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Useful Phrases for Learning Portuguese

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Paul Michelle Paul Michelle Paul Com licena. Como se diz "very" em portugus?? Muito. Poderia repetir? Por favor, mais devagar. Muito. (slowly) Poderia escrever?

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Paul Michelle Paul Michelle Excuse me. How do you say "very" in Brazilian Portuguese? Very. Once again, please. Slowly please. Very. (slowly) Could you write it down?

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Vocabulary
Portuguese portugus repetir licena por favor mais muito English Portuguese repeat license please more very, much, many adverb Class noun verb noun

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Vocabulary Sample Sentences

Eu falo portugus. Voc fala portugus? Eu amo portugus! Por favor repita. Ele repetiu. Ele sempre repete o mesmo erro. Voc poderia repetir? Com licena. Por favor, sente-se. Por favor, pode me ajudar? Por favor repita. gua, por favor. Por favor, passe o suco. Eu quero ser mais alto. Come mais. Montanhas so muito altas. Hoje est muito quente. H muita gente naquela loja. Muito obrigado! "I speak Portuguese." "Do you speak Portuguese?" "I love Portuguese!" "Please repeat." "He repeated." "He always repeats the same mistake." "Could you repeat that?" "Excuse me." "Please sit." "Please, could you help?" "Please repeat." "Water, please." "Please pass the juice." "I want to be taller." "Eat more." "Mountains are very tall." "Today is very hot." "There are many people in that store." "Thank you very much!"

Grammar Points
The Focus of This Lesson is Portuguese Phrases You Will Actually Use to Learn Portuguese. Poderia repetir? Por favor, mais devagar. "Once again, please. Slowly please." Many things that are necessary in spoken English we do not typically speak in Portuguese. The context or situation often makes explicit statement of certain things unnecessary and cumbersome to the conversation. For example, poderia escrever? literally translates to "could write?" But because of the context, the understood meaning is "Could (you) write (it)(for me)?" Every phrase in this lesson has some inferred component. Can you figure out what they are? Com licena. A polite phrase that can get someone's attention is com licena. This will get their attention, and you can then ask them whatever you need to ask. This is one of those subtle phrases that will always have

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the person giving you the attention you need. Now that you have their attention, you need to ask them a question. Como se diz "very" em portugus? Using Portuguese to learn Portuguese is the best way to learn. It speeds the process up, and it gets your mind thinking in Portuguese. So to start that off, you can use the phrase Como se diz "very" em portugus? This literally means..."How says 'very' in Portuguese?" but you can use it as "How do you say 'very' in Brazilian Portuguese." And you can point to what you're talking about if the person doesn't speak English. We can often shorten this phrase to just Como se diz and then the item. You can leave off the em portugus. Poderia repetir? When you're learning a language, your ears need to adjust to the language. With this phrase, you can ask someone to repeat something if you didn't catch it. Poderia repetir? literally means "Could you repeat?" Por favor, mais devagar. We use this when someone is speaking too fast. Learning ortuguese can be tough because native speakers tend to speak quite fast, but with this phrase, you'll be able to pick up on what people are saying to you. Literally, it means "Please, more slowly."

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Poderia escrever? Asking someone to write it down will really help you memorize a word, and having a record can be very helpful in the future. Also, since Portuguese pronunciation is so exact, you'll be able to read out loud what you have written down without any special notes. Literally, this translates to "Could you write?" but has the practical meaning of "Could you write it down for me?"

Cultural Insight
You Can Use Portuguese to Learn Portuguese! Using Portuguese to learn Portuguese is one of the best ways to get things to stick. It's also a great way to start a conversation or meet new friends. Brazilian's respect you when you use Portuguese to learn Portuguese, and you'll probably be surprised at their enthusiasm to help you understand. Always be

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sure to have a notebook with you for them to use when you ask them to write something down.

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