CD loaded with real-life dialogues that assist you comprehend and pronounce this attractive, lyrical language with ease.
CD-ROM/DVD and different supplementary fabrics will not be incorporated as a part of the ebook dossier, yet can be found for obtain after purchase.
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Extra resources for Portuguese For Dummies
For time-related phrases and expressions, see bankruptcy four. ) Here’s how you can conjugate acordar. Conjugation Pronunciation ecu acordo eh-ooh ah-kohr-doo você acorda voh-seh ah-kohr-dah ele/ela acorda eh-lee/eh-lah ah-kohr-dah nós acordamos nohz ah-kohr-dah-mooz eles/elas acordam eh-leez/eh-lahz ah-kohr-dah-ooh vocês acordam voh-sehz ah-kohr-dah-ooh attempt utilizing acordar: ecu acordo cedo. (eh-ooh ah-kohr-doo seh-doh. ) (I get up early. ) Ela acorda tarde. (eh-lah ah-kohr-dah tah-jee. ) (She wakes up past due. ) Poderia me acordar às oito horas? (poh-deh-ree-ah mee ah-kohr-dah ahz oh-ee-toh oh-rahz? (Could you wake me up at eight o’clock? ) Chatting approximately meals The note cozinha (koh-zeen-yah) (kitchen) comes from the verb cozinhar (koh-zeen-yah), this means that to cook dinner. What you’ll locate in a Brazilian domestic cozinha varies from quarter to zone and kinfolk to relations. as a rule conversing, simply because arroz (ah-hohz) (rice), feijão (fay-zhow) (beans), and carne (kah-nee) (meat) are staples of the nationwide food, those are the commonest dishes in any Brazilian family. Many seventy five 76 half I: Getting all started households additionally make effortless weeknight nutrition similar to massa (mah-sah) (pasta) and salada (sah-lah-dah) (salad), similar to in lots of different international locations in Latin the United States in addition to North the USA and Europe. For distinct events, comparable to a birthday, Brazilians like to host a churrasco (shoo-hahs-koh) (Brazilian-style fish fry) on their again open air pátio (pahchee-ooh) (patio). They grill all types of carne and supply a number of pratos complementares (prah-tohs kohm-pleh-men-tah-reez) (side dishes). listed here are a few questions you should ask a Brazilian good friend approximately cooking: O quê gosta de cozinhar? (ooh kee gohs-tah jee koh-zeen-yah? ) (What do you love to cook dinner? ) Salada? (sah-lah-dah? ) (Salad? ) Carne? (kah-nee? ) (Meat? ) Peixe? (pay-shee? ) (Fish? ) Sobremesa? (soh-bree-meh-zah? ) (Dessert? ) Você cozinha bem ou mau? (voh-seh koh-zeen-yah bang ooh mah-ooh? ) (Do you prepare dinner good or badly? ) Here’s how one can conjugate cozinhar (koh-zeen-yah) (to cook). Conjugation Pronunciation european cozinho eh-ooh koh-zeen-yoo você cozinha voh-seh koh-zeen-yah ele/ela cozinha eh-lee/eh-lah koh-zeen-yah nós cozinhamos nohz koh-zeen-yah-mooz eles/elas cozinham eh-leez/eh-lahz koh-zeen-yah-ooh vocês cozinham voh-sehz koh-zeen-yah-ooh while traveling a Brazilian domestic for food and drink, you could finally desire a restroom. you could simply say O banheiro? (ooh bahn-yay-roh? ) (The rest room? ). Or, to talk in an entire sentence, you could ask, Por want, onde fica o banheiro? (poh fah-voh, ohn-jee fee-kah ooh bahn-yay-roh? ) (Where is the rest room, please? ) To be additional well mannered, alternative toalete (toe-ah-leh-chee) (toilet) for banheiro. if you happen to desire going to restaurantes (heh-stah-ooh-rahn-cheez) (restaurantes), turn to bankruptcy 7 to take a look at a few vintage dishes to reserve at a Brazilian eating place and the way to order a meal. during this part, I indicate what Brazilians consume at quite a few occasions of day and inform you tips to discuss your nutrition in Portuguese.