{"id":242,"date":"2016-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/log.cudoo.com\/2018\/03\/11\/important-phrases-to-learn-in-time-for-rio-2016\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T15:24:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:24:19","slug":"important-phrases-to-learn-in-time-for-rio-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/important-phrases-to-learn-in-time-for-rio-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Phrases To Learn In Time for Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Hiu gee Zhaneiru) coming up, many of you will be flying out there to experience the tingling warmth of the sun against your skin as you walk along the beautiful beach of Ipanema, white sand crunching softly beneath your feet between days of marveling at athletes as they dazzle you with feast of physical excellence.<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be among the many tourists making their way to the country where football is religion, then you\u2019re going to need some of these important phrases to help you find your way around town.<!--more--> After all, as anyone knows, getting lost is nothing close to fun. But before we go on, let\u2019s get this one out of the way: Com licen\u00e7a, onde fica o banheiro? (I\u2019ll give you a clue: Excuse me, where is the toilet? Okay so that wasn\u2019t a hint but at least I saved you some time). Below are some other important phrases to know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aqui est\u00e1 meu passaporte:<\/strong> \u2018Here is my passport\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hey, the first place you\u2019re going to find yourself when you arrive is likely immigration. It\u2019s always useful for the moments you get in trouble. Valid identification is a life saver.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Me chamo\u2026<\/strong> \u2018My name is\u2026\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ficki-ficki Slim Shady (I\u2019m sorry. I had to do that)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Por favor e obrigado:<\/strong> \u2018Thank you\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just like your mother taught you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Me desculpe!<\/strong> \u2018I\u2019m sorry\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because you\u2019re there to have fun and not be rude, right?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eu queria ir para&#8230;<\/strong> \u2018I would like to go\u2026\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To the ball game, maybe?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Onde \u00e9 a festa?<\/strong> \u2018Where is the party?\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because if you hadn\u2019t heard, the Brazilians love a good party. This is important.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Onde \u00e9 o est\u00e1dio?<\/strong> \u2018Where is the stadium?\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, futebol (foo-tchee-bao) is a religion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quanto custa?<\/strong> \u2018How much is this?\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Say this with enough confidence and you might just be able to get the price of that unreasonably expensive souvenir knocked down.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Onde \u00e9 o ponto de \u00f4nibus mais pr\u00f3ximo?<\/strong> \u2018Where is the closest bus stop?\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For those of you backpacking or trying to get around like a true local. What would be the point of taking a taxi when you get to see the city better on the bus?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Onde eu posso encontrar um t\u00e1xi?<\/strong> \u2018How can I find a taxi?\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And this is for when you\u2019re trying to live a little and cut to the chase. Sometimes we like to get where we\u2019re going quick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to score some points with the locals you can throw in these phrases for fun:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lindo maravilhoso! ( \u2018beautiful or marvelous\u2019 like the beaches)<\/li>\n<li>Fala s\u00e9rio! (You\u2019ve got to be kidding. Or literally \u2018talk seriously\u2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This is you stressing out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fique tranquilo (This one is a caring way to say \u2018Stay calm\u2019 and you might hear or say it when you\u2019re stressing out a bit after getting lost).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Hiu gee Zhaneiru) coming up, many of you will be flying out there to experience the tingling warmth of the sun against your skin as you walk along the beautiful beach of Ipanema, white sand crunching softly beneath your feet between days of marveling at athletes as they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[8406,1944,8401,623,2341,335,8403,8402,7560,8404,8400,8399,43,708,8405,8408,8407],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7229,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions\/7229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}