Denise Coronha Lima 
Power Portuguese 

Power Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese in 5 Steps is a self-study guide and an open door for those interested in learning Portuguese. It includes a strategic collection of words, everyday expressions and the fundamentals of grammar, carefully integrated for you to begin to communicate in basic and correct Brazilian Portuguese. Simple formulas and straightforward grammatical explanations mean that you will be able to select and put together combinations of words and phrases for real-life situations. These are matched up with exercises to test your knowledge revealing the essence of the language. Afterwards, you can assess how well you did by checking the answers at the end of the book. Power Portuguese consists of 5 Steps only. Besides the book, you also have a set of Power Charts. *

A obra representa um auxílio ao estudo individual autodidata. Ela inclui uma coleção estratégica de palavras, expressões do cotidiano e os fundamentos da gramática, cuidadosamente integrados para que o aluno possa se comunicar de modo básico e correto do Português brasileiro. Esse estudo consiste em apenas 5 passos, criados por Denise Coronha Lima.

Table of Content

BIO 7
INTRODUCTION 13
PORTUGUESE AND THE WORLD 13
POWER PORTUGUESE BLUEPRINT 14
STEP 1 17
WORDS IN COMMON — A FREE PASS TO PORTUGUESE 17
1. IDENTICAL VOCABULARY 17
2. NEARLY IDENTICAL VOCABULARY 19
3. SPELLING CHANGES 25
4. RECOGNIZABLE VERBS 39
5. RECYCLING YOUR OWN VOCABULARY 44
POWER CHART 1 — IMPORTANT NEW WORDS (1) 49
POWER CHART 1 — IMPORTANT NEW WORDS (2) 50
POWER CHART 1 — IMPORTANT NEW WORDS (3) 51
STEP 2 53
IMPORTANT NEW WORDS 53
POWER NUMBERS 55
7 TIPS ON NUMBERS 55
TELLING THE TIME / DIZENDO AS HORAS 56
ASKING THE PRICE / PERGUNTANDO O PREÇO 57
ADDRESSES & PHONE NUMBERS 58
POWER CHART 2 — POWER NUMBERS 60
STEP 3 61
SMALL WORDS IN SEQUENCE 61
1. MASCULINE AND FEMININE & SINGULAR AND PLURAL 61
2. SEQUENCING 63
3. SMALL WORDS 64
POWER CHART 3 — SMALL WORDS IN SEQUENCE 69
STEP 4 71
THE MAP OF VERBS 71
14 KEY POINTS ON VERBS IN PORTUGUESE 71 1. VERB FAMILIES 71
2. PERSONAL PRONOUNS 73
3. SIMPLE PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE FORM 73
4. SIMPLE PRESENT COMFORT ZONES 74
5. SIMPLE PRESENT INTERROGATIVE FORM 77
6. SIMPLE PRESENT NEGATIVE FORM 77
7. THE FUTURE TENSE 78
8. THE SIMPLE PAST 80
9. SIMPLE PAST COMFORT ZONES 81
10. SIMPLE PAST TENSE SUBSTITUTE 82
11. SER & ESTAR, THE END OF A MYSTERY 83
12. THE ING FORM IN PORTUGUESE 84
13. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS 85
14. GREAT SURVIVAL VERBS 87
WRAPPING UP VERB CONJUGATIONS 94
POWER CHART 4 — THE MAP OF VERBS 95
STEP 5 97
RESPONDING WITH IMPACT 97
RESPONDING WITH IMPACT — MORE PHRASES 97
RESPONDING WITH IMPACT USING EXAMPLES FROM REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS 101
POWER CHART 5 — RESPONDING WITH IMPACT — BASIC PHRASES 105
PORTUGUESE AS SPOKEN IN BRAZIL 107
CONCLUSION 110
APPENDIX 111
A QUICK LOOK AT IRREGULAR VERBS 111
THE TRUTH ABOUT IRREGULAR VERBS 111
POWER PORTUGUESE STRATEGY 111
10 KEY POINTS ON IRREGULAR VERBS 111
PERSONAL PRONOUNS 112
SIMPLE PRESENT: VERB ENDINGS 112
SIMPLE PAST: STEM CHANGES 113
IMPERFECT PAST: THE GOLDEN QUARTET 113
POWER CHART 6 — TOP IRREGULAR VERBS 114
ANSWER KEY 115

About the author

Denise Coronha Lima – professora carioca de português-brasileiro para estrangeiros, e facilitadora intercultural. Através de seu trabalho, a autora já auxiliou estudantes de mais de 50 nacionalidades diferentes, que precisam conhecer a língua na vida cotidiana ou na vida empresarial.