Brazilian Portuguese For Dummies

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Brazilian Portuguese 7

Chapter 1: You Already Know Some Portuguese! 9

Chapter 2: The Nitty-Gritty: Basic Portuguese Grammar 25

Chapter 3: Oi! Hello! Greetings and Introductions 39

Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 61

Chapter 5: Speaking Portuguese at Home 77

Part 2: Brazilian Portuguese in Action 101

Chapter 6: Getting to Know You: Small Talk. 103

Chapter 7: Dining Out and Going to the Market 121

Chapter 8: Shopping 141

Chapter 9: Going Out on the Town 157

Chapter 10: Using Technology To Keep In Touch 173

Chapter 11: Chatting About Business 195

Chapter 12: Recreation and the Outdoors 209

Part 3: Brazilian Portuguese on the Go 225

Chapter 13: Planning a Trip 227

Chapter 14: Money, Money, Money 253

Chapter 15: Getting Around: Planes, Buses, Taxis, and More 265

Chapter 16: Going to Sporting Events 293

Chapter 17: O Carnaval! 309

Chapter 18: Socorro! Help! Handling Emergencies 325

Part 4: The Part of Tens 341

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Pick Up Brazilian Portuguese Quickly 343

Chapter 20: Ten Common Brazilian Portuguese Slang Words 349

Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Brazilian Portuguese Terms That Make You Sound Fluent 353

Part 5: Appendixes 357

Appendix A: Verb Tables 359

Appendix B: Portuguese-English Mini-Dictionary 369

Appendix C: Answer Key 389

Index 393