The Penguin Portuguese Phrasebook (The Penguin Phrasebook Library)

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Portuguese phrases to deal with communication difficulties and to indicate the languages you speak: basics for travelers In this post, we’ve gathered the most common Portuguese phrases that you are likely to hear from native speakers. Memorize these phrases and learn how and when to use them.

For numbers 1,000,000,000 and above, European Portuguese uses the long scale (Brazilian Portuguese uses the short scale).

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Plurals are formed by adding an "s". In most cases, it's just added at the end of the word with no further fuss. "The house" is a casa, and "the houses" is as casas. "The car" is o carro, and "the cars" is os carros. Note that "s" is added to both the article and the noun. X gram / x kilogram / half kilogram, please – Eu gostaria de x gramas / x quilogramas / meio quilograma, por favor It’s one thing to be able to ask where a place is, but it’s another thing altogether to use the directions you are given to successfully find the place. Here are a few phrases you need to understand when asking for directions in Portuguese.

Brazilians are generally quite open and friendly and will be happy to help you with whatever you need. They’ll also be appreciative of your efforts to speak their language.Now that you have these essential Portuguese phrases, you’re ready to start using this new vocabulary in your own conversations! Please note that in Brazil, there are three branches of the police, the military, civil and federal police. If you have any problems such as being assaulted or robbed, you’ll need to file a report with the civil police. emprego ( ehn-PR(IH)-goo, job), s imples ( SEEM-pl(ih)sh, simple), c ombinar ( kohn-bee-NAHR, to combine, to harmonize one's clothes, to set up a date), pen umbra ( pehn-OOM-bruh, astronomical word)

Congratulations, you have learned the most relevant Portuguese phrases to manage usual communication on a trip! You will delve into the vocabulary and useful phrases for accommodation on your next trip to a Portuguese -speaking country in video #17 of this series of short videos, which includes material to practice for free. The Brazilian phrasebook details a few vocabulary differences between the two countries' varieties.To give you an idea of the themes covered in our phrasebook, here are some of the topics you’ll be able to talk about with the help of this Brazilian Portuguese travel guide: 🙋‍♀️ The Basics Portugal is a European tourist paradise – a country where millions of tourists come every year for joyful sunbathing, delicious food and endless nightlife near the beaches. In large tourist resorts, employees of the service sector usually speak English, but outside it, only Portuguese is often spoken, especially in the case of older people (who more often speak Spanish or French). OPEN Aberto ( ah-BEHR-too) CLOSED Fechado ( feh-SHAH-doh) ENTRANCE Entrada ( ehn-TRAH-dah) EXIT Saída ( sah-EE-dah) PUSH Empurre ( ehng-POO-hee) PULL Puxe ( POO-sh) Notice! When you hear 'push', the Portuguese mean 'pull'! TOILET Casa de banho MEN Homens ( OH-mehns) WOMEN Mulheres ( moo-LYEH-riss) FORBIDDEN Proibido ( proh-ee-BEE-doh)

Whether you’re bumping into a person you’ve met before or meeting someone for the first time, a few key Brazilian Portuguese phrases will help get the conversation rolling. As long as you know what you’re trying to achieve and how you’re going to achieve it, the transition between all learning phases—from beginner to advanced—should go quite smoothly.You can also use one of the following phrases to greet a Portuguese speaker. As you can see, there are “time-sensitive” greetings that refer to a particular time of day, so consider that when deciding which to use.