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Portuguese Phrases

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English Phrases Portuguese Phrases

English Greetings Portuguese Greetings:

Hi! i! l"!

Goo# morning! $om #ia!

Goo# evening! $oa noite!

%el&ome! (to greet someone) $em-vin#o ('or man) em-vin#a! ('emale)Ho are *ou+ Como vai vo&,+

.m /ne0 than1s! $em0 o riga#o! (men) $em0 o riga#a! ('emale)

2n# *ou+ E vo&,+

Goo# So-So3$em3 4ais ou menos3

Than1 *ou (ver* mu&h)! (4uito) o riga#o (men) (4uito) o riga#a! ('emale)

5ou.re el&ome! ('or 6than1 *ou6) De na#a! 7s or#ens!

He*! Frien#! Ei0 amigo amiga3

misse# *ou so mu&h! Senti tanto a sua 'alta!

%hat.s ne + 8uais as novi#a#es+

9othing mu&h Pou&a &oisa3

Goo# night! $oa noite!

See *ou later! 2 gente se v, mais tar#e!

Goo# *e! Ciao!

2s1ing 'or Hel an# Dire&tions

.m lost Estou er#i#o er#i#a ('emale)

Can hel *ou+ Posso a;u#ar-lhe+

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Can *ou hel me+ uinho3

%hat.s *our name+8ual o seu nome+

4* name is 333 4eu nome 333

4r333 4rs3 4iss Senhor Senhora Senhorita

9i&e to meet *ou! Pra er em &onhe&,-lo &onhe&, la ('emale)

5ou.re ver* 1in#!

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.m (2meri&an) Sou ameri&ano3

%here #o *ou live+ n#e vo&, mora+

live in (the @3S Portugal) 4oro nos Esta#os @ni#os $rasil Portugal)

Di# *ou li1e it here+ ui+Portugal is a on#er'ul &ountr* $rasil um a s maravilhoso!

%hat #o *ou #o 'or a living+ Com >ue vo&, tra alha+

or1 as a (translator usinessman) Tra alho &omo (tra#utor homem #eneg &ios)

li1e Portuguese Eu gosto #o ortugu,s3

.ve een learning Portuguese 'or month Estou a ren#en#o o ortugu,s

h" um m,s3h! That.s goo#! h! 8ue om!

Ho ol# are *ou+ 8uantos anos vo&, tem+

.m (t ent*0 thirt*333) *ears ol#3 Tenho (vinte0 trinta333) anos3

have to go Tenho >ue ir!

ill e right a&1!

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Solving a 4isun#erstan#ing

.m Sorr*! (i' *ou #on.t hear something) Des&ul e-me0 nJo enten#i!

Sorr* ('or a mista1e) Des&ul e-me!

9o Pro lem! 9Jo tem ro lema!Can 5ou Sa* t 2gain+ Po#e re etir0 or 'avor+

Can 5ou S ea1 Slo l*+ Po#e re etir #evagar0 or 'avor+

%rite t Do n Please! Por 'avor0 es&reva3

Don.t @n#erstan#! 9Jo enten#o3

Don.t Kno ! 9Jo sei3

Have 9o #ea3 9Jo tenho a m nima i# ia3%hat.s That Calle# n Portuguese+ Como se #i isto em ortugu,s+

%hat Does 6gato6 4ean n English+ >ue signi/&a oaM em ingl,s+

Ho Do 5ou Sa* 6Please6 n Portuguese+ Como se #i leaseM emortugu,s+

%hat s This+ >ue isto+

4* Portuguese is a#3 4eu ortugu,s ruim3

nee# to ra&ti&e m* Portuguese Pre&iso rati&ar meu ortugu,s3

Don.t orr*! 9Jo se reo&u e!

Portuguese EA ressions an# %or#s

Goo# $a# So-So3 $om mau mais ou menos

$ig Small Gran#e Pe>ueno

To#a* 9o ho;e agora

Tomorro 5ester#a* 2manhJ ntem 5es 9o Sim 9Jo

Here *ou go! ( hen giving something) 2>ui est"3

Do *ou li1e it+

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.m hungr* thirst*3 Estou &om 'ome &om se#e3

n The 4orning Evening 2t 9ight3 De 4anha = noite = noite

This That3 Here There isto isso3 2>ui L"

4e 5ou3 Him Her3 Eu Tu3 Ele ElaReall*! N mesmo+

Loo1! ue+ n#e+

%hat time is it+ 8ue horas sJo+

t.s O o.&lo&13 O :QO m3 SJo #e horas3Give me this! D,-me isto3

love *ou! Te amo3

'eel si&13 Sinto-me mau3

nee# a #o&tor Pre&iso #e um m #i&o3

ne0 To0 Three @m0 #ois0 tr,s

Four0 Five0 SiA 8uatro0 &in&o0 seis

Seven0 Eight0 9ine0 Ten Sete 0 oito0 nove0 #e 3

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Short Portuguese Lessons

Contents o' lesson V:

4a1ing >uestions

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Portuguese is sim ler than English333

Li1e .ve sai# e'ore0 or# or#er is mu&h more YeAi le in Portuguese than inEnglish3 That means that one &an eA ress /ner sha#es o' meaning *&hanging the or#er o' or#s in a senten&e3 n the other han#0 eo le that

are learning the language might have some trou le inter reting somesenten&es3 This is ;ust a arning0 e&ause eventhough the senten&es a oveare grammati&all* &orre&t0 the* are the onl* alternative3 So #on.t e sur rise#i' *ou en&ounter strange loo1ing senten&es3 ( n eAam les li1e these0 even inEnglish &oul# the senten&e e resha e#)

8uestions ith an interrogative or#

4a1ing ;ust *es no >uestions is not ver* use'ul3 The* usuall* im l* that onealrea#* has some 1no le#ge o' something0 hi&h is not al a*s the &ase3%e.ll see no ho to ma1e general >uestions0 ut /rst0 here is the&orres on#en&e et een some ver* use'ul or#s in English an# Portuguese:

English Portuguese

%hat >ue0 >u,

%ho 8uem

%h* Por>u,

%hen 8uan#o

%here n#e

Ho Como0 8uJo

Ho mu&h 8uanto

%hi&h 8ual

@suall*0 De on#e ('rom here) is &ontra&te# to Don#e0 an# 2 on#e (to here)

is &ontra&te# to 2on#e3 There is also the 'orm 2#on#e e>uivalent to n#e0ver* &ommon in the s o1en language0 ut rare in ritten 'orm3 @nli1e *es no>uestions0 in these the su ;e&t-ver or#er is usuall* reverse#3 This is not ver*a arent in Portuguese0 e&ause one rarel* in&lu#es the su ;e&t in asenten&e3 Here are some eAam les:

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n#e est"s+ - %here are *ou+ (singular an# in'ormal)

8uem sois v s+ - %ho are *ou+ ( lural an# in'ormal)

8uem sJo vo&,s+ - %ho are *ou+ ( lural an# 'ormal)

>ue isto+ - %hat is this+

Don.t 'orget hat as sai# on the /rst lesson a out 'orms o' treatment3 For$rasilians an# man* Portuguese0 vo&,s is the onl* treatment use# in thelural0 eing v s ver* rare an# &onsi#ere# ar&hai&3

Some vo&a ular* a out la&es an# things

Here is a list o' some &ommon vo&a ular* a out la&es an# things3 This ises e&iall* use'ul 'or turists3 5ou.ll also nee# it 'or the eAam les an# eAer&ises3(some o' this vo&a ular* as alrea#* art o' revious lessons)

9a &i#a#e - n the Cit*

rua - street

estra#a - roa#auto-estra#a - high a*

aveni#a - avenue

es>uina - &orner

e#i' &io0 Pr #io - uil#ing

&asa - house

(o) ar>ue - ar1(a) estaBJo - station

aragem - sto

&arro - &ar

(o) t"Ai - taAi

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&om oio (also trem in $ra il) - train

auto&arro (also ni us in $ra il) - us

9o &am o - n the Countr*

rio - river

ri eiro - stream

lago - la1e

&olina - hill

(o) monte - ig hill (or small mountain333)

montanha - mountain(a) "rvore - tree

Yoresta - 'orest

(o) animal - animal

"ssaro - ir#

(o) eiAe - /sh

This is ;ust a small list to give us something to start ith3 ' *ou thin1 there issome other thing that shoul# e in&lu#e#0 lease tell me so3

n some or#s there is an (o) (mas&uline) or (a) ('eminine)0 in#i&ating thegen#er o' the or#3 2ll the others 'ollo the rules seen in a revious lesson3

EAam les

Here are eAam les o' a/rmative interrogative senten&es that use some o' thevo&a ular* e.ve seen in this lesson3 ' *ou have #iW&ulties ith an*thing0ta1e a loo1 at the revious lessons3 There.s also some eAtra vo&a ular* *ou.llnee#:

na#ar - to s im

&hegar - to arrive (also 6to rea&h6 or 6to e enough6)

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n#e >ue na#am os eiAes+

Eles na#am nos lagos0 nos rios0 e no mar3

urso &ome eiAes+

%here is she 'rom+Does the ig &at Y* in the mountains+

9o0 ut it (he) runs in the streets

%hen #oes the train arrive+

$asi& Senten&e Stru&ture

Su ;e&t Z

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---Past Tense:

EST2R---Present Tense:

am in [ eu estou

he she it is in [ ele ela est" vo&,

e are in [ n s estamos

the* are in[ eles elas estJo vo&,s

---Past Tense:

TER

---Present Tense:

have [ eu tenho

he she it has[ ele ela tem vo&,

e have [ n s temos

the* have[ eles elas estJo t,m vo&,s

---Past Tense:

S2$ER

---Present Tense:

1no [ eu sei

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he she it 1no s[ ele ela vo&, sa e

e 1no [ n s sa emos

the* 1no [ eles elas vo&,s sa em

---Past Tense:

Comman#s

4a1e &omman#s * using this &hart:-2R -ER or - R

ele ela vo&, -e -a

eles elas vo&,s -em -am

9ouns (2rti&les an# Plural 9ouns)

Singular

the - o a (mas&3 'em3)

a0 an - um uma

this - este essa

that (near) - esse essa

that (#istant) - a>uele a>uela

Plural

the - os as (mas&3 'em3)

a0 an - uns umas

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this - estes estas

that (near) - esses essas

that (#istant) - a>ueles a>uelas

Possessive 2#;e&tivesm* [\ meu minha -- meus minhas (mas&3 'em3 -- luralmas&3 'em3)

*our [\ teu tua --teus tuas

*our his her its [\ seu sua --seus suas

our [\ nosso nossa -- nossos nossas

*our [\ seu sua --seus suas

*our their [\ #ele #ela --#eles #elas

among [\ entre

at to in [\em a #entro

et een [\ entre

'or [\ ara

'rom o' a out [\ #e #e a roAima#amente

in 'ront o' [\ na 'rente #e

ehin# [\ atr"s #e

in [\ em

on [\ em

a&ross 'rom [\ atrav s #e #e

over a ove [\ so re a&ima

un#er elo [\ so a aiAonear [\ erto #e

'ar 'rom [\ longe #e

ith [\ &om

ithout [\ sem

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alrea#* [\ ;=

a#l* [\ mal

ell [\ o&o

here [\ a>uithere [\ l=

insi#e [\ #entro

outsi#e [\ 'ora

o'ten [\ 're>uentemente

al a*s [\ sem re

never [\ nun&asoon [\ logo

usuall* [\ geralmente

>ui&1l* [\ ra i#ement

slo l* [\ lentement

Common Phrases in Portuguese

Here are some &onversational hrases that are essential 'or survival:

English

Goo# morning3

Goo# a'ternoon3

Goo# evening3 (greeting)

Hello0 m* name is ?ohn3

%hat is *our name+

Ho are *ou+

am /ne3

9i&e to meet *ou3

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Goo# *e3

See *ou later3

am lost3 %here is the restroom+

the hotelthe restaurant

the air ort

the 2meri&an em ass*

EA&use me3

Please3

Than1 *ou3.m sorr*3

$less *ou3

5ou are el&ome (it as nothing)3

Ho mu&h #oes it &ost+

Ho man* are there+

There are man*3

%ill *ou u* this+

%hat time is it+

Ho #o *ou sa* ma* e in Fren&h+

5es3

9o3

#o not un#erstan#3

%oul# *ou s ea1 slo er0 lease3

%ho+

%h*+

Portuguese

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$om #ia3

$oa tar#e3

9oite oa3 (&um rimento)

Hello0 meu nome ?ohn38ue seu nome+

Como vo&,+

Eu sou muito em3

9i&e ara en&ontrar-se &om o3

2#eus3

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Como vo&, #i talve em 'ran&,s+

Sim3

9Jo3

Eu nJo &om reen#o3ue+

9ote: Some or#s ta1e an eAtra e3 ' the or# re'ers or is s o1en o' a oman0then the e is a##e#0 though it #oes not &hange ronun&iation3

Fren&h a##s ne e'ore the ver an# as a'ter it to ma1e ver s negative0though the ne is not s o1en3

Common 9ouns in Portuguese

Cli&1 on the 'ollo ing lin1s to vie the vo&a ular* or# list:

Famil*

%or#s 'or 'amil* mem ers0 eAten#e# 'amil*0 an# relations3

House an# Furniture

;e&ts aroun# an# in the home0 an# or#s 'or #iXerent rooms3

%or1

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9ouns 'or the usiness la&e in&lu#ing o ;e&ts an# ;o titles3

$o#* an# Clothing

Common &lothing arti&les an# or#s 'or various o#* arts3

S&hool

Class names or su ;e&ts o' stu#*0 an# o ;e&ts 'oun# at s&hool3

2nimals an# 9ature

Po ular animals an# things 'oun# out in the il#3

Foo#

$rea#s0 meats0 'ruits0 vegeta les an# #esserts3

Religion

9ouns o'ten use# in religious &onversation3

Pla&es0 Dire&tions0 an# Trans ortation

%or#s 'or #riving #ire&tions0 la&es0 an# mo#es o' trans ortation3

Fantas*

4e#ievil things 'rom histor* an# 'rom the orl# o' ma1e- elieve3

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9um ers an# Colors in Portuguese

9um er in English Pronun&iation in Portuguese

O

]

Q

^

V

_

U

`

O

]

Q

^

V

_

U

`

]O

QO

^O

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VO

_O

O

UO`O

OO

]OO

VOO

OOO

]OOOVOOO

OO0OOO

0OOO0OOO

Q^`

]OO

ero

um

#ois

tr,s

>uatro

&in&o

seis

sete

oito

nove

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#e

on e

#o e

tre e>uator e

>uin e

#e esseis

#e essete

#e oito

#e enovevinte

trinta

>uarenta

&in> ,nta

sessenta

setenta

eight*

ninet*

&em

#ois &em

&in&o &em

mil

#ois mil

&in&o mil

&em mil

milhJo

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tr,s &em >uarenta nove

#ois mil sete

Colors in English Pronun&iation in Portuguesela&1

hite

gra*

ro n

re#

orange*ello

green

lue

ur le

reto

ran&o

&in ento

marrom

vermelho

alaran;a#o

amarelo

ver#e

a ul

Telling Time in Portuguese

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%hat time is it+ [\ 8ue hora ele+

2s in most o' the romanti& languages0 there are several a*s to tell time3 tseems that the est metho#0 a&ross the oar#0 is to sim l* state the hour an#the time:

:^^ 3m3 [\ um >uarenta >uatro

]:QO 3m3 [\ #ois trinta R meta#e a s #ois

U:O_ a3m3 [\ oito seis

O: V 3m [\ #e >uin e R >uarto a s #e

at _ (shar ) [\ em seis

t.s mi#night [\ N meia-noitet.s noon [\ N meio-#ia

%hen #o e go+ [\ 8uan#o n s vamos+

Da*s o' the %ee1:

Sun#a* [\ Domingo

4on#a* [\ Segun#a-'eira Tues#a* [\ TerBa-'eira

%e#nes#a* [\ 8uarta-'eira

Thurs#a* [\ 8uinta-'eira

Fri#a* [\ SeAta-'eira

Satur#a* [\ S" a#o

4onths o' the 5ear:

?anuar* [\ ?aneiro

Fe ruar* [\ Fevereiro

4ar&h [\ 4arBo

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2 ril [\ 2 ril

4a* [\ 4aio

?une [\ ?unho

?ul* [\ ?ulho2ugust [\ 2gosto

Se tem er [\ Setem ro

&to er [\ utu ro

9ovem er [\ 9ovem ro

De&em er [\ De em ro

Portuguese 2l ha et

Letter Soun# in ortuguese

a 'ather

o*0 sometimes is so'ter soun# li1e the letter v

& &o

&h sh shoun#

# #og

e seven0 or ee in &heese i' at the en# o' a or#

' 'rog

g go0 or h soun# i' g is e'ore e an# i3

h silent

i ee soun# in street

; h soun#

1 1it ('oreign use)

l long

m mon1e*

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n nose

o o en

an

> 1 soun# in 1it0 al a*s 'ollo e# * silent ur0 rr h soun# in hot

s0 B sing

t time

u ou soun# in *ou or too

v violin0 sometimes is har#er soun# li1e the letter

allet0 rarel* use# ('oreign use)A eAit0 or sh soun# in sho

* *ello ('oreign use)

e ra

9ote: There are 9 silent vo els3