The document provides a guide to understanding differences between what Brazilians say and what they actually mean in various situations. It explains that when Brazilians say "yes," "perhaps," or provide an estimated time of arrival, foreigners may misunderstand because Brazilians could mean something different. The guide aims to help foreigners better understand Brazilian language and culture.

1. By teacher Cintia Silva

2.  Do you know that people from all over the world
are coming to Brazil?
 For this reason was created a Guide to
Understanding Brazilians
 What Brazilians say: Yes (Sim)
What foreigners hear: Yes
What Brazilians mean: Anything from yes
through perhaps to no

3.  What Brazilians say: Perhaps (Talvez)
What foreigners hear: Perhaps
What Brazilians mean: No
 What Brazilians say: No (Não)
What foreigners hear (on the very rare
occasion a Brazilian says it): No
What Brazilians mean: Absolutely never, not in
a million years, this is the craziest thing I've ever
been asked

4.  What Brazilians say: I'm nearly there (Tô
chegando)
What foreigners hear: He's nearly here
What Brazilians mean: I've set out
 What Brazilians say: I'll be there in ten minutes
(Vou chegar em dez minutinhos)
What foreigners hear: He'll be here soon
What Brazilians mean: Some time in the next
half-hour I'll get up off the sofa and start looking
for my car keys

5.  What Brazilians say: You speak Portuguese
really, really well! (Você fala português super-bem!)
What foreigners hear: How great! My grammar
and accent must be coming on a lot better than I
thought
What Brazilians mean: How great! A foreigner
is trying to learn Portuguese! Admittedly, the
grammar and accent are so awful I can barely
understand a word... but anyway! A foreigner is
trying to learn Portuguese!

7.  These professionals are the brains behind your
Candy Crush obsession and Android phone
dependency. They might be applications
developers, who design computer software,
databases and games, or they could be systems-focused
developers, who are responsible for
building operating systems.

8.  Computer systems analysts must understand
computer hardware, software and networks and
how they work together, so they can make
recommendations to organizations for the best
operations systems to use.

9.  As Dr. Seuss once wrote, “Teeth are always in
style.” Dentists surely think so. They make their
living diagnosing and treating our teeth and gums,
and counseling us on how to maintain good oral
health.

10.  It’s a nurse practitioner’s array of capabilities,
coupled with the fact they can work independently
of physicians when treating patients, that makes
our No. 2 Health Care Job an attractive career
choice.

11.  Pharmacists mix technical, organizational and
people skills in a customer service environment.
Each day, more than 281,560 pharmacists
dispense medicine and advice to patients at
hospitals and retail chains.

12.  # 6 Registered Nurse
 # 7 Physical Therapist
 # 8 Physician
 # 9 Web Developer
 # 10 Information Security Analyst
 # 11Database Administrator
 # 12Occupational Therapist
 # 13Market Research Analyst
 # 14Phlebotomist
 # 15 Civil Engineer
 #16 Mechanical Engineer
 # 17 Veterinarian

13.  Usher
NOOO

20.  Accountant
 Cashier
 Chef
 Dancer
 Flight attendant
 Musician
 Pilot
 Receptionist
 Server
 Singer
 Tour guide
 Website designer

21.  Book

22.  Close your book and listen to the conversation
 Where does Andrea work?
 What does she do there?
 Does she like it?
 What does Jason do?
 Where does he work?

23.  Jason: Where do you ___________, Andrea?
 Andrea: I work at Thomas Cook Travel.
 Jason: Oh, ___________? What do you do there?
 Andrea: I’m a guide. I take people on ___________ to
 countries in South America, ___________ Peru.
 Jason: How interesting!
 Andrea: Yeah, it’s a great job. I really ___________ it.
 And what do you do?
 Jason: Oh, I’m a student. I have a part-time
 ___________, too.
 Andrea: Where do you work?
 Jason: In a fast-food ___________.
 Andrea: Which restaurant?
 Jason: Hamburger ___________.

26. What do you do?
 I’m a teacher
Where do you work?
 I work at UFGD.

27. Where do you go to school?
 I go to the UFGD
Where does Damião Duque de
Farias work?
He’s a teacher. He teaches people.

28. Where do you go to school?
 I go to the UFGD
What does Damião Duque de Farias
do?
He’s a teacher. He teaches people.

29. Where does Damião Duque de
Farias work?
He works at UFGD

31.  KNOW
 UNDERSTAND
 REALIZE
 ENJOY
 IMPROVE

34. works for an airline
assists passengers
serves drinks
works in a school
teaches classes
helps students

35.  Kevin: So, do you ___________come to the gym
 in the morning?
 Allie: Yeah, I do. I usually come ___________at 10:00.
 Kevin: Really? What time do you go to work?
 Allie: Oh, I work in the ___________. I start work at five.
 Kevin: Wow, that’s late. When do you get home
 at night?
 Allie: I usually get home at ___________.
 Kevin: Midnight? That is late. What do you do,
___________?
 Allie: I’m a chef. I work at the Pink Elephant.
 Kevin: That’s my favorite ___________! By
 the way, I’m Kevin. . .

39.  WHEN = When do you leave work
 WHAT = What time do you leave work

40.  What time do you get up
 What time do you go to bed
 When do you exercise
 When do you leave work
 What time do you get home

42. at in on
 At + times of day; night
 In + parys of day (except night)
 ON + days of the week

45. 6 A.M 4 P.M 10 P.M
receptionist 6 P.M midnight
nurse 4 A.M 8 A.M 8:30 A.M