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Conventions Used in This Book. |
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Chapter 1: Say It How? Speaking Portuguese. |
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Exploring the Roots of Portuguese. |
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Exercising Your Jowls with Vowels. |
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Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics. |
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Constructing Simple Sentences. |
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The Simple Tenses: Present, Past, and Future. |
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Connecting It All Together. |
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Making Contractions: It’s a Cinch! |
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To Me, to You: Indirect Objects. |
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Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds. |
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Numbers to Know: When Everything Counts. |
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The Big Countdown: Ordinal Numbers. |
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Monday, Tuesday: Weekdays. |
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Tracking the Calendar: Months and Dates. |
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Getting money from banks and ATMs. |
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Measuring Distances and Other Stuff. |
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Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk. |
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A Few Ways to Say Hello and Goodbye. |
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First Names, Last Names, and Nicknames. |
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Knowing Who, What, and Where. |
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Describing the World around You. |
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Describing permanent qualities: Ser. |
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Describing temporary qualities: Estar. |
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The Good, the Bad, and the Humid: Weather. |
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Figuring Out Family Connections. |
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Giving Out Your Contact Information. |
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Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (or Meal!). |
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Bom Apetite! Enjoy Your Meal!. |
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At the Restaurant: Trying Local Foods. |
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Ordering at a restaurant. |
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First foods up: Salads and condiments. |
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Basking in Brazilian barbeque. |
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Chapter 6: Shop ’Til You Drop. |
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Out for the Perfect Outfit. |
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Skirts and shirts: Which to choose. |
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Exploring Brazilian Treasures. |
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Shopping for Food and Necessities at the Market. |
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Getting some practical items. |
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Shopping at the outdoor market. |
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Making Comparisons and Expressing Opinions. |
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Paying for Your Purchases. |
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Chapter 7: Making Leisure a Top Priority. |
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Inviting someone and being invited. |
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Asking what the place or event is like. |
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Asking People What They Like to Do. |
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Taking in Brazil’s Musical Culture. |
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Dancing around and singing out loud. |
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Exploring Carnaval in Brazil. |
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Exploring Art Galleries and Museums. |
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Hanging Out at the Beach. |
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What to take to the beach. |
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Talking about beach safety. |
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Expressing beauty: “It’s so beautiful!” |
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Getting Out for a Walk (or a Hike). |
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Playing Soccer — Brazil’s National Pastime. |
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Falling in Love — in Portuguese. |
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Chapter 8: When You Gotta Work. |
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Saying hello and goodbye. |
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Dealing with verbal mush. |
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Chapter 9: I Get Around: Transportation. |
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On the Move: Transportation. |
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Making a plane reservation. |
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Onde? Where? The Question for Going Places. |
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Understanding Spatial Directions. |
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Chapter 10: Finding a Place to Lay Your Weary Head. |
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Checking Out the Hotel or Pousada. |
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Checking in and checking out: Registration procedures. |
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Chapter 11: Dealing with Emergencies. |
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Stick ’em Up: What to Say If You’re Robbed. |
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Asking for and receiving help. |
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Reporting a problem to the police. |
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Handling Health Emergencies. |
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Handling broken bones and other injuries. |
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Discussing Legal Problems. |
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Chapter 12: Ten Favorite Brazilian Portuguese Expressions. |
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Chapter 13: Ten Phrases That Make You |
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Né? |
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Tá. |
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