The Penguin Portuguese Phrasebook (The Penguin Phrasebook Library)

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FluentU takes authentic videos—like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks—and turns them into personalized language learning lessons. As a general guide, stress the penultimate (last-but-one) syllable except where there is an accent, or the word ends with a diphthong (that is, 2 vowels which are pronounced as a single syllable – explained in full later on), or if it ends with any of the following letters: i; l; r; z; im; um; ins; uns – in which case, the stress is on the last syllable. 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. We use obrigad o (ending in o) to thank if we are a man and obrigad a (ending in a) if we are a woman. In my case, I say obrigada (ending in an a). You can read this article or watch this video where I explain everything about saying thank you in Portuguese. If you like Memrise, there’s also a supporting Memrise course. Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary

Wikivoyage provides pronunciation help in certain contexts such as phrasebooks and destination names. Wikivoyage's pronunciation help mainly uses pseudo-phoneticization, for which readers can find a simplified pronunciation guide.Hopefully there is no unforeseen event on your vacation, but you should know some phrases to ask for help in Portuguese. Triphtongs [ edit ] eia as 'ay' in "pay" plus 'a' in "far" [all pronounced together] uei as 'ay' in "way"

Origado/a – Thank you. If you are speaking to a male person, it should end in “o”, if you are speaking to a female, you should end it with an “a” 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 BasicsIf you want to know the most basic Portuguese phrases, you have the first lesson of the complete online Portuguese course for English-speaking beginners. You have the material available for free. If you’re planning a trip to Brazil or Portugal, or if you simply want to improve your conversational Portuguese, you’ll want to have this Portuguese phrasebook by your side! In this short video ( you have more content and material to practice for free) you will learn how to talk about health in Portuguese. Portuguese has definite and indefinite articles, with different forms according to the gender and number of the noun to which they refer: Muito prazer em conhecê-lo – I am pleased to meet you. You can also shorten it to just “prazer”. Common Portuguese Phrases to Start a Conversation

Eating is – both – a need and a pleasure. With a few sentences you will be able to communicate in the café or in the restaurant in Portuguese. FluentU brings native videos within reach with interactive transcripts. You can tap on any word to look it up instantly. Every definition has examples that have been written to help you understand how the word is used. If you see an interesting word you don’t know, you can add it to a vocab list. If you do speak a little Portuguese, but you want to learn helpful phrases to use in your next trip. Are you planning your next vacation and want to travel to Portuguese-speaking country? Good call! Here you will easily learn the 62 most relevant phrases that any English-speaking beginner needs to know for their next vacation. The juice makers can sometimes be a bit heavy-handed with the sugar, but you can ask for a sugar-free version or with just a little sugar.You can also use the following phrases to take your leave of your current companion, especially if you have plans to see each other again. At the end of this post, you will find more free material to learn Portuguese. Who is this Portuguese guide for? What Portuguese is taught, from Portugal or Brazil? With only three hours of audio, Collins Easy Learning Portuguese Audio Course is a fairly simple course that covers the essentials that you need for getting by in Portugal. It’s more of a short course to prepare you for a trip to Portugal, rather than either a course in Portuguese or a travel phrasebook. Collins Gem Portuguese Phrasebook and Dictionary I speak and teach Brazilian Portuguese, but what you will learn in this guide will also be helpful if you travel to Portugal or any other Portuguese-speaking country.