Preposition of time

AT usa-se para indicar:

Horas (ex: At 5 oclock, at a quarte to nine)
Certas partes do dia (ex: At midday, at night)
Festividades: (ex: At Christmas; at Easter)
Certas expresses de tempo de curta durao (ex: At the weekend; At the end; At the
moment).

IN usa-se para indicar:

Perodos de tempo mais longos (ex: In the morning, in the afternoon)
Meses, estaes do ano, anos, seculos (ex: In January; In 1999; In the twentieth
century)
Stios (ex: We swam in the river)
Roupas (ex: A man in a grey suit)
Areas professional (ex: She works in advertising)
Totalidade (ex: In all or in total)

ON usa-se para indicar:

Datas especiais ou dias (ex: On Sunday; On my birthday; On Chritmas eve)

On time hora certa (ex: I got home in time for dinner)

In time a tempo (ex: they arrived on time)
From to
From Monday to Wednesday
From 5 oclock to 11 oclock

IN

The morning
The afternoon
The evening
February
(the) spring
(the) summer
(the) fall/ autumn
(the) winter
(2013
The 1990s

ON

Sunday
Monday morning
Tuesday afternoon
Wednesday evening
My birthday
A holiday
Mays
A weekday
The weekend (US)

AT

Night
10:30
Noon / midday
Midnight
Bedtime
Sunrise /Sunset
The weekend (UK)

Until Usa-se para indicar:

O final de um perodo de tempo. (ex: On Sunday we are open until 12 oclock)

Since Usa-se para indicar:

O incio de um perodo de tempo. (ex: We have been busy since Tuesday)

Getting someones attention

(Chamar ou interpreter algum)
-

Excuse-me
o

Sir/ madam / miss / gentlemen / ladies

Could you please help me?

Waiter / Waitress, please!

Getting & Farewells

(Saudaes e despedidas)
Portuguese
Bom dia / Boa tarde / Boa noite
Boa noite (despedida)
Prazer em conhec-lo (a)
Como voc esta?
E voc?
Nada mal, obrigado!
At logo!
Voc tambm
Tenha um timo dia
Muito obrigado, adeus
At prxima!

English
Good morning / Good afternoon / Good evening
Good night
Its nice to meet you
How are you?
How about you?
Not bad, thank you!
See you later!
You too
Have a nice day!
Thank you very much, good bye!
See you soon!

Polite Farewells
(despedidas formais)
- Pleased to meet you (encantado/a de o (a) conhecer)
- Did you had a nice trip? (Fizeram boa viagem)
- I hope you enjoyed your meal. (espero que tenham gostado da refeio)
- Well see you again (at breve)
- Have a pleasant afternoon (tenha uma tarde agradvel)
- Give my best wishes to your wife / husband (cumprimentos esposa / ao marido)
- My pleasure! (o prazer foi meu)

Apologizing
(pedidos de desculpas)
- Im sorry (peo desculpas / lamento)
- Im very sorry (peo imensa desculpa)
- Im terribly sorry... (peo mesmo imensa desculpa)

Outras formas de pedir desculpas atravs de uma promessa:

I will check with wine waiter (vou confirmar com o escano)
I will change you order right now (vou j alterar o seu pedido)

Im sorry, sir I will speak to the chef to bring you another portion. (desculpe, vou falar
com o chefe para lhe trazer outro dose)
Unfortunately, the car park is closed this weetend. (infelizmente o parque de
estacionamento est fechado este fim de semana)
Im afraid cant reserve you a table for tonight (receio no conseguir reserve-lhe uma
mesa para esta noite)

Giving Information
There + to be
(Haver)

The simple present

Singular:
Affirmative there is (theres)
Interrogative Is there?
Negative there is not (there isnt/ theres not)

Plural:
Affirmative there are
Interrogative - are there?
Negative there are not (there arent)

Ex:
Excuse me is there a hotel near here?
Yes, there is / no, there isnt

There are three shops two restaurant

Is there air conditioning?

Some vs Any
(alguns)

(quase nada)

Some - Positive sentences

Any Negative sentences and questions

Ex: the coffee is still hot. Would you like some? (o caf ainda est quente. Queres?)

I dont need any help (No preciso de ajuda)

I dont have any stamps. There are some in that drawer (No tenho selos. H alguns
naquela gaveta)

Tourism
Travelling to another destination for the purposes of recreation; leisure or business
Viajar para outro destino com o intuito de diverso, lazer ou negocio

Types of tourism
Sport and Adventure
-

Climbing on the cerro de so Miguel in Moncarapacho (Olho)

Paintball (So Brs de Alportel)

Balloon ride all over the countryside

Slide (Alcoutim)

Modern sports complexes such as V.R.Sto Antnio, Algarve stadium offers

excellent conditions for a whole host of sports

Algarve International Motor Racing Circuit (AiA Portimo)

Boat, jet sky, motorbikes and bicycle rentals, canoeing, karting, fishing.

Business and leisure

Congresses, meeting and Business event:
-

Municipal Auditoriums;

Centro de Congressos do Arade (Portimo)

University of the Algarve

Hotels conference centres

Casino (Monte-Gordo, Vilamoura, Portimo)

Cultural
-

Heritage Monuments, Fairs and Markets Traditional houses, Museums

Algarvian Chimneys

Water Mills, wind Mills

Customs and Practices like popular saints festivals, Magusto, Christmas,

Easter, Folklore

Salt extraction (Castro Marim, Tavira, Olho)

Harvesting bivalve shellfish

FIESA International Sand Sculpture

Train stations

Nature and landscape

-

Sapal Nature Reserve Castro Marim

Ria Formosa East coast of Algarve

Sagres Biogenetic Reserve

Bird Watching

The Iberian lynx

Camping

Pedestrianism (via Algarviana)

Good Living (all over the region)

-

Gastronomy interest, specially in seafood, fresh fish, and regional cakes

with almond, fig and carob.

Shopping (malls city centres, souvenir shops)

Water parks

Nightlife (pubs, discos, fado nights, live music)

Health tourism (all over the region)

-

Wellness centres

SPAs

Meditations centres

Medical centres

Private

hospitals

with

international

certication

international de VRSA HPA, Sade, Lusada)

Golf
-

Courses in Easten Algarve

Courses in Western Algarve

Sun and Beaches (all over the coast)

-

Family friend beaches

Award winning

Beach activities

Suit every taste

Religious tourism
-

One of the earliest forms of tourism

Visiting places of spiritual significance

The seven wonders of the world

-

Christ Redeener: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Great Wall of China, Jinshanlin, China

Machu Picchy, Peru

Petra, Jordan

Pyramid at Chichn Itz Yacatan Peninsula, Mexico

Roman Colosseum, Rome, Italy

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Preposition of place and direction

Customer: excuse-me could you tell me where the restaurant is?
Receptionist: Certainly, madam/sit.

(centro

medico

Take a lift

Go Left

(apanhar o elevador)

Turn Left

(vai para a esquerda)

On your Right

On your Left

(a sua direita)

(a sua esquerda)

Go straight on

(Vire esquerda)

Ground Floor

Second Floor

(2 anda)

(R/C)

Go right then turn left

(vai sempre em frente)

(vai pela direita e vire esquerda)

Subir

Descer

Por cima

Afastar de
Para; at

Passando

Fora de

Dentro de

Em cima;
No topo

Sair de cima

Por entre

volta

Cruzar;
Atravessar

Ao longo

Giving direction outdoor (outsider)

Sentences and expressions to use:
Ask for directions How do I get go Museum?
You say: Turn left outside the hotel and walk towards Republican Square.
Its quite near here
Walk towards the square
Its on the other side of the square

Take the line / bus/ train/ plane; (autocarro, comboio, avio)

Get onto the bus/ Get off the bus; (apanhar o autocarro/ sair do autocarro)
Go by bus (ir de autocarro)
Walk/ go on foot (caminhar/ ir a p)

Ex:
Waiter: Good Morning sir (Bom dia senhor)
Tourist: Good morning. Is there a museum, near here? (Bom dia. Existe um museu, aqui
perto?)

Waiter: Yes, There is. (Sim, existe)

Tourist: Can you tell me the way to the museum, please? (Pode dizer-me o caminho para o
museu, por favor?)

Waiter: Yes, of course. Go along Chopin Street until you come to Mains Street. Cross
Main Street and turn right, go past the bank and the police station, its on your right. You cant
miss it. (Sim, claro. V ao longo da rua Chopin at chegar a Rua principal. Atravesse a rua e vire direita, passe o
banco e a delegacia de polcia, e sua direita. No tem como se perder)

Tourist: Thanks you very much. (Muito obrigado.)

Waiter: Youre welcome. (Seja bem vindo)