Portuguese Phrases for Dummies

Author:: Karen Keller
Format:: Softcover

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Short description

A pocket-sized guide to everyday Portuguese words and phrases. It acts as a portable language resource for students of Portuguese as well as travelers to Brazil who want to pick up basic language skills. It covers pronunciation, basic grammar, and numbers and highlights the useful phrases for small talk, meals, business, emergencies, and more.

Long description

This is a handy, pocket-sized guide to everyday Portuguese words and phrases. This guide is the perfect portable language resource for students of Portuguese as well as travelers to Brazil who want to pick up basic language skills. It covers pronunciation, basic grammar, and numbers and highlights the most common and useful phrases for small talk, meals, leisure activities, business, and emergencies. Karen Keller (New York, NY) is fluent in Brazilian Portuguese and has worked as a language instructor.

Product details

Publisher:: For Dummies
ISBN:: 9780470037508
Publication date:: January 2007
Length:: 189mm
Width:: 109mm
Thickness:: 12mm
Weight:: 150g
Pages:: 206
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Illustrated:: Illustrated

Introduction.
About This Book.
Conventions Used in This Book.
Foolish Assumptions.
Icons Used in This Book.
Where to Go from Here.
Chapter 1: 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 A.
The letters E and E.
The letter I.
The letters O and O.
The letter U.
Chapter 2: 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.
Chapter 3: 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.
Chapter 4: 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.
Chapter 5: 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.
Chapter 6: 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.
Chapter 7: 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.