Ordering at a restaurant in Rio tomorrow and your textbook Portuguese will not survive the menu?

Real Brazilian Portuguese phrases for real situations, with what people actually say, and the false friends that look like English words and mean something else.

This is not textbook Portuguese

Eu gostaria de solicitar a conta, por favor.

A conta, por favor. - that is the whole request.

Poderia repetir a pergunta, por gentileza?

Desculpa, pode repetir?

Qual é o preço deste produto?

Quanto custa isso?

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How this works

Every pack is hand-checked against real situations in Brazil. Read the phrases here, or export them as cards to Anki, Quizlet, Mochi or Brainscape.

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