Unfortunately, you might find yourself in a situation where you'll need some emergency words. If you lose your checkbook, your car breaks down, or worse, you will need to know words that will help you communicate your predicament. You might also want to learn a list of helpful words and question that will aid you in learning Portuguese. First, let's start with some helpful vocabulary items that may be essential in a sticky situation.

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Emergency Vocabulary

The following is a quick guide that might help you in getting important information in Portuguese. This list of questions and expressions can be a great reference.

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Helpful Words and Expressions in Portuguese

Although not exhaustive, this list of expressions can really be handy as you interact with Portuguese speakers in Brazil. Hopefully, this brief chapter helped you with an initial understanding of the Portuguese language and the way Brazilians talk and interact with each other. These helpful hints and vocabulary terms should be practiced often and consistently so that you may master them in a timely fashion.

Exercise: Chapter Review

Now let's review what you've learned! Write the word that you would say in Portuguese depending on the situation presented. Check your answers in Appendix C.

• After you stepped on somebody's foot inside a crowded bus.

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• When you want to get through as you walk a busy street.

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• You would like to thank someone.

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• Somebody said something, but you didn't quite catch it.

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• You want to tell someone that you speak a little Portuguese.

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• You want to know the name of a fruit you see in a street market.

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