By now you should be able to greet people and order basic drinks, obviously I am not going to list all drinks but you can find a pretty good list here.
If you are curious on the spot as to what something is called you can always ask:
Como se chama isto? - What is this called?
(coh-moo se shama ishtoo)
The word for wine is 'vinho' - pronounced 'vee-nyoo' and never 'veenoh' (makes me shudder) The 'h' in the middle of a word is pronounced like a 'y' (Think of it as an upside down y; h = ‘ɥ’ ) Minha - my / mine (f) mee-nya
Filha - daughter (f) fee-lya
At the beginning of a word it is silent.
Hospital - hospital (m) 'osh-pee-tal
Dialogue
John: Boa noite, quero uma mesa para 3 pessoas, se faz favor.
Waiter: Boa noite, pode ser esta aqui?
John: Pode ser, obrigado
The waiter gives out the menu.
John: Para beber queremos uma garrafa de vinho da casa e
uma garrafa grande de água, se faz favor
Barry: Eu quero uma cerveja...
John. Não queres vinho?
Barry: Não, não gosto de vinho
Jane: E eu quero uma coca-cola. Obrigada.
Português
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Inglês
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Fonética
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pode ser
esta (f)
aqui
para
beber
(uma) garrafa*
grande
não
não gosto
vinho da casa
tinto/branco
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(it) can be
this
here
to/for
to drink
a bottle
large/big
no/not
I don’t like
house wine
red/white
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Pod sare
esh-teh
a-key
p’ra
beh-bear (like the animal)
ger-ra-feh
gran-de
now(n)
now(n) gosh-too
vee-new(nyoo) deh cah-zeh
Tin-too/ bran-coo
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*The double ‘r’ is either ‘rolled’ or said like a very heavy ‘H’ at the back of the throat
Translate the above dialogue using the vocabulary above, then learn the phrases off by heart. When you are familiar with them you can pick 'n' mix.
For some of you, that is the most important part out of the way, getting drinks, and you may feel like you have learned enough for now :D
But press on. For help with pronunciation click Here .
Hi - very good info here, however, I suggest you have a look at the spelling of GREAT when in fact I'm certain you mean GREET.
ReplyDeleteYes! Thank you very much for spotting that :)
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