Portuguese Phrases For Dummies
1. Auflage Januar 2007
224 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
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.
Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips
Speak Portuguese -- instantly!
Traveling to Brazil or Portugal but don't know Portuguese? Need to kick up your conversation skills? This handy phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Brazilian Portuguese in no time.
Discover how to
* Get directions, shop, and eat out
* Talk numbers, dates, times, and money
* Chat about family and work
* Discuss sports and the weather
* Deal with problems and emergencies
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.
Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics.
Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds.
Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk.
Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (or Meal!).
Chapter 6: Shop 'Til You Drop.
Chapter 7: Making Leisure a Top Priority.
Chapter 8: When You Gotta Work.
Chapter 9: I Get Around: Transportation.
Chapter 10: Finding a Place to Lay Your Weary Head.
Chapter 11: Dealing with Emergencies.
Chapter 12: Ten Favorite Brazilian Portuguese Expressions.
Chapter 13: Ten Phrases That Make You
Index.