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Hi everybody!
Today I start with some Portuguese (Português) classes.
I'll try to number all the classes in order to make it easier to follow the topics.
Today the subject is Cumprimentos (Greetings)
Brazilians are a very warm people. It's common to greet with one ore to kisses in the cheek and a tender hug.
In formal situations a hand shaking is perfect.
How about language?
Situações formais (formal situations)
Bom dia! > Good morning!
Boa tarde! > Good afternoon!
Boa noite! > Good evening! or Good night!
(In Portuguese it makes no difference if you just arrived or if you are leaving)
Como vai (você)? > How are you?
Muito prazer! > Nice to meet you!
Até logo! > See you soon!
Até mais tarde! See you later!
Até amanhã! > See you tomorrow!
Situações informais (informal situations)
Oi! > Hi!
Olá! > Hello!
Tudo bem? > How's it going?
Tchau! > Bye!
Well but in every language there's what you find in books and what you find in real life. Concerning Portuguese, all the expressions above are really said in social life, but you'll notice some of the following expressions when you pay attention to native speakers talking:
E aí? > What's up?
Oie! > Hi! (in a cute way)
Até! > See ya!
Falou! > (The meaning is the same as "bye", but here is a slam - the translations would be "spoken", what make no sense at all. So use with friends only. It's very informal)
Soon I'll arrange to add audio to help with pronunciation. But for now I suggest web sites where you can find pronunciation for many languages: Forvo or The Free Dictionary.
To finish,a curiosity: In São Paulo usually we kiss only once when greeting. In Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Minas Gerais two kisses are fine. When in northeast 3 kisses!
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