Description
Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary
Lonely Planet’s Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Brazilian Portuguese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order feijoada, ask for directions to Carnaval in Rio and converse with locals; all with your trusted travel companion.
- Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation!
- Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms and multiple meanings
- Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder
- Save time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips
- Never get stuck for words with the 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary
- Be prepared for both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology
- Meet friends with conversation starter phrases
- Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides
Inside:
- Full-colour throughout
- User-friendly layout organized by travel scenario categories
- Survival phrases inside front cover for at-a-glance, on-the-fly cues
- Convenient features
- 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go
- 10 Ways to Start a Sentence
- 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local
- Listen For – phrases you may hear
- Look For – phrases you may see on signs
- Shortcuts – easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases
- QandA – suggested answers to questions asked
Covers
- Basics – time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules
- Practical – travel with kids, disabled travelers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodations, directions, border crossing, transport
- Social – meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, weather
- Safe Travel – emergencies, police, doctor, pharmacist, dentist, symptoms, conditions
- Food – ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredients
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook and Dictionary, a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, provides on-the-go language assistance; great for language students and travelers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.
