Learn Portuguese by actually talking.

Who you talk to in Portuguese

Each one has a life, a way of speaking, and something they'd rather talk about.

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  Beatriz

  At the café

  Every table at the café is taken except one, across from a woman reading Fernando Pessoa. She glances up at you, then back at her book.

  You speak first. Try olá — hi.

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  Grimar

  At the inn

  Woodsmoke and firelight, barrels stacked behind the bar, mugs hanging from the beams. The dwarf drying a tankard looks you over as you take a stool.

  Boa noite! Sente-se. O que vai beber?Good evening! Have a seat. What will you drink?

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  Avó Rosa

  At her kitchen table

  An old granite house, an orchard heavy with apples, and a kitchen that smells of fried onions. Your host sets a bowl of warm rissóis in front of you and sits down across the table to watch you eat.

  Come, meu amor, come! Ainda estão quentinhos.Eat, dear, eat! They're still nice and warm.

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  Padre Manuel (Father Manuel)

  Outside the church

  The bells have just stopped ringing. People drift out of the big wooden doors into the sunny square, and a priest in a black cassock comes down the steps, notices an unfamiliar face, and walks over to you.

  Bom dia! Não é daqui, pois não? É a primeira vez que vem?Good morning! You're not from here, are you? Is this your first time?

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  Joaquim

  At the market

  Crates of tomatoes and apples, bunches of herbs, and a brass scale at the end of the table. The big man behind the stall has his hands clasped in front of him. He looks at you and waits.

  Diga. Do que precisa?Yes? What do you need?