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ROY GOESPORTUGUESEAN INTRODUCTION TO THELANGUAGE AND CULTUREOF PORTUGALEnfocus Software - Customer Support
About PortugalPortugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, located insouth western Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, is thewestern most country of mainland Europe. Portugal isbordered by Spain to the north and east and by theAtlantic Ocean to the west and south. The Atlanticarchipelagos of the Azores andMadeira are also part of Portugal.The territory which forms the modern PortugueseRepublic has witnessed a constant flow ofcivilizations during the past 3,100 years, from theearlier pre-Roman inhabitants, to the Roman,Germanic, and Moorish peoples who made an imprint onthe country's culture, history, language, and ethniccomposition. During the 15th and 16th centuries, withits vast transcontinental empire, Portugal was one ofthe world's major economic, political, and culturalpowers. A developed country, Portugal is a member ofthe European Union (since 1986), the United Nations(since 1955), and a founding member of the Eurozone,OECD, and NATO.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
AcknowledgementThe CSV Action Desk and BBC Radio Norfolkare indebted to Elisa Pinto of the KeystoneDevelopment Trust for all the help and timeshe gave in the delivery and development ofour introduction toPortuguese language and Culture.The Keystone Development Trust, based inThetford, is a charity dedicated to improvingthe quality of life in Thetford, Brandon andsurrounding areas.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Greetings and FarewellsOláHello(Ol-ah)Bom diaGood morning(Bong-dia)Boa tardeGood afternoon(Boa-tard)Boa noiteGood evening / night(Boa-noit)Até logoSee you later(Et-eh logge)AdeusGoodbye(Adeosh)Como está?How are you?(Como shtar?)Bem obrigado, obrigadaFine thank you (m./f.)(Beng obrigado, obrigada). e você?And you?( E voss-eh?)You say obrigado if you are a man and obrigada if you are awoman.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
ExerciseAt which of these times would you say the following?Match the times with the greetings8 p.m.Boa noite Senhor Pedro2 p.m.Adeus, Bom dia11 a.m.Boa tarde Senhora MariaEnfocus Software - Customer Support
Basic phrasesPor favorPlease(Por favorrr)Onde é/Onde são?Where is / Where are?(Undeh eh / Onde Sao?)Como chama isto?What do you call this?(Como shama ishto?)O que quer dizer isso?What does that mean?(U ker-kerrr diezerrr isso?)Fala inglês?Do you speak English?(Fouler Inglish?)Não compreendoI don’t understand(Noung compre-endo)Pode ajudar-me, por favor?Can you help me, please?(Pod ajudar-merrr por favor?)Perdi-me(Perdeem)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportI am lost
Getting to know peopleComo se chama?What’s your name?(Como se shama)Chamo-me .My name is .(Shamo meh .)Muito prazerNice to meet you(Muinto prazeer)Desculpe?Pardon?(Deshcoolp)Exercise:Fill in the gapsAlice: Olá, como .?António: Bem obrigado. .?Alice: Estou bem obrigada.?António: ComoAlice:.?. Alice., muito prazer.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Talking about your nationality and saying whereyou’re fromÉ Inglês?Are you English?(Eh Inglish?)Sim – sou InglêsYes – I’m English(Sing – so Inglish)Não – não sou InglêsNo – I’m not English(Noung – Noung so Inglish)Sou EscocêsI am Scottish(So Esco-sesh)Donde é?Where are you from?(Donde eh?)Sou do PortoI am from Porto(So do Porto)Sou de Norwich(So de Norwich)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportI am from Norwich
In PortugueseTo describe someone’s nationality, you will find two maintypes of endings:-o(for a man)ItalianoAmericano-a(for a woman) ItalianaAmericana-ês(for a man)Inglês(Inglish)-esa(for a woman) Portugazer)Exercise:Fill in the feminine forms of the cus Software - Customer Support
Talking about your familyÉ casado?Are you married?(E cazado?)Sou casado/a, solteiro/aI’m married / single(So cazado/a, soltairo/a)Tem filhos?Do you have children?(Teng feeloush?)Tem família?Have you got family?(Teng familia?)Tenho um irmão/uma irmãI have one brother/one sister(Teng-yo oong irmaung / oomaearma)Sim, tenho um filho e umaYes, I have a son and a daughterfilha(Sing, tengo oom feel-yo eeooma feelya)Não, não tenho filhos(Naung, naung tengo feelosh)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportNo, I don’t have any children
In Portuguese there are different wordsfor “my”O meu before a maleA minha before a female(Oo me-oh)(A ister(Ear-ma)Exercise:Daniela introduces some of her family. How does shesay who Carla, André and Diogo are?Esta é . . irmã Carla, este é . .irmão André e este é . . pai Diogo.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Talking about where you liveOnde mora?Where do you live?(Ond more-a?)Eu moro em FaroI live in Faro(Eh-oh more-o eng Faro) na rua dos Tanoeiros in Tanoeiros Street( nah rrrua doosh Tanoeirosh) no centro da cidade in the city centre( noo centro da see-dard) no campo( noo campo)Enfocus Software - Customer Support in the country
Finding out what there is aroundDesculpeExcuse me(Deshcoolp)Há Is there ?(Ah . ) um hotel? a hotel?(. ung ottel) um restaurante? a restaurant?(. ung resht-ou-rent?) um banco? a bank?( ung bank) um posto de turismo? a tourism office?( ung poshto de turishmo?) uma caixa multibanco? a cash point?( ooma kaisha multibanko?) uma padaria? a baker’s?(.uma pada-ria?)Há um museu aqui perto?Is there a museum near(Ah ung muse-e-oh eckyhere?perto?)É longe?(E lon-je?)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportIs it far?
Asking for directionsOnde é ?Where is ? / Where is it?(Undy-eh ?) a estação? the train station?( a shta-saung?) a paragem do autocarro? the bus stop?( a para-jeng do ow-to-carrow?)Onde são ?Where are ?(Und saung ?) as lojas?Where are the shops?( ash lojash?) dez minutos a pé ten minutes walk( desh minotosh a peh)Pode repetir, por favor?Can you repeat that, please?(Pod rep-eh-tier, por favor?)Pode falar devagar?Can you speak slowly?(Pod fallar dee-va-garr)a quatrocentos metros daqui(a quarto-centosh metroshdecky)Enfocus Software - Customer Support400 metres away
Asking for directions continuedentre e Between and (entry e pre em frenteStraight ahead(Simp-reng-frent)Vire na primeira ruaTake the first turning(Vera na pree-may-rarua)À esquerdaLeft(A ish-kerda)À direita(A dee-rater)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportRight
Public transportHá um autocarro para ?Is there a bus to ?(Ah ung auto-car-row parra ?)A que horas parte?What time does it leave?(A coo orash part?)A que horas chega?What time does it arrive?(A coo orash shega?)A que horas parte o comboioWhat time does the train departpara Coimbra?for Coimbra?(A coo orash part oo com-boyoperra Coimbra?)Um bilhete para .A ticket to (Oom bill-yet parra.)Quanto é?How much is it?(Kwanto eh?)Só de ida / De ida e voltaSingle / Return(So de ida / De ida e volta)De que linha parte?What platform does it leave(De cur linga he-guard-ash)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportArrivals
What time is it?1 O’clock jooma ora1.30 ooma e may-eh1.05 ooma e sinko1.35 vint e sinq parra ash do-ash1.10 ooma e desh1.40 vint parra ash do-ash1.15 ooma e oomkwarto1.45 oom kwarto parra ash do-ash1.20 ooma e vint1.50 desh parra ash do-ash1.25 ooma e vint e sinq 1.55 sinko parra ash do-ashEnfocus Software - Customer Support
ContinuedIf you have to indicate that it is a.m. or p.m., add da manhã, (damanya) da tarde (da tard) or da noite (da noight)nove da manhã(nov da man-ya)quatro da tarde(kwartro da tard)dez da noite9 a.m.4 p.m.10 p.m.(desh da noight)Exercise:Write these times in Portuguese4.10pmEnfocus Software - Customer Support12.30am9.55pm
Ordering a drink in a barFaz Favor! / Por Favor!Please/Excuse me! (to call(Fash Favor! / Por Favor!)a waiter)Faz Favor?Please/Can I help you?(Fash Favor?)Que deseja?What would you like?(Cur dezi-ja?)Para si?For you?(Parra see?)Sim, por favorYes, please(Sing, por favor)Não, obrigadoNo, thank you(Naung obrigado)Um café, por favorA coffee please(Ung café por favor)Uma cerveja por favorA beer, please(Ooma sur-vay-ja por favor)De nada(De nada)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportYou’re welcome
Ordering ContinuedBEBIDASDRINKS(BUR-BEE-DESH)Uma bicaEspresso(Ooma beaker)Uma meia de leiteLarge white coffee(Ooma may-eh de late)Um galãoLarge coffee in a glass(Ung galloung)Um sumo de laranjaAn orange juice(Ung sumo de larrange-eh)Um batidoA milkshake(Ung batid)Uma limonadaA lemonade(Ooma leemo-nada)Um chá de limãoLemon tea(Ung sha de lee-maung)Uma água(Ooma agwa)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportWater
Ordering a meal at a restaurantQueria reservar uma mesaI would like to book a table(Korea reserve-aah oomamaze-a)Para três pessoasfor three(Parra tresh pess-oh-ash)Para as 19 horasAt 7pm(Parra ash des-a-nov orash)Para entrada queria For starters I would like (Parra entrada courier )Para prato principal queria For main I would like (Parra pra-to princip-al courier)Para sobremesa queria (Parra sob-re-mazer courier )Enfocus Software - Customer SupportFor desert I would like
Finding a hotel roomQueria(Courier)I would likeUm quarto simples(Ung kwarto simplesh)A single roomUm quarto de casal(Ung kwarto de cazal)A double roomCom banho(Com ban-yo)With bathroomCom duche(Com doosh)With showerPara uma noite(Parra uma noight)For one nightPara duas noites(Parra do-ash noightsh)For two nightsPara uma pessoa(Parra ooma pess-oh-ah)For onePara duas pessoasFor two(Parra do-ash pess-oh-ash)Reservei um quarto no I’ve booked a room in thenome de .name of .(Reserve-eye ung kwartonoo nom de. )Tem um quarto?(Teng ung kwarto?)Enfocus Software - Customer SupportDo you have a room?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAlfabeto Português Portuguese Alphabet(Alphabet Porto-gesh)A(ah)N(en)B(beh)O(oh) – as ff)S(ess)G(ge[ay]) – asin heesh)L(el)Z(zeh)M(em)Cores / greenVermelho(Ver-mel-yo)redcôr de rosa(Cor de wCastanhobrown(Cash-tang-yo)Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Numbers1Um(Ung)one11Onze(Onz)eleven2Dois(Doish seven17Dezassete en10Dez(Desh)ten20 Vinte(Veent)Enfocus Software - Customer Supporttwenty
Dias da semana/Week days(De-ash da ta-fayra)ThursdayQuinta-feira(Keenta – ado(Sah-bado)SundayDomingo(Domingo)Fim de semana – Weekend(Fing de semana)Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Meses / )JuneDezembro(D-zembro)DecemberAs Estações / The Seasons(Ash Shta-soinsh s Software - Customer Support
Pilgrimages to FátimaThe Apparitions of Fátima have turned the town into one of the world'smajor centres of the Marian cult. The largest gatherings of devotees occuron 13th May (especially the Candlelight Procession on the night of 12thMay and the "Adeus" (Farewell) Procession on 13th May, which closes thecelebrations) and on 13th OctoberFestas da RiaIf you are in the centre of Portugal in July or August, don't miss theFestas da Ria (Festival of the Estuary), which brings added life andanimation to the city of Aveiro. Given its vital role in the life of the region,the Ria estuary has a Festival specially dedicated to it. The high point ofthe event is the regatta of seaweed boats - colourfulfishing vessels that are dedicated to catching seaweed vegetation fromthe estuary - which constitutes one of the local population’s traditionaleconomic activities in the area. The event’s programme also includesperformances, exhibitions, radical sports, and handicraft and gastronomyexhibitions.Madeira Flower FestivalBe amazed by the Flower Festival in Funchal, Madeira, in April. Streetsstrewn with floral carpets, and shop windows decked withflowers, create a unique and unforgettableatmosphere in the town.Be sure to visit the Flower Show in Largo da Restauração, where you will besurprised by the creativity of Madeira's flower growersEnfocus Software - Customer Support
Medieval MarketIn July, visit the Obidos medieval market, and travel back in time.Surrounded by its high town walls, Obidos is the ideal location forhundreds of extras and actors, fully dressed in medieval costumes, whoanimate the town’s streets, as they portray noblemen, beggars,mule-drivers, jugglers, musicians, jesters and dancers.The main site of the entertainment events is located next to the castle,which is the location of jousting tournaments, on horse and on foot,medieval dinners and the market, where everything is sold, frommedieval costumes to traditional home-made medical remedies.Popular Saints – Feasts of São JoãoCelebrate the feasts of São João, the most revered saint of Oporto,held on the night of 23rd June. The feasts of São João, of pagan originand associated with the celebration of the summer solstice, are markedby dancing, eating and fireworks.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Cooking a Portuguese mealPotted leg of Lamb, Tavira StyleIngredients:Serves 41 . 2 kg of leg of lamb ;100ml of olive oil ;4 cloves of garlic ;1 bunch of parsley ;50 grs of butter ;100 grs of lard ;100ml of vinegar ;250ml of dry white wine ;6 peppercorns ;4 cloves ;800 grs of potatoes ;2 bay leaves ;paprika to taste ;kitchen salt to taste ;WaterPreparation:Clean the leg of lamb of all fat, skin and ink. Peel the garlicand crush it with kitchen salt and a little olive oil. Add thepaprika and white wine and combine. Spread the resultingmixture over the leg of lamb. In an earthenware pot placethe parsley, bay leaves, peppercorns, cloves, vinegar, therest of the white wine, butter, lard and a little water. Stirthese ingredients carefully. Then place the leg of lamb in thepot and let it marinate in the mixture for 3 to 4 hours. Coverthe pot and put it in the oven to stew. Wash, peel andquarter the potatoes. When the lamb is almost ready, addthe potatoes. Keep the pot covered until the potatoes arecooked. Correct the seasoning to taste and sprinkle withchopped parsley.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Portuguese Orange CakeServes 122 cups Sugar6 large Eggs2¼ cups Flour2 teaspoons of Baking powder½ cup Milk¼ cup Orange rind; gratedCinnamonPowdered sugarMelt butter in microwave for 50 seconds on high. Beat sugar andeggs until smooth, for about 1 1/2 minutes. Blend in melted butter.Sift together flour and baking powder. Add flour mixturealternately with milk to the egg mixture. Stir in grated orangerind. Bake in greased bundt pan at 350 degrees (gas mark 6) for40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.Cool and sprinkle with cinnamon or confectioners sugar.Enfocus Software - Customer Support
Keen to find out more(some useful phone numbers and websites)?Key Stone Trust 01842 754 639www.keystonetrust.org.ukNorfolk and Norwich Racial Equality Council – nfocus Software - Customer Support
BBC /CSV MediaCSV Action DeskBBC Radio NorfolkThe ForumMillennium PlainNorwichNR2 1BHPhone: 01603 631 631Email: norfolk.action@bbc.co.ukEnfocus Software - Customer Support
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