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When face-to-face with a real Portuguese speaker, do you freeze? Do you know how to ask for directions in Portuguese or communicate if there's an emergency? If your answer to any of the previous questions was 'Yes', then this book is for you! If there's anything more challenging than learning the grammar rules of a new language, it's knowing what to say and having the courage to speak with confidence. We know how you feel - You always try to avoid making embarrassing mistakes or not getting your message through correctly, but it will happen anyway. 'How do I get out of this situation?', You may ask yourself, but have yet to find a straight-forward answer. Until now. We have compiled 50 Portuguese Stories along with their translations, providing new Portuguese speakers with the necessary tools to begin effectively studying how to set a meeting, how to check into a hotel and even what to say during an emergency! Our Brazilian Portuguese dialogues get straight to the point saving you precious time. There's no benefit learning words and phrases you will never actually use! If you want to learn Portuguese quickly and have a ton of fun along the way, obviously, this book is for you! How Conversational Portuguese Dialogues works: • Each new chapter will have a fresh, new story between two or more people who wish to solve a common, day-to-day problem that you will most likely experience in real life. • A Portuguese version of the conversation will take place first, followed by an English translation. This ensures that you fully understood just what it was that they were saying! • Before and after the main section of the book, we shall provide you with an introduction and conclusion that will offer you important strategies, tips and tricks to allow you to get the absolute most out of this learning material. • That's about it! Simple, useful and incredibly helpful; you will NOT need another conversational Portuguese book once you have started reading and studying this one! Focus on getting from zero to conversationally fluent, so you can: -Travel or live in Brazil or any Portuguese speaking country without relying on Google Translate -Join Portuguese conversations with your Portuguese speaking coworkers, friends, or family members -Date Portuguese-speakers without embarrassing yourself -Stop getting passed over for jobs or promotions for less-qualified people who are bilingual We want you to feel confident while learning Portuguese; after all, there should never be a language barrier stopping you from traveling around the world and expanding your social circles! So look no further! Grab your copy of Conversational Portuguese Dialogues and start learning Portuguese right now!

Divided into 29 separate lessons, and including an introductory section on syllabification, stress, written accents, and pronunciation, "A Grammar of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese" features an abundance of exercises and readings and is well-suited to students who are seeking a concise introductory text focusing on modern Brazilian Portuguese. (Foreign Language)