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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Portuguese Survival Phrases brought to you by PortuguesePod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Brazil. You will be surprised at how far a little Portuguese will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In today's lesson, we'll cover some high-frequency adjectives to help you express yourself in various situations.
In Portuguese, "It's delicious." is Está deliciosa Está deliciosa
Let's break it down by syllable: es-tá de-li-ci-o-sa.
Now, here it is once again, Está deliciosa.
The first word Está means "is."
Está.
Está.
This is followed by Deliciosa which in English is "delicious." Deliciosa.
De-li-ci-o-sa.
Deliciosa.
So all together, we have Está deliciosa. Literally, this means "It's delicious."
In Portuguese, "It's hot." is Está quente.
Let's break it down by syllable: es-tá quen-te.
Now, here it is once again, Está quente.
The first word Está means "is."
Está.
Está.
This is followed by Quente, which in English is "hot." Quente.
Quen-te.
Quente.
So all together, we have Está quente. Literally, this means "It's hot."
In Portuguese, "It's cold." is Está frio. Está frio.
Let's break it down by syllable: es-tá fri-o.
Now, here it is once again, Está frio.
The first word Está still means "is."
Está.
Está
This is followed by Frio, which in English is "cold." Frio.
Fri-o.
Frio.
So all together, we have Está frio. Literally, this means "It's cold."
In Portuguese, "It's near." is Está perto Está perto
Let's break it down by syllable: Es-tá per-to.
Now, here it is once again, Está perto.
The first word Está still means "is." And is followed by Perto, which in English is "near." Perto. Per-to.
Perto.
So all together, we have Está perto. Literally, this means "It's near."
You can follow the same pattern with any other adjectives. Here are a few:
far- distante
Dis-tan-te.
Distante.
tall – alto
Al-to.
Alto.
short - baixo
Bai-xo.
Baixo.
big - grande
Gran-de.
Grande.
small - pequeno
Pe-que-no.
Pequeno.
thick - grosso
Gros-so.
Grosso.
thin - fino
Fi-no.
Fino.
Cultural Insights
Now, let's take a look at the negative. In Portuguese, "It's not delicious." is Não está deliciosa. Não está deliciosa.
Let's break it down by syllable: Não es-tá de-li-ci-o-sa.
The negation is formed simply by placing the word Não in front of the phrase. So, our next phrase is Não está quente. Não está quente.
Não es-tá quen-te.
And one time fast, Não está quente
Brazilians love praises. When you praise the food prepared by a housewife by saying Está deliciosa, she will be extremely happy because of your compliment. If it wasn't that good, you don't need to say it was delicious. Just thank her for the effort she put into making it.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so boa sorte!
"It's delicious." - Está deliciosa
Es-tá de-li-ci-o-sa.
Está deliciosa.
"It's not delicious." - Não está deliciosa.
Não es-tá de-li-ci-o-sa.
Não está deliciosa.
Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PortuguesePod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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