Lesson 1a

'Bom dia'  translates as good day (very Aussie), but we would translate it as 'good morning'. If we learn the words for afternoon, evening and night, we get ourselves a few more phrases.
See table:

Português	Inglês	Fonética
Boa tarde Boa noite	good afternoon good evening good night	bo-eh tar-deh Bo-eh noy-teh

The 'e' at the end of the word is very subtil in the continental Portuguese and is pronounced more as an 'exaggeration' of the last letter spoken.
We use 'boa tarde' right up until nightfall, then we use 'boa noite'. It doesn't matter what the time is, just if it is dark already. It then translates as evening.

So now practice substituting the ‘bom dia’ for ‘boa tarde’ etc.

eg:

Jane: Boa tarde!

Mário: Boa tarde, Jane. Como está?
Jane: Estou bem, obrigada Mário. E você?
Mário: Estou muito bem, obrigado.

Jane: Desculpa, mas tenho de ir. Até logo!

Mario: Até logo!

This is what I call, 'picking 'n' mixing'. Now try substituting the names used above for people you know and practice, practice, practice!