Portuguese Phrases For Dummies

Karen Keller 지음

For Dummies 2011년 06월 01일 출간

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Are you thinking about traveling, studying, or working in Portugalor Brazil, but you don-t know any Portuguese? Want to improve your conversation skills with the Portuguese-speaking people in your life? Portuguese Phrases for Dummies is the perfect diving board for anyone looking to communicate and even become fluent in the language.As the fifth-most widely spoken language in the world, Portuguese can be heard in South America, Africa, Asia, and of course, Portugal. If you want to know basic Portuguese but don-t want a boring textbook that unloads tons of conjugation rules or long lists of words to memorize, then this quick-and-easy phrasebook will get your feet wet without overwhelming you. This friendly book covers a wide array of subjects both helpful and interesting, including:Numbers, days of the week, measurements, and timeMaking friends and small talkEnjoying every type of mealShopping in markets and at storesCulture, leisure, and activitiesWork and transportationFinding a place to liveDealing with emergenciesSlang and colloquial termsPhrases and particles to make you sound like a local!Knowing these fundamentals, you-ll be able to communicate with Portuguese-speaking people and continue learning about the language and culture. With hundred of useful phrases at your fingertips, Portuguese Phrases for Dummies will give you a basic comprehension of this beautiful language and have you speaking instantly!

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Introduction 1About This Book 2Conventions Used in This Book 2Foolish Assumptions 3Icons Used in This Book 4Where to Go from Here 4Chapter 1: Say It How? Speaking Portuguese 5Exploring the Roots of Portuguese 6Reciting Your ABCs 8Conquering Consonants 9The letter C 10The letter D 10The letter G 11The letter H 11The letter J 12The letter L 12The letters M and N 12The letter Q 13The letter R 13The letter S 14The letter T 14The letter W 14The letter X 15Exercising Your Jowls with Vowels 15The letters A and à 15The letters E and Ê 16The letter I 16The letters O and Ô 17The letter U 17Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics&19Constructing Simple Sentences 19Nouns 20Adjectives 20Articles 21Pronouns 22Verbs 23The Simple Tenses: Present, Past, and Future 24Present tense 25Past tense 27Future tense 28Conjugating the tenses 29Connecting It All Together 32Making Contractions: It&-s a Cinch! 33To Me, to You: Indirect Objects 34Commanding an Audience 35Getting Possessive 35Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds 39Numbers to Know: When Everything Counts 39The Big Countdown: Ordinal Numbers 41Telling Time 42Monday, Tuesday: Weekdays 44Tracking the Calendar: Months and Dates 46Naming the months 46Picking a date 47Money, Money, Money 48Currency and prices 49Getting money from banks and ATMs 50Measuring Distances and Other Stuff 52Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk 55A Few Ways to Say Hello and Goodbye 56Introducing Yourself 58First Names, Last Names, and Nicknames 59Knowing Who, What, and Where 61"Where Are You From?" 62Describing the World around You 66Describing permanent qualities: Ser 66Describing temporary qualities: Estar 70Speaking about Speaking 71The Good, the Bad, and the Humid:

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저자(글) Karen Keller

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Karen Keller is a journalist who lived and worked in S#227;o Paulo, Brazil, for three years. Before moving to Brazil, the California native taught Spanish at a New York City~based foreign-language-education Web site. Keller is also a published travel-guide writer. She currently lives in New Jersey, where she is a local newspaper reporter.