In this lesson, you’ll learn a few practical Brazilian Portuguese phrases used in everyday situations like traveling, meeting people, and making simple plans. Each sentence is broken down word by word to help you reinforce meaning and understand sentence structure as you continue building confidence.
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13. Vamos ao hotel.
Let’s go to the hotel.
vamos - (we)go, let’s go (from ir, to go)
ao – a(to) + o (the, masculine)
hotel – hotel (sounds like otel)
14. Não é nada.
It’s nothing.
não – not, no
é – is (from ser, to be)
nada – nothing
15. Até amanhã.
Until tomorrow. / See you tomorrow.
até – until, up to; see you
amanhã - tomorrow
16. Eu acho que sim.
I think so.
eu – I
acho – think, find, suppose (from achar, to think)
que – that
sim - yes
17. Eu não me lembro.
I don’t remember.
eu - I
não – not, no
me – me, myself
lembro - remember
18. Nós vamos ao restaurante.
We are going to the restaurant.
nós – we
vamos – go, are going (from ir, to go)
ao - a(to) + o (the, masculine)
restaurante - restaurant (sounds like hestaurante)
Vocabulary Words 13-18
13. trabalho - work, job
14. tempo – time, weather
15. dinheiro – money (sounds like jinheiro)
16. comida - food
17. lugar - place
18. bonito / bonita – beautiful, pretty (masculine / feminine)
If you’d like to review the first two lessons, you can find them here: Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners — Lesson 1 and Lesson 2.