Questions

I’m good, and you? is tudo bem, e consigo
- How is it different from “estou bem, e tu?”/
  - tudo- all
  - tudo bem- all good
  - con- with
  - sigo- you
  - consigo- formal
  - contigo- informal
tudo vs estou
- when to use which?
  - Not relevant. Tudo is “all”. Estou is “I am”
Struggling with longer phrases
- two options for telling my name and asking someone else’s name

Vocabulary

adues ::: goodbye; go with god
xau or tchau ::: bye (informal)
- sometimes doubled
Prazer em conhecê-lo! (eim coonye-ce-loo) ::: pleasure in meeting you (masculine)
Prazer em conhecê-la! ::: pleasure in meeting you (feminine)
como está? ::: how are you (formal)
estou bon (masculine)
estou boa (feminine)
otimo by itself as interjection ::: sounds great
Estou mal ::: I’m bad (not very common)
Não estou muito bem! ::: I’m not very good
c with e or i ::: s
c with a, o, u ::: k
casa ::: ka-za house
caça ::: hunting
caça ao tesouro ::: game like a scavenger hunt
coração ::: heart
ç - pronounced s regardless of vowel
cu ::: colloquial for your butt
I always say masculine form since I am a man
-mente ending ::: in that state
- feliz ::: fuh-lish
- z before end of word or before ::: sh (unvoiced; no throat vibration; like j)
- felizmente ::: fortunately
- feliz ::: happy
desculpe ::: I’m sorry or excuse me
Com licença ::: excuse me (to pass)
Watch movies, listen to music, listening to podcasts
- Portugal dubs animated movies (Disney)
  - audio and subtitles in Portugues
Buy a workbook for European Portuguese
- Teach Yourself series
- “For Dummies” not as good
Journals: vocabulary, grammar, conjugations, journal (freeform)
rapidamente
rápido (rah-pee-doo) ::: quickly