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Portuguese Phrases For Dummies

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I had a lot of fun with this book! Including one memorable evening chatting and laughing with locals on the beach at Salvador. I like how it fits in my pocket and is easy to read. It is well referenced, so I could easily find what I needed--from counting out money to eating out and getting around. But my favorite sections were the ones that gave me chatty things to say in social encounters and how to say things like a local. When I go to Brazil or any country, I like to make the effort to speak to the locals to get a feel for the culture and the people. I have always been repaid--but especially by the Brazilians that night on the beach.
This is a great phrase book, easy to read and use. It even has a concise overview of grammar and verbs. A great companion to my other Portuguese language books. I definitely recommend it to anyone who's visiting Brazil and wants to be able to start speaking right away.

This is a better option for those of you taking a look at Brazilian Portguese for Dummies. Do not take this as a supplement - it covers essentially the same material in a more concise format. Brazilian Portuguese for Dummies essentially takes this phrasebook and stretches it over approximately 300 pages, adding little extra.

Keep in mind that this is in no way a good tool for learning the ins and outs of Portuguese, it is simply a phrasebook, probably best suited to someone spending a week in Brazil on vacation. It didn't suit my purposes, but for what is it meant to do it is solid enough, and the price really can't be beat.

The book is really good. The only complaint that I have is that it's not Portuguese from Portugal. It's Brazilian Portuguese. I was disappointed. But at least my husband gets the jist of it.

I had such high hopes for this book but it sucks. It really, really sucks. Can you imagine having a phrase book that doesn't even have an index that quickly tells you frequently used English phrases and their Brazilian (Portuguese) counterparts?

If you brought this pocket-sized book on ur trip to Brazil, you better hope that you find a lot of English speaking Brazilians. My advice: Just buy a Portuguese phrase dictionary.