Colloquial Portuguese of Brazil

The Complete Course for Beginners

Viviane Gontijo

• Verlag: Routledge
• Jahr: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781317801139
• Auflage: 3
• Thema: Filología
• Thema: Idiomas

This new and completely revised edition of Colloquial Portuguese of Brazil provides a step-by-step course in Portuguese as it is written and spoken in Brazil today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Brazilian Portuguese in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

This edition features:

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• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills

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• structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar

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• an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises

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• realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios

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• useful vocabulary lists throughout the text

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Portuguese of Brazil will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Brazilian Portuguese.

Colloquials are now supported by FREE AUDIO available online. All audio tracks referenced within the text are free to stream or download from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio complements the book and will help enhance learners' listening and speaking skills.

By the end of this course, you will be at level A1 to A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages and Novice Low to Mid on the ACTFL proficiency scales.

Unit One
Muito prazer!

It is nice to meet you!

At the end of this unit, you will be able to:

• introduce yourself, greet people, and use personal titles in formal and informal contexts
• talk about places of origin
• adequately use the personal pronouns você, tu and a gente
• vocalize the letters of the Brazilian Portuguese alphabet
• use the subject pronouns and the present indicative of the verbs SER and ESTAR (to be)
• use the definite and indefinite articles

Diálogo 1: Bom dia! (Audio 1.6)

Informal context – Márcia is introducing herself to Érica at the bookstore.

MÁRCIA: Bom dia! Como é o seu nome?

ÉRICA: Bom dia! Meu nome é Érica, e o seu?

MÁRCIA: Muito prazer, Érica. Meu nome é Márcia.

ÉRICA: Prazer, Márcia.

Dialogue 1

MÁRCIA: Good morning! What is your name?

ÉRICA: Good morning! My name is Érica, and yours?

MÁRCIA: It is very nice meeting you, Érica. My name is Márcia.

ÉRICA: It is my pleasure, Márcia.

Diálogo 2: Muito Prazer! (Audio 1.7)

HENRIQUE: Boa tarde. Qual é o seu nome?

ANDREIA: O meu nome é Andreia, e o seu?

HENRIQUE: Muito prazer, Andreia. O meu nome é Henrique. Como vai?

ANDREIA: Prazer, Henrique. Vou bem e você?

HENRIQUE: Ótimo! Obrigado.

ANDREIA: Até mais!

HENRIQUE: Até logo!

Atenção!

In Brazilian Portuguese, there are at least three different ways to ask somebody’s name: Qual é o seu nome? and Como é o seu nome? in informal contexts, and Como o senhor (a senhora) se chama? in a formal context.

Dialogue 2: It is very nice to meet you!

HENRIQUE: Good afternoon! What is your name?

ANDRÉA:My name is Andréa, and yours?

HENRIQUE: Nice to meet you, Andréa. My name is Henrique. How have you been?

ANDRÉA:Nice to meet you, Henrique. I am well, and you?

HENRIQUE: Great! Thank you.

ANDRÉA:See you later!

HENRIQUE: See you soon!

Exercício 1

Em suas palavras. Complete o diálogo usando as palavras do quadro abaixo. Complete the dialogue using the words given below.

Ana Oi! Boa tarde! ____ ____ nome _______ _______. _______ ?

Tales _________________, Ana. Eu me__________ __________.

Ana _________________, Tales. Como ________________?

Tales _________________.

Ana A gente se vê mais tarde. _______________ _____________.

Tales Até mais!

Culturalmente falando

Interagindo com brasileiros – Interacting with Brazilians

In Brazil, tu and você are the subject pronouns used to address someone; the pronoun você is the most commonly used. Tu is used to address the interlocutor in cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Belém. Both você and tu can be used interchangeably. Although, in this book you will be exposed to the pronoun tu and its verb conjugations, in the dialogues and exercises emphasis will be on the pronoun você.

To address someone who is older or simply to address someone you are not familiar with, use o senhor (masculine form) and a senhora (feminine form). Additionally, the possessive pronoun seu is used to ...