Lonely Planet Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary 5

We recently used this book on a week+ long vacation to Brazil. The book is great because it has many useful phrases, words and numbers that come in very handy in making transactions and traveling around in Brazil. The size is small enough to fit in your pants pocket or in a ladies purse or daypack, so you can carry it with you most of the time. If you have difficulty communicating, you can always point to the phrase or word(s) and when the other person sees it, they should understand.

I'm learning (trying to learn) Portuguese. I've taken a class at a junior college and I've completed the Duolingo Portuguese course. I bought this book for the vocabulary list in the back.OK, enough about me, now on to the book and why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. There are mistakes in the glossary - not a lot of mistakes, but there are mistakes. For example• it says "mosteiro" is a mosque, but it's a monastery.• it says that a "recarregador de bateria" is a jumper lead (must be the British word for jumper cables). After doing many internet searches, I think jumper cables are "cabos de arranque" and "carregador de bateria" is a battery charger.I gave it 4 stars in stead of 5 because it has a few mistakes in it. Maybe that's a little harsh, but there's no option for giving it 4 1/2 stars or 4 3/4 stars.For learning Portuguese vocabulary, I like this book better than the 5,000 word frequency dictionary. The Lonely Planet phrase book has practical words where the frequency dictionary is geared towards reading the news or reading books.I guess most people buy this book to take with them on a trip to Brazil and look up a word or phrase whenever they need it. It shoud be adequate for this and it fits in a pocket. For $8, it's worth it.

Studied Brazilian Portuguese 45 years ago and believe this booklet will help me refresh my speaking ability for a trip in a few weeks.

I bought this on a whim when I needed a travel adaptor plug for a trip to Rio. It turned to be very helpful and fun to use. Its organized in practical sections depending on your situation (basic conversation, in a restaurant, sightseeing, at the airport, business, etc.). It also has a short English-Portuguese dictionary with some commonly used words. This a great little guide.

This book came in handy when I quickly realized that the 10 phrases of Portuguese I'd learned before leaving the US would last me about 10 minutes in Rio. It's hard to write out proper Portuguese pronunciation instructions, but this book seemed to get me close enough to where I could be understood.

I purchased this for my fiancé before he went to Brazil for work. He said that so far, he has been able to use the basic words that the needs in order to ask for certain things. It has worked great so far!

I bought this book for a recent trip to Brazil and I thought it was great. I loved the size, fit in my pocket. And I also loved the layout of the book. It is divided into sections that are very user friendly.

You can't learn Portuguese from this book since pronunciation is critical and not easy to guess from the book. However you can show the phrase from the book if in need so you will feel better having it with you, especially because it is small and light

This is a fantastic little book, with plenty of phrases that will come in useful in your Portuguese conversations. But I would treat it more as a reference, rather than something to learn from. I would recommend Duolingo (completely free via a web app, on Android and Apple App Store) for reading and some listening, and Pimsleur for aural/oral aspects of the language. But for a pocket-sized reference to remind yourself of certain words and phrases, Lonely Planet Brazilian Portuguese is ideal.I should also state that I found some of the pronunciation guide to be a bit off, i.e. closer to continental Portuguese pronunciation. But again, if you use this book only as a supplement to your other learning resources, you'll spot this a mile off and can ignore some of the dubious phonetics. Not too big a deal, and I was reluctant to deduct a star, so consider my mark as four and a half stars. Recommended.

I got this for my son who travels to Brazil quite a lot. He has found it useful. It doesn't cover every eventuality but that would be hard to do in a concise book.But in the whole it is good value and helps you get by.

Excellent book. Clearly set out. Logical. Pocket sized and covers the essentials you'll need. I wouldn't say this is a primary book to learn from but its a good starting point and a good reminder. Must have if going on holiday and just want to learn a few words.

Recently purchased this to help me learn Brazilian Portuguese as my partner is from Brazil. As always lonely planet phrasebooks do not disappoint have bought a few different languages over the years and this is just as good. Filled with useful phrases and helpful tips.

This is a useful little phrase book that came extremely useful during my 2 weeks in Brazil. It is devided into different topics and there is a little dictionary at the back of the book too. Very few people ouside of major cities tourist areas and large hotels speak English and I found myself using the phrase book several times a day and was actually understood!