Conversation pieces
Trechos de conversas
Accepting
Ok ... I will acept it .
Apologising
- Excuse me, ...
- Sorry to interrupt.
- Well now.
- I'm afraid so.
- I'm afraid not.
Booking a hotel
Expressing surprise
Expressar surpresa.
- Good heavens!
- I don’t believe it!
- Well, well, well!
Goodbyes
Greetings
Cumprimentos
| English | Portuguese |
| Excuse me | Desculpe, Com licença. |
| Good morning | Bom dia. |
| Good night | Boa noite. |
| Good-bye, bye | Adeus. |
| Hello , Hi | Olá, Oi. |
| Please | Por favor. |
| See you soon | Até logo. |
| See you later | Até breve. |
| Thank you | Obrigado(a). |
| You're welcome | De nada. |
| Sorry | Desculpe |
| Congratulations | Parabéns |
| Good luck | Boa sorte |
Making contact
Meeting people
nice to meet you!!
Offering
Recommending
Refusing permission
Requests
Responding to news or information
Responder à notícias ou informações.
- Good for you!
- I’m sorry to hear that.
- Oh, how lovely!
- Sounds great.
- Yes, I suppose you must be.
- Wow! That sounds exciting.
Responding to thanks
Saying: ‘That’s life.’
Dizer: Isto é a vida.
- It was just one of those things.
- That’s the ways it goes.
- These things happen.
- You know how it is.
Studying
- Can you help me, please?
- Could you help me, please?
- Excuse me!
- How do say ... in English?
- How do you spell it?
- How do pronounce it?
- Where is the stress? (stress = sílaba tônica)
- Sorry? Pardon?
- Can you say that again, please?
- Could you say that again, please?
- What’s difference between ... and ...? (between = entre)
- What’s the opposite of ...?
- What’s the past tense of ...?
- What does this word mean? (significa)
- I don’t understand.
- I don’t known.
- I don’t remember.
- Is this right or wrong?
- Which is page it?
- I can’t understand the board.
- Have you got a pen, please?
- Sorry I'm too late.
Telephoning
To ask about someone on the telephone
- May I speak to ... , please? (formal)
- Is ... there? (informal)
To leave a message
- Can I leave a message?
- Could I leave a message?
- May I leave a message?
- Can you ask ... to call me?
To ask someone to repeat something
- Could you repeat that, please? (formal)
- Would you repeat that, please? (formal)
- Pardon?
- Excuse me?
- I'm sorry, I didn't catch that.
Some alternative forms to say "yes"
- Of course.
- Sure.
Thanking
- Thank you.
- Thank you very much!
- Many thanks.
- Thanks a lot.