This article is a conversation guide .
Alphabet
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
pronunciation guide
Vowels
Letter A : "ei", "á", "â", "é"
Letter E : "i", "is", "â"
Letter I : "ai" , "í" , "â"
Letter O : "or", "ó", "á"
Letter U : "ui", "u" , â
Consonants
B [bi]
C [si]
D [di]
F [ef]
G [dji]
J [djei]
K[kei]
L[el]
M [in]
N[en]
P [pi]
Q [whooh]
R[air]
S[es]
T [you]
V[vi]
W [dabaiu]
X [eks]
Y [ouch]
Z[zi]
common digraphs
The "TH" is one of the hardest things to pronounce because it doesn't have the right way or you learn by speaking with the natives but the most used version is the "D" an example is mother "Mother" pronounces "Moder" more it can be pronounced F or S and rarely T or Z but simply you have to accept that a new language has its rules so start practicing that soon you will be speaking correctly.
The "PH" is simply our "F".
Phrase List
How to read English (read phonemes)
The way to read will be in a simple way to understand the phonemes in the text
Open: Open (o-pen)
The separate vowels are always strong (Á) (É) (Ó) (I) and (U)
If there are 2 equal vowels together, it means that the sound will be weak " take : Tomar (teeik) "
If it exists (-) it means that the stressed syllable will be the one before this (-) " congratulations : congratulations (congretchuleei-xions) "
Some sounds:
X = normal CH (keys)
CH = TCH (Luchar = fight in Spanish)
R = R normal (expensive)
RR = R hillbilly/English (Very)
H = R aspirated sound (mouse)
Y = DJ sound of the day (DJ = di)
basics
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- Good Morning.
- Good morning. (gud mornin)
- Hello.
- Hello. / Hi. (heloou/hai)
- (Thank you very much.
- Thank you (very much). (tenkiu verri maach)
- How are you doing?
- How are you? (haha)
- well thank you
- I'm fine, thank you. (aim fain teenkiu)
- What is your name?
- What is your name? (uatis ioor neim)
- (My name is ______ .
- My name is ______. (more neim is)
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you. (no more chu michu)
- Please.
- Please. (plis )
- You're welcome.
- You're welcome. (iu oor el-com)
- Yes.
- Yes. (yes )
- No.
- At the. (nou )
- Excuse
- Excuse me. (ekskius me)
- Pardon me.
- I'm sorry. (aim smiles)
- Excuse me.
- Sorry. (smile)
- Pardon.
- Forgive me. (foorgive me)
- Goodbye. (formal)
- Goodbye. (gudbai)
- Goodbye. (informal)
- Bye. (bai)
- See you soon.
- See you later. (if i went leeirarr)
- I do not speak english well.
- EU Nao Falo Ingles. (oh dont spik ingleex)
- Speaks Portuguese?
- Do you speak portuguese? (du iu spik poor tugiz)
- Is there anyone here who speaks Portuguese?
- Is there anyone here who speaks English? (is der eenion hiarr hu spiks poor-tugiz)
- Help!
- Help! (help)
- Good Morning.
- Good morning. (gud mornin)
- Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon. (gud af-teernun)
- Goodnight.
- Good evening. (gud i-veenin)
- Goodnight. (when saying goodbye)
- Good night. (gud nait)
- I do not understand.
- EU não entendo. (oh dont aandeerstend)
- Where is the bathroom?
- Where is the bathroom? (besrrum uerr)
Problems
- Leave me alone.
- Leave me alone. (free me aloon)
- Do not touch!
- Don't touch me! (don't take me)
- I call the police.
- I'll call the police. (ail lime from polis)
- Police!
- Police! (cops)
- For! Thief!
- Stop! Thief! (stop, tif)
- I need your help.
- I need your help. (oh boy help)
- It's an emergency.
- It's an emergency. (it zan eemeer-diensi)
- I'm lost.
- I'm lost. (aim lost )
- I lost my suitcase [purse].
- I lost my bag (purse). (ai lost mai beg (paarz))
- I lost my wallet / passport.
- I lost my wallet / passport. (ai lost mai ualet / pesport)
- I am sick.
- I'm sick. (aim sik)
- I'm hurt/da.
- I'm injured. (aim inyaard)
- I need a doctor.
- I need a doctor. (ai niya/nira doctor)
- Can I use your phone?
- May I use your phone? (me there iuzior fooun)
Numbers
- 0
- zero (zipped)
- 1
- one (aun)
- 2
- two (chu)
- 3
- three (tri)
- 4
- four (for)
- 5
- five (faiv)
- 6
- six (siks)
- 7
- seven (seven)
- 8
- eight (hey)
- 9
- nine (nain)
- 10
- ten (ten)
- 11
- eleven (eleven)
- 12
- twelve (chuelv)
- 13
- thirteen (taartin)
- 14
- fourteen (fort)
- 15
- fifteen (fiftin)
- 16
- sixteen (sikstin)
- 17
- seventeen (seventin)
- 18
- eighteen (eitin)
- 19
- nineteen (naintin)
- 20
- twenty (Tuenti/Tueni)
- 21
- twenty-one (tueni-one)
- 22
- twenty-two (tueni-chu)
- 23
- twenty-threetueni-tri)
- 30
- thirty (tari)
- 40
- forty (gone)
- 50
- fifty (fifti)
- 60
- sixty (siksti)
- 70
- seventy (seventi)
- 80
- eighty (here)
- 90
- ninety (nainti)
- 100
- one hundred (one-haandri)
- 200
- two hundred (chu-haandri)
- 300
- three hundred (tri-haandri)
- 500
- five hundred (chu-haandri)
- 1000
- one thousand (one-tauzin)
- 2000
- two thousand (chu-tauzin)
- 1,000,000
- one million (tri-tauzin)
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- number _____ (naambeer)
- half
- half (half)
- any less
- less (they)
- more
- more (die)
Parts of the day
- now
- now (end )
- later
- later (leeirr )
- before
- before (biforr )
- morning
- morning (mornin )
- afternoon
- afternoon (af-teenun )
- night
- night (nait )
hours
- one in the morning
- one o'clock in the morning (one oclock in mornin )
- two o'clock in the morning
- two o'clock in the afternoon (chu oclok in mornin )
- noon
- noon/midday (nun/aimed )
- one o'clock p.m
- one o'clock in the afternoon (one oclok in from af-teernun )
- two o'clock in the afternoon
- two o'clock (chu oclok )
- three thirty in the afternoon
- half past three in the afternoon (half pest tri in de af-teernun )
- midnight
- midnight (midnait )
Duration
- _____ minute(s)
- _____ minutes (mi-naates )
- _____ hour(s)
- _____ hours (lol)
- _____ days)
- _____ days (give )
- _____ week(s)
- _____ weeks (woes )
- _____ month months)
- _____ months (moon-fs )
- _____ years old)
- _____ years (i-ars )
Days
- today
- today (I kicked )
- yesterday
- yesterday (y-tee-wad )
- tomorrow
- tomorrow (chumo-ro )
- this week
- this week (dis uik )
- last week
- last week (east uik )
- next week
- next week (nekst uik )
- Sunday
- Sunday (I cleaned up )
- Monday
- Monday (mounded )
- Tuesday
- Tuesday (I sucked )
- Wednesday
- Wednesday (uenidei )
- Thursday
- Thursday (taarsdeei )
- Friday
- Friday (I basked )
- Saturday
- Saturday (I sawed )
months
- January
- January ( jenuerri)
- February
- February (februerri )
- March
- March (march )
- April
- April (eeiprril )
- May
- May (meei )
- June
- June (diun)
- July
- July (diulai )
- August
- August (o-gust )
- September
- September (septeember )
- October
- October (october )
- November
- November (noovember )
- December
- December (desem-ber )
write date
Ordinal numbers | ||
1st : first, 1st | 15th : fifteenth, 15th
30th : thirtieth, 30th |
- The English date uses ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.). See the box on the side.
- September 21, 2005, "September twenty-one two thousand five"
- September 21, 2005, "September twenty-first, two thousand five"
- July 3, 2006, "July three of two thousand six"
- July 3, 2006, "July third of 2006"
- Years before 2000 speak in two parts of two digits each.
- February 17, 1975, "February seventeenth, nineteen seventy-five"
- February 17, 1975, "February seventeeth, nineteen seventy-five
- 1992
- nineteen ninety-two
- 1983
- nineteen eighty-three
Colors
- black
- black (blek )
- White
- white (wait )
- Gray
- gray (grerei )
- Red
- red (rred )
- blue
- blue (blue )
- yellow
- yellow (ie-loou )
- green
- green (grrin )
- Orange
- orange (o-ranyi )
- purple
- purple (par-poou )
- Violet
- violet (go-ooleet )
- pink
- pink (pink )
- Brown
- brown (bruun )
transport
bus and train
- How much does a ticket to _____ cost?
- How much is a ticket to _______? (hau maach izaa tikeet chu )
- A ticket to _____, please.
- One ticket for ______, please. (one tikeet foor plis )
- Where does the train/bus go?
- Where does the train/bus go? (uer daas de trrein/baas goou)
- Where is the train/bus to _____?
- Where is the train/bus for ______? (trein/baas foor ueris )
- Does this train/bus stop at _____?
- Does this train/bus stop in ______? (days dis train/bass stop in )
- When does the train/bus leave for _____?
- When does the train/bus for ______ leave? (uen days of trrein/bass foor )
- When does this train/bus arrive at _____?
- When does this train/bus arrive in ______? (uen daas dis trein/baas arraiv in )
directions
- How am I going to _____?
- How do I get _____? (ha du ai get )
- ...to the train station?
- ...to the train station? (steeixion train chu )
- ...to the bus station?
- ...to the bus station? (steeixion baas chu )
- ...to the airport?
- ...to the airport? (eirport chu )
- ...in the middle?
- downtown? (dauntaun )
- ...to the youth hostel?
- ...to the hostel? (hostoou chu )
- ...to hotel _____?
- ...to the _____ hotel? (hostoou chu )
- ...to a nightclub/bar/party?
- ...to the club/bar/party? (chu to claab/bar/pa-ri )
- ...to an Internet cafe?
- ...to an internet cafe? (chu an in-teernet cafe )
- ...to the Brazilian/Portuguese consulate?
- ...to the Brazilian/Portuguese Consulate? (chu de brazilian/poor-tugiz con-suleit )
- Where there are many/many...
- Where are there a lot of... (uerr arr der alorof )
- ...hotels?
- hotels? (hotous )
- ...restaurants?
- restaurants? (restrant )
- ...bars?
- bars? ()
- ...places to visit?
- places to visit? (pleeis chu vi-zit )
- ...women?
- women? (umen )
- Can you show me on the map?
- Could you show me on the map? (cuyu xoou me on de mep )
- road
- street (strrit )
- Turn left.
- Turn left. (taarn left )
- Turn right.
- Turn right. (taarn rait )
- left
- left (left )
- right
- right (rait )
- always forward
- straight ahead (debuted aahed )
- towards _____
- towards _____ (tuords )
- after _____
- past _____ (pest )
- before _____
- before _____ (bifoor )
- Look for _____.
- Look for the _____. (luk out of )
- crossing
- intersection ('intersec-xion' )
- north
- north (norf )
- south
- south (sauf )
- East
- east (ist )
- West
- west (who are )
- climb
- uphill (ap-hil )
- descent
- downhill (daun-hil )
Taxi
- Taxi!
- Taxi! (taksi )
- Take me to _____, please.
- Please take me to _____. (plis teeik chu me )
- How much does it cost to go to _____?
- How much does it cost to get to _____? (hau maach daazit cost chu get chu )
- Take me there, please.
- Take me there, please. (teeik derr me, plis )
- Follow that car!
- Follow that car! (fo-loou zet car )
- Try not to run over any pedestrians.
- Try not to hit any pedestrians. (trrai not chu hir eini peedes-trrian )
- Stop looking at me this way!
- Stop looking at me like that! (stop lukin et me laik zet )
- Ok, let's go.
- Okay, let's go. (oukeei , lets goou )
Accommodation
- Do you have rooms available?
- Do you have any rooms available? ()
- How much does a room cost for one/two person(s)?
- How much is a room for one person/two people? ()
- The room has...
- Does the room have... ()
- ...linen?
- ...sheets? ()
- ...a bathtub?
- ...to bath? ()
- ...a phone?
- ...to telephone? ()
- ...a television?
- ...television? ()
- Can I see the room first?
- May I see the room first? ()
- Is there something calmer?
- Do you have anything quieter? ()
- ...larger?
- bigger? ()
- ...cleaner?
- cleaner? ()
- ...cheaper?
- cheaper? ()
- OK, I get it.
- OK, I'll take it. ()
- I will stay _____ night(s).
- I'll stay _____ nights. ()
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Can you suggest another hotel? ()
- Do you have a safe?
- Do you have a safe? ()
- ...locks?
- lockers? ()
- Is breakfast/dinner included?
- Is breakfast/dinner included? ()
- What time is breakfast/dinner?
- What time is breakfast/dinner? ()
- Please clean my room.
- Please clean my room. ()
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- Can you wake me up at _____? ()
- I want to check out.
- I want to check out. ()
Money
- Do you accept US/Australian/Canadian dollars?
- Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? ()
- Do you accept euros?
- Do you accept euros? ()
- Do you accept pounds sterling?
- Do you accept British pounds? ()
- Do you accept credit cards?
- Do you accept credit cards? ()
- Can you change me money?
- Can you change money for me? ()
- Where can I change money?
- Where can I change money? ()
- Can you exchange me a traveler's check
- Can you cash a traveler's check for me? ()
- Where can I exchange a traveler's check?
- Where can I cash a traveler's check? ()
- What is the exchange rate?
- What is the exchange rate? ()
- Where do you have an ATM?
- Where can I find an ATM? ()
food
- A table for one/two person(s), please.
- A table for one/two, please. ()
- Can I see the menu, please?
- May I see the menu, please? ()
- Can I see the kitchen, please?
- May I see the kitchen, please? ()
- Is there a house specialty?
- Is there a house special? ()
- Is there a local specialty?
- Is there a local specialty? ()
- I'm a vegetarian.
- I'm a vegetarian. ()
- I don't eat pork.
- I don't eat pork. ()
- Just like kosher.
- I only eat kosher food. ()
- Can you make it "lighter", please?
- Can you make it light please? ()
- half portion
- half portion ()
- a portion
- a portion ()
- fixed price meal
- set / deal ()
- a la carte
- à la carte ()
- breakfast
- breakfast ()
- lunch
- lunch ()
- snack
- tea / snack ()
- to have lunch
- supper / dinner ()
- bag
- grocer ()
- bakery
- bakery / bread shop ()
- I want _____.
- I want _____. ()
- I want a plate of _____.
- I want a dish with _____. ()
- Beef
- Meat ()
- chicken
- chicken ()
- beef
- beef ()
- fish
- fish ()
- ham
- hah ()
- sausage
- sausage ()
- barbecue
- barbequed meat/grilled meat ()
- Vegetables (fresh)
- (fresh) vegetables ()
- potato
- potato ()
- onion
- onion ()
- carrot
- carrot ()
- mushroom
- mushroom ()
- bean
- beans ()
- cucumber
- cucumber ()
- pepper
- pepper ()
- tomato
- tomato ()
- salad
- salad ()
- Fresh fruit)
- (fresh) fruit ()
- pineapple/pineapple
- pineapple ()
- banana
- banana ()
- Cherry
- cherry ()
- Orange
- orange ()
- lemon
- lemon ()
- Apple
- apple ()
- Strawberry
- strawberry ()
- wait
- pear ()
- peach
- peach ()
- Others
- bread
- bread ()
- toast
- toast ()
- pasta
- folder ()
- rice
- rice ()
- whole grain
- whole grain ()
- cheese
- cheese ()
- eggs
- eggs ()
- salt
- salt ()
- black pepper
- black pepper ()
- butter
- butter ()
- Drinks
- Drinks ()
- I want a cup of _____.
- I want a glass of _____. ()
- I want a cup of _____.
- I want a cup of _____. ()
- I want a _____ bottle.
- I want a bottle of _____. ()
- coffee
- coffee ()
- tea
- tea ()
- juice
- juice ()
- sparkling water
- sparkling water ()
- Water
- water ()
- beer
- beer ()
- milk
- milk ()
- soda
- soft drink ()
- red/white wine
- red/white wine ()
- with no
- with/without ()
- ice
- ice ()
- sugar
- suck ()
- sweetener
- sweetener ()
- Can you give me _____?
- Could you give me _____? ()
- Sorry, waiter!
- Waiter! ()
- I'm done.
- I'm finished. ()
- I'm full.
- I'm full. ()
- It was delicious.
- It was delicious. ()
- Please remove the dishes.
- Please clear the plates. ()
- Check please.
- The check/bill please. ()
bars
- Do they serve alcohol?
- Do you serve alcohol? ()
- Is there table service?
- Is there table service? ()
- One beer/two beers, please.
- One/two beer(s), please. ()
- A glass of red/white wine, please.
- A glass of red/white wine, please. ()
- A mug, please.
- One pint, please. ()
- A can/bottle, please.
- One can/bottle, please. ()
- whiskey
- whiskey ()
- vodka
- vodka ()
- rum
- rum ()
- Water
- water ()
- club soda
- club soda ()
- tonic water
- tonic ()
- Orange juice
- orange juice ()
- Coke
- Coke ()
- Do you have appetizers?
- Do you have appetizers? ()
- One more please.
- One more, please. ()
- One more round, please.
- Another round, please. ()
- What time do they close?
- What time do you close? ()
- I would like to eat something
- I would eat something ()
Purchases
- Do you have this in my size?
- Do you have this in my size? ()
- How much?
- How much is it? ()
- Is very expensive.
- It's very expensive. ()
- Accepted _____?
- Do you accept _____? ()
- expensive
- expensive ()
- cheap
- cheap ()
- I do not have enough money.
- I don't have enough money. ()
- I do not want.
- I don't want it. ()
- You're deceiving me.
- You're trying to cheat me. ()
- I'm not interested.
- I'm not interested. ()
- OK, I will.
- OK, I'll take it. ()
- Can I have a bag?
- Can I get a sack/bag? ()
- Ship to other countries?
- Do you ship overseas? ()
- Need...
- I need... ()
- ...toothpaste.
- ...toothpaste ()
- ...Toothbrush.
- ...the toothbrush ()
- ...caps.
- ...plugs. ()
- ...soap.
- ...soap. ()
- ...shampoo.
- ...shampoo. ()
- ...aspirin.
- ...aspirin. ()
- ...cold medicine.
- ...cold medicine. ()
- ...medicine for stomach pains.
- ...medicine for a stomachache. ()
- ...a umbrella
- ...an umbrella ()
- ...sunscreen.
- ...Sun block ()
- ...a post card
- ...the postcard. ()
- ... (postage stamps).
- ...(postage) stamps. ()
- ...stacks.
- batteries. ()
- ...plastic bags.
- plastic bags. ()
- ...string.
- rope. ()
- ...Scotch tape.
- ...adhesive tape. ()
- ...writing paper.
- ...writing paper. ()
- ...a pen.
- ...on pen. ()
- ...books in Portuguese.
- ...books in Portuguese. ()
- ...a magazine in Portuguese.
- a magazine in Portuguese. ()
- ...a newspaper in Portuguese.
- a newspaper in Portuguese. ()
- ...an English-Portuguese dictionary.
- an English-Portuguese dictionary. ()
To drive
- I want to rent a car.
- I want to rent a car. ()
- Can I take out insurance?
- Can I get insurance? ()
- Stop (in a sign)
- Stop ()
- Oops!
- Oops! ()
- one way
- one way ()
- prohibited parking
- in the parking ()
- speed limit
- speed limit ()
- gas station
- gas/petrol station ()
- Gasoline
- gasoline/petrol ()
- diesel/diesel
- diesel ()
- subject to towing
- tow-away zone ()
Authority
- It's his/her fault.
- It's his/her fault. ()
- It's not what it looks like.
- This is not what it seems. ()
- I can explain everything.
- I can explain everything. ()
- I didn't do anything wrong.
- I didn't do anything wrong. ()
- I swear I didn't do anything Your Guard.
- I swear I didn't do anything, Officer. ()
- It was a mistake.
- It was a misunderstanding. ()
- Where are you taking me?
- Where are you taking me? ()
- Am I detained?
- Am I under arrest? ()
- I am a Brazilian/Portuguese citizen.
- I am a Brazilian/Portuguese citizen. ()
- I want to speak with the Brazilian/Portuguese consulate.
- I want to speak with the Brazilian/Portuguese Consulate. ()
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- I want to speak with a lawyer. ()
- Can I post bail now?
- Can I just pay the fine now? ()
- Do you accept a bribe/kickback/beer?
- Will you accept a bribe? () [It is not recommended to use this in English-speaking countries.]
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