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Easiest English Phrases For PortugueseEasiest English Phrases For Portuguese feature words similar to Portuguese that will enable you to understand what is meant. Use the spelling and/or sound of each word similar to Portuguese to help you figure out its meaning. After single words in English spelled like Portuguese, a good next step is short phrases of several words similar to Portuguese. To keep it easiest these are phrases, but not sentences as in Phrase Books for Travel. Sentences may have too many words to deal with when you are just beginning. The English version is placed first to get you in the habit of looking for and recognizing English words similar to ones in your own language and deducing what the English words mean by yourself without being given the translation first. From the key words similar to Portuguese you should be able to make out the meanings of the other English connecting words that are not similar to Portuguese. Use the words similar to Portuguese as clues to the meanings of the other English words. Try to just get the overall meaning of each phrase without trying to translate each unfamiliar English word. Many are like phrases in Portuguese that express ideas you have said or heard often before. These phrases in English are followed by the Portuguese words that would be a good guess using as clues the English words similar to Portuguese. So as a result these are rough translations of the English phrases, which may not be the exact meanings, but will be close enough that you could deduce what is meant. After the English and Portuguese versions of each phrase is the pronunciation of the English phrase. The easiest way is to just read them. Or if you see some you might possibly use on your trip to an English speaking country, you can try to pronounce them, which is not easiest. Consider each phrase as a puzzle you can probably solve. Have fun with the challenge of it. Try to guess what each English phrase means without looking at the rough Portuguese version. See how far down the list you can get. [In the following pronunciation guide, only English words pronounced like Portuguese are included now, enclosed in single quotation marks. The rest of the English pronunciations will be added later.] ------- EASIEST ENGLISH PHRASES ENGLISH -- PORTUGUESE -- [SAY PORTUGUESE] access for the disabled -- acceso para os deficientes air conditioning -- ar condicionado allergic to antibiotics -- alérgico a allergic to gluten -- alérgico a glutina allergic to penicillin -- alérgico a penicilina articles to declare -- artigos a declarar cancel my reservation -- cancelar a minha reserva car with air conditioning -- carro com ar condicionado center of the city -- centro da cidade certificate of authenticity -- certificado de autenticidade confirm my reservation -- confirmar a minha reserva discount for students -- descontos para estudantes does not function -- não funciona excursion in English -- excursão em inglês form of identification -- forma de identificação formula for a baby -- fórmula de bebê in English -- em inglês informal or formal -- informal ou formal insert card -- inserir o cartão lactose intolerant -- lactose intolerante map of this region -- mapa desta região medicine for diarrhea -- medicina para a diarreia messages for me -- mensagem para mim my baggage – minha bagagem my car -- meu carro my card -- meu cartão my e-mail -- meu e-mail my family – minha familia my number -- meu número my period -- meu período my reservation -- minha reserva my telephone -- meu telefone national or international -- domestico ou internacional nothing to declare -- nada a declarar ] new message -- nova mensagem number for the police -- número da policia number for information -- número das Informações for three nights -- para três noites per day -- por dia per hour -- por hora per kilometer -- por quilómetro per night -- por noite price per day -- preço por dia price per hour -- preço por hora receive a fax -- receber fax -- [‘fax’] recommend a bar -- recomendar um bar -- [‘bar’] recommend a cafe -- recomendar um café -- [‘cafe’] recommend a casino -- recomendar um casino recommend a concert recommend a dentist -- recomendar um dentista recommend a doctor -- recomendar um médico recommend a hotel -- recomendar um hotel recommend a film -- recomendar um filme recommend a pediatrician -- recomendar um pediatra recommend a restaurant -- recomendar um restaurante recommend an excursion -- recomendar uma excursão recommend an excursion in English -- recomendar uma excursão em inglês recommend an opera -- recomendar uma ópera insect repellent -- repelente para insectos report an assault -- reportar um assalto report a robbery -- reportar um roubo speed limite -- speed limit taxi to the airport -- táxi ao aeroporto -- [‘taxi’] to the airport -- ao aeroporto use the telephone -- usar o telefone ------- DIFFERENT ORDER In some cases, an English phrase has words in a different order than they would be in Portuguese, but in spite of this you should be able to understand what the following phrases mean. In English, adjectives usually precede the nouns they modify, whereas in Portuguese adjectives often follow the nouns they modify. PORTUGUESE -- ENGLISH -- [SAY PORTUGUESE] access for the physically disabled -- acceso para deficientes fisicos gay bar -- bar gay -- [‘gay bar’] decaf(einated) coffee -- café descafeinado credit card -- cartão de crédito memory card -- cartão de memória automatic (car) -- carro automatico classe económica -- economy class jazz club -- clube de jazz gay club -- clube gay -- [‘gay’] area code -- código de área passport control -- controle de passaportes camping prohibited -- é proibido acampar snorkling equipment -- equipamento de snorkling United States -- Estados Unidos prepaid phone -- fone pré-pago digital photos -- fotos digitais tourist guide -- guia turistico visiting hours -- horas de visitas print digital photos -- imprimir fotos digitais botanical garden -- jardim botânico contact lens -- lentes de contacto liquid for contact lens -- líquido de lentes de contacto trail map -- mapa de trilha sports massage -- massagem d’esportes instant messenger -- mensageiro de instante text message -- mensagem de texto my fax number -- meu número de fax -- [‘fax’] my telephone number -- meu número de telefone unlimited mileage -- milhagem ilimitados chocolate mousse -- mousse de chocolate classical music -- música clássica número de fax -- fax number -- [‘fax’] number of the local police -- número da policia local telefone number -- número de telefone for external use -- para uso externo ski pass -- passagem de esqui for three days -- por três dias for three hours -- por três horas for one day -- por um dia for one hour -- por um hora fixed-price -- preço-fixo allergic reaction -- reação alérgica traditional Portuguese restaurant -- restaurante portuguese tradicional alternate route -- rota alternada internet service -- serviço internet ] cell(ular) (tele)phones -- telefones celulares golf tournament -- torneio de golf infecção na vagina -- vaginal infection rosé wine -- vinho rosé commercial zone -- zona comercial ------- BRAZIL ONLY phone card -- cartão telefônico (Brazil) correspondence for me -- correspondência para mim (Brazil) bus station -- estação de ônibus (Brazil) fast food -- fast food (Brazil) -- [‘fast food’] tourist information -- informações turisticas (Brazil) my name – meu nome (Brazil) full name -- nome completo (Brazil) ------- PORTUGAL ONLY qualified babysitter -- babysitter qualificada (Portugal) -- [‘babysitter’] ------- FOR A GREATER CHALLENGE
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