Anyone got a "learn yerself Portuguese" tape/CD/MP3?

[Woz]

Off in a few weeks for a family hol and it would be nice to be able to speak a few uttered words like "beer now" and "wine now" and "unhand my laydee you oaf".

Along with useful phrases like "excuse me do you have this hippopotamus cover in blue", "you saurkraut has fallen into my coffee", "could you tell me where the nearest brothel is" and "pleae remove your erecton from the small of my back".

So really a beginners sort of thing would be great I can embarrass myself at traffic lights as I repeat "the third door on the left leads to oblivion, sir. Please leave your towel on the rocking chair next to the spacehopper stand". Ideally when in Portugal it would be nice to be able to ask directions politely rather than waving, pointing and shouting loudly in my Arsenal shirt- "oi dago where's the nearest place I can get a fryup?"

[Ding Dang Doo]

Try PMing CotoChris...

I'm sure he'll be able to give you all the translation you'll need!

Pete

[Dizzydiver]

You've got to be kidding me right?????

Easy learn Portuguese.... Obrigado is the only word I ever picked up. It's easier to learn Swahili I reckon.

Just my few pennoth.....

Happy holiday though!

[Pigpen]

Desculpe-me para fazê-lo têm esta tampa do hippopotamus no azul

Remova por favor sua ereção do pequeno de minha parte traseira.

Seu saurkraut caiu em meu café

[Woz]

Originally Posted by Ding Dang Doo

Try PMing CotoChris...

I'm sure he'll be able to give you all the translation you'll need!

Pete

Not terribly useful when I'm in the middle of Lisbon trying to close a deal on a pair of musical slippers and the shopkeeper only has ones that play Greensleeves when I want to make out that I want only slippers that play Colonel Bogey.

BTW babel.altavista.com has that as:

Você tem os deslizadores musicais que jogam o coronel Bogey melhor que o Greensleeves?

Just in case you are caught short in a Portuguese musical slipper shop.

[Dizzydiver]

Originally Posted by Woz

Not terribly useful when I'm in the middle of Lisbon trying to close a deal on a pair of musical slippers and the shopkeeper only has ones that play Greensleeves when I want to make out that I want only slippers that play Colonel Bogey.

BTW babel.altavista.com has that as:

Você tem os deslizadores musicais que jogam o coronel Bogey melhor que o Greensleeves?

Just in case you are caught short in a Portuguese musical slipper shop.

Why didn't you tell me that before we went to Lisbon for f*cks sake, I could really have used that phrase!

[chrisch]

Everyone in Lisbon speaks inglish.... Are you going diving? Try Extremedive (speak English and rent kit)

Chris

[Woz]

Nope no diving. We're going to the Atlantic Coast which is full of Portugese rather than the Algarve that's full of Chav English Scum in football shirts.

[CotoChris]

Originally Posted by Woz

"beer now"

Cerveja por favor (Best beer is Super Bock BTW, even better if it's draft. Draft beer is called 'Imperial' in southern Portugal and 'Fino' in the North. You can ask Girrafa, that is a litre size glass but unless you are a fast drinker go for the smaller sizes otherwise the beer warms up too quickly!

Originally Posted by Woz

"wine now"

Vinho por favor

I've got a lonely planet for Portugal which I no longer us. It is not the latest edition but has the vocab at the back. I can send it to you for a couple of coins in the RNLI box. PM me your adress and I'll send it tommorrow.

Where abouts are you off to?

[Woz]

We're off to Sao Pedro de Moel halfway between Porto and Lisbon. Just a chalet we can do bugger all in for a week.