The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book
eBook - ePub

The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book

All You Need to Learn Brazilian Portuguese in No Time!

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book

All You Need to Learn Brazilian Portuguese in No Time!

About this book

Brazilian Portuguese made fun--and fast! Whether you are planning a vacation, adding a valuable second language to your resume, or simply brushing up on your skills, The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book is your perfect introduction to the Portuguese language. With easy-to-follow instructions and simple explanations, this portable guide covers the most important basics of the language, including:

  • The Portuguese alphabet and translation
  • Greetings and conversation starters
  • Common questions and answers
  • Describing people and places
  • Verb tenses and sentence structure
  • Basic conversation skills for dining out, conducting business, or shopping


With The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book, you will be speaking--and understanding--Portuguese in no time!

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APPENDIX B

Portuguese to English Glossary

a, as
the (fem.)
a gente
we (the people)
abacaxi
pineapple
abdominal
abdominal
aberto
opened
abraço
hug
abril
April
abrir
to open
absolutamente!
absolutely not!
abstinĂȘncia
abstinence
acabar
to finish
açaí
acai fruit, a wild berry found in the Amazon
ação
action
accesĂ­vel
accessible
aceitĂĄvel
acceptable
acento agudo
acute accent
acento circunflexo
circumflex accent
acento grave
grave accent
achar
to find, to think
acidente
accident
acomodĂĄvel
accommodating
acordado, acordada
awake
Açores
also called the Azores, an archipelago or group of islands that belongs to Portugal
acostumar-se com
to get used to
açougue
butcher shop
acreditar
to believe
admisĂ­vel
admissible
adolescĂȘncia
adolescence, teenage years
adorĂĄvel
adorable
advogado, advogada
lawyer
afĂĄvel
affable
afilhada
goddaughter
afilhado
godson
afirmação
stateme...

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Introducing the Portuguese Language
  6. The Sounds of Portuguese
  7. Beginning Conversation
  8. Nouns, Articles, and Contractions
  9. Who Are You? Introducing Ser
  10. How Are You? Introducing Estar
  11. Describing People and Things in Portuguese
  12. The Vocabulary of Numbers
  13. First Conjugation Verbs
  14. Second Conjugation and Beyond
  15. Important Verbs to Know
  16. Verb Tenses: An Overview
  17. More Verbs
  18. Negative Words and Constructions
  19. Questions and Exclamations
  20. The Future and Other Tenses
  21. Imperative and Subjunctive Constructions
  22. Means of Communication
  23. Appendix A. English to Portuguese Glossary
  24. Appendix B. Portuguese to English Glossary
  25. Appendix C. Answer Key
  26. Acknowledgments
  27. Copyright