• forward arrow
    Main Menu

  • Book & Article Categories

  • forward arrow
    Main Menu

  • Book & Article Categories

Home
Academics & The Arts Books
Language & Language Arts Books
Learning Languages Books
Portuguese Books
Karen Jacobson-Sive
|
Published:
August 2, 2022

Brazilian Portuguese For Dummies

Buy Now
Subscribe on Perlego
Engage with Book

Overview

Language learning is easy with Dummies

Brazilian Portuguese For Dummies can help you achieve your goals of learning another language. Traveling to Brazil? Taking a class in school? Want to meet people and pick up a new hobby? Just curious about the sixth most spoken language in the world? We’ve got you covered, with easy-to-follow lessons on the basics, plus phrases and topics you need to know, like greetings, travel phrases, business phrases, numbers and measurements, and social media. Add speaking Portuguese to the long list of cool things you can do—with the help of Brazilian Portuguese For Dummies.

  • Start from the beginning and learn the very basics of Brazilian Portuguese
  • Practice authentic phrases for travel, business, and communicating online
  • Perfect your pronunciation with bonus audio tracks, and discover fun facts about Brazilian culture
  • Get recommendations for movies, travel tips, and more

Whether you’re studying Portuguese for business, school, or pleasure, Dummies is the best guide for getting started with this beautiful language.

Read More

About The Author

Karen Jacobson-Sive is fluent in Brazilian Portuguese. She worked as a journalist in Brazil for many years before re-locating to New York where she taught language classes. She is the author of the previous editions of Portuguese For Dummies.

Sample Chapters

Read Sample
brazilian portuguese for dummies

CHEAT SHEET

If you want to speak with your Brazilian neighbor, friend, or business associate, knowing the basics of Portuguese can help. Find out how to recite the Portuguese alphabet, how to ask simple questions and carry on a conversation, and how to show enthusiasm for what you're experiencing.The following helps with speaking formally, conjugating verbs, and pronouncing some of the trickier words in the Portuguese language.
View Cheat Sheet
View Cheat Sheet

HAVE THIS BOOK?

View Book Companion Site
Access practice tests
Additional Book Resources

Articles from
the book

Even if you're not a reporter, you need to know how to say who, what, when, where, why, and how in Portuguese — and if you're a tourist in Portugal or Brazil, knowing how to say how much can come in very handy. Many basic questions can be asked using just one word in Portuguese: Quem? (kang?) (Who?) Quando?
Read More
Read More
If you want to speak with your Brazilian neighbor, friend, or business associate, knowing the basics of Portuguese can help. Find out how to recite the Portuguese alphabet, how to ask simple questions and carry on a conversation, and how to show enthusiasm for what you're experiencing.The following helps with speaking formally, conjugating verbs, and pronouncing some of the trickier words in the Portuguese language.
Read More
Read More
Regular verbs in Portuguese end in -ar, -er, and -ir. Here's an -ar verb: falar (fah-lah) (to speak). For the present tense of the verb, just take off the ending and add -o, -a, -amos, or -am to conjugate it: Eu falo. (eh-ooh fah-loo.) (I speak.) Você fala. (voh-seh fah-lah.) (You [singular] speak.) Ele/ela fala.
Read More
Read More
Counting from 1 to 10 is a basic skill in any language. Here are the Brazilian Portuguese words for all the numbers you can show on two hands: um (oong) (one) dois (doh-eez) (two) três (trehz) (three) quatro (kwah-troo) (four) cinco (sing-koh) (five) seis (say-eez) (six) sete (seh-chee) (sev
Read More
Read More
The real fun of learning Portuguese comes when you listen to some live Brazilians talking. Even if you can't find any Brazilians or other Portuguese-speaking people near you, there are plenty of other options for immersing yourself in their language. Go to Brazil! The absolute best way to learn Portuguese, or any foreign language, is to spend time in a country where the people speak the language.
Read More
Read More
If you’re talking to an authority figure or you want to show respect to an elder, be sure to use the formal title when addressing him or her in Portuguese: o senhor (ooh seen-yoh) (Sir; literally, the gentleman) a senhora (ah-seen-yoh-rah) (Ma’am; literally, the lady)
Read More
Read More
Brazilian and Portuguese people are known as a friendly and talkative bunch. Knowing how to greet them goes a long way toward helping you make friends. Here are some "hello" and "goodbye" basics: Tudo bem? (too-doh bang?) (How are you?) Como vai? (koh-moh vah-ee?) (How are things?) Tchau! (chah-ooh!) (Bye!
Read More
Read More
Knowing the right questions to ask in Portuguese goes a long way toward helping you make friends in Brazil and beginning a conversation with a Brazilian business associate or neighbor. Here are some common questions you can use when meeting someone new: Qual é seu nome? (kwah-ooh eh seh-ooh noh-mee?) (What’s your name?
Read More
Read More
If you want to speak with your Brazilian or Portuguese neighbor, friend, or business associate, knowing the basics of Portuguese can help. Find out how to recite the Portuguese alphabet, how to ask simple questions and carry on a conversation, and how to show enthusiasm for what you're experiencing. These articles offer help with speaking formally, conjugating verbs, and pronouncing some of the trickier words in the Portuguese language.
Read More
Read More
When you're learning Brazilian Portuguese, reciting the alphabet is probably one of the first things you need to know. The following table can help you get a handle on how to pronounce letters in Portuguese. (Stressed syllables are in italic print.) a (ah) h (ah-gah) o (awe) v (veh) b (beh) i (ee) p (peh) w (
Read More
Read More
Some common words in Portuguese are tricky to pronounce for non-native speakers. This list contains a few of them and their correct pronunciations so you can say them like a native. amigo (ah-mee-goo) (friend) Brasil (brah-zee-ooh) (Brazil) Carnaval (kah-nah-vah-ooh) (Carnival) festa (feh-stah) (part
Read More
Read More
To show excitement or appreciation for something, exclamations come in handy. Exclamations in Brazilian Portuguese are similar to those in English. The following list translates some common expressions of enthusiasm: Legal! (lay-gow!) (Cool!) Ótimo! (oh-chee-moh!) (Great!) Que bonito! (kee boo-nee-too!) (How beautiful!
Read More
Read More
Load More Articles

Related Books

0:00
0:00
Listen now
Pause
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6630d85d73068bc09c7c436c/69195ee32d5c606051d9f433_4.%20All%20For%20You.mp3

Frequently Asked Questions

No items found.

Get a Subscription