Bom dia. Good morning.

Boa tarde. Good afternoon.

Boa noite. Good night.

Fala inglês? Do you speak English?

Goodbye Ciao

How are you? Tudo bem?

Thank you Obrigado (males) Obrigada (females)

Please Por Favor

Yes Sim

No Não

Pardon me Desculpe

Tomorrow we go out with the church and locals to an area 35km from Itu for a three day retreat.

For the past three days we´ve been visiting many English schools to give the children and adults interactions with native speakers. It´s been quite an experience. We´ve been to an upper class high school and today to a public (meaning ´poor´) grade school.

Some common questions are:

§ What do you think of Brazilian women?
§ How long are you here for?
§ Where have you been?
§ What do you think of Bush?
§ Do you know any Brazilian music?
§ Can you samba?
§ What did you know prior to coming to Brasil?

Take care and much love.