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Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertipsSpeak Portuguese - instantly!Traveling to Brazil or Portugal but don't know Portuguese? Need to kick up your conversation skills? This handy phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Brazilian Portuguese in no time.Discover how to Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, times, and money Chat about family and work Discuss sports and the weather Deal with problems and emergencies

Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Say It How? Speaking Portuguese
Exploring the Roots of Portuguese
Reciting Your ABCs
Conquering Consonants
The letter C
The letter D
The letter G
The letter H
The letter J
The letter L
The letters M and N
The letter Q
The letter R
The letter S
The letter T
The letter W
The letter X
Exercising Your Jowls with Vowels
The letters A and ?
The letters E and E
The letter I
The letters O and O
The letter U
Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics
Constructing Simple Sentences
Nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Verbs
The Simple Tenses: Present, Past, and Future
Present tense
Past tense
Future tense
Conjugating the tenses
Connecting It All Together
Making Contractions: It's a Cinch!
To Me, to You: Indirect Objects
Commanding an Audience
Getting Possessive
Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds
Numbers to Know: When Everything Counts
The Big Countdown: Ordinal Numbers
Telling Time
Monday, Tuesday: Weekdays
Tracking the Calendar: Months and Dates
Naming the months
Picking a date
Money, Money, Money
Currency and prices
Getting money from banks and ATMs
Measuring Distances and Other Stuff
Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk
A Few Ways to Say Hello and Goodbye
Introducing Yourself
First Names, Last Names, and Nicknames
Knowing Who, What, and Where
"Where Are You From?"
Describing the World around You
Describing permanent qualities: Ser
Describing temporary qualities: Estar
Speaking about Speaking
The Good, the Bad, and the Humid: Weather
Figuring Out Family Connections
Giving Out Your Contact Information
Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (or Meal!)
Bom Apetite! Enjoy Your Meal!
At the Restaurant: Trying Local Foods
Ordering at a restaurant
Ordering a drink
First foods up: Salads and condiments
On to the main course
Basking in Brazilian barbeque
Doing dessert
Paying the bill
Shop 'Til You Drop
Finding Places to Shop
Out for the Perfect Outfit
Skirts and shirts: Which to choose
Trying it on
Exploring Brazilian Treasures
Shopping for Food and Necessities at the Market
Getting some practical items
Shopping at the outdoor market
Making Comparisons and Expressing Opinions
Paying for Your Purchases
Making Leisure a Top Priority
Talking about Going Out
Inviting someone and being invited
Asking what the place or event is like
Asking People What They Like to Do
Taking in Brazil's Musical Culture
Playing an instrument
Dancing around and singing out loud
Exploring Carnaval in Brazil
Exploring Art Galleries and Museums
Going to the Movies
Hanging Out at the Beach
What to take to the beach
Talking about beach safety
Expressing beauty: "It's so beautiful!"
Getting Out for a Walk (or a Hike)
Playing Soccer - Brazil's National Pastime
Falling in Love - in Portuguese
When You Gotta Work
Picking Up the Phone
Saying hello and goodbye
Making a call
Dealing with verbal mush
Talking in the past
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