Note: This section features both Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and European Portuguese (EP) sounds.

• Português
  English
• Bom dia! *
  Brazilian Portuguese: European Portuguese:
  Good morning!
• Oi, tudo bem?
  BP: , EP:
  Hi, everything alright? (lit.)
• O que gosta de fazer nos fins de semana?
  BP: , EP:
  What do you like doing at weekends?
• Gosto de… *
  BP: , EP:
  I like to...
• Adoro... **
  BP: , EP:
  I love to…
• Gosto muito de dançar samba
  BP: , EP:
  I really like dancing the samba
• Adoro ir ao shopping
  BP: , EP:
  I love to go shopping
• O que vamos fazer amanhã?
  BP: , EP:
  What shall we do tomorrow?
• Gostaria de... *
  BP: , EP:
  I'd like to…
• jogar futebol *
  BP: , EP:
  to play football
• jogar tênis ** BP:
  jogar ténis * EP:
  to play tennis
• jogar golfe ** BP:
  jogar golf * EP:
  to play golf
• visitar
  BP: , EP:
  to visit
• ir dançar
  BP: , EP:
  to go dancing
• ir à praia
  BP: , EP:
  to go to the beach
• ir para um jogo de futebol *
  BP: , EP:
  to go to a football match
• assistir a um concerto
  BP: , EP:
  to go to a concert
• ir a um restaurante *
  BP: , EP:
  to go to a restaurant
• Onde é que nos encontramos?
  BP: , EP:
  Where shall we meet?

* Pronunciation guide

• Bom dia!, gosto de, gostaria de
  In Brazilian Portuguese, d sounds like j before i or a final unstressed e.
• Restaurante, jogar futebol
  In Brazilian Portuguese, t sounds like ch before i or a final unstressed e.
• Gosto de, gostaria de, jogar, ir para um jogo de futebol
  When g is followed by a, u or o, it sounds like the g in the English got.

** Grammar notes

• Adoro, gosto de
  These are very useful phrases to use, especially in Brazil, where people like to express themselves with lots of enthusiasm: Adoro ir à praia, I love going to the beach.
  Gosto is always followed by de: Gosto de jogar futebol, I like to play football.
  When asking someone else, change the o to an a: Gosta de ir dançar?Do you like to go dancing?
• jogar tênis, jogar golfe
  Sometimes, there are differences in European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. For example, in some accents and words such as ténis - tênis, golf - golfe.

Note: This section features both Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and European Portuguese (EP) sounds.

• Português
  English
• Quanto custa um caldo de cana?
  Brazilian Portuguese: European Portuguese:
  How much is a sugar cane juice?
• um real
  BP: , EP:
  one real (the currency of Brazil)
• Posso trocar dólares aqui, por favor?
  BP: , EP:
  Can I change dollars here, please?
• Quanto tem?
  BP: , EP:
  How much do you have?
• Queria trocar cem dólares
  BP: , EP:
  I would like to change 100 dollars
• Qual é a cotação de hoje?
  BP: , EP:
  What is the exchange rate today?
• Gosto muito deste cartão postal
  BP: , EP:
  I like this postcard a lot
• Eu também gosto
  BP: , EP:
  I like it, too
• Este é muito bonito também, não é?
  BP: , EP:
  This one is lovely too, isn’t it?
• Posso ajudar?
  BP: , EP:
  Can I help you?
• Queria estes cartões postais e mais seis selos para a Europa, por favor
  BP: , EP:
  I would like these postcards and six stamps for Europe, please
• Quanto custam?
  BP: , EP:
  How much are they?
• dez reais no total
  BP: , EP:
  Ten reals in total

Note: This section features both Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and European Portuguese (EP) sounds.

• Português
  English
• O que gosta mais da sua cidade?
  Brazilian Portuguese: European Portuguese:
  What do you like best about your city?
• Da minha cidade gosto mais das praias
  BP: , EP:
  What I love about this city are the beaches
• São maravilhosas
  BP: , EP:
  They’re marvellous
• Eu adoro praia
  BP: , EP:
  I love the beach
• Sou amante da cidade
  BP: , EP:
  I also love this city
• O que eu mais gosto da Bahia, do Salvador é ...
  BP: , EP:
  What I like most about Bahia and Salvador is ...
• Acarajé
  BP:
  a typical dish
• Pelourinho
  BP:
  an area in Salvador
• um suco de manga
  BP: , EP:
  mango juice
• um guaraná
  BP:
  a fizzy energy drink
• um chope
  BP: , EP:
  an ice-cold beer
• uma caipirinha
  BP: , EP:
  a Brazilian drink made of fresh lime, sugar, ice and 'cachaça', a white spirit made from sugar cane
• saúde!
  BP: , EP:
  cheers!

Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world. Salvador was its capital for two hundred years from 1549 and one of South America’s largest slave ports.
The State of Bahia is still known today as A alma negra do Brasil, The black soul of Brazil.