Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Your Very Own Portuguese Phrasebook!!

1.My name is _______.

Meu nome é ______. (Meh-o noh-me ehh)

2. I’m from the United States.

Eu sou dos Estados Unidos. (Ay-you soh doos Es-ta-doos Oo-nee-doos)

3. Sorry, no I don’t like Justin Beiber. (Very Useful)

Desculpa, eu não gusto de Justin Beiber. (Geh-skool-pa, ay-you now go-sta gee Justin Beeber)

4. Corintians are awful! I root/cheer for Sao Paulo [ or if you want Flamengos].

Corintians sao ruin! Eu torço por Sao Paulo [ Flamengos]. (Coor-in-chee-ins sow hween! Ay-you tor-soo poor Sow Pow-loo [Flah-meing-goos])

5. Watch out, he’s a player. ( Also Very Useful)

Cuidado, ele é um safadinho. (Quee-dah-doo, el-ee eh oom sah-fah-geen-you)

6. Damn!/Holy crap!/ Oh my gosh!

Nossa, [gente]! (Noh-sa [jen-tchee]!)

7. Make me a sandwich!*

Me faça um sanduíche! (Meh fa-sa oom sahnd-wee-she!)

8. Where’s my sandwich?!*

Onde tá o meu sanduíche!? (Own-gee sta oo meh-oo sahnd-wee-she?!)

* After hearing the phrase “B*tch, make me a sandwich,” my host brother Lauro thought it was hilarious and took great pleasure in telling me to make him a sandwich every time I would walk into the kitchen.

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