Every time it’s getting harder – Cada vez fica mais dificil. Everything ok? – tudo bem por ai? Everything’s back to normal – tudo está de volta ao normal. Everything’s great – Está tudo ótimo. Exactly. – Isso mesmo. / Exatamente. / Com certeza. Absolutely. – Isso mesmo. / Exatamente. / Com certeza. Whatever. / It doesn’t matter. / It doesn’t make any difference. / It makes no difference. – Qualquer um; tanto faz. Every time it’s getting harder – Cada vez fica mais dificil. Everything ok? – tudo bem por ai? Everything’s back to normal – tudo está de volta ao normal. Everything’s great! – Está tudo ótimo! Don’t talk to anyone – não fale com ninguèm. Don’t worry. / Never mind. – Não se preocupe. / Deixa prá lá. / Não importa.

What’s the matter, darling? Nothing. Oh, come on, tell me. Well,  look at us. Is there anything wrong with us? In my opinion, there is something wrong. We are becoming vegetables? What? Yes, every night we sit here in front of the TV set, you don’t say anything. I don’t say anything. We never go out. We never visit our friends. Nobody ever visits us. It’s boring. But, darling, we’re always so tired! I know, but why don’t we go out sometimes and eat something at a nice restaurant? There are some very good restaurants near here.  But… And a cinema? Why don’t you take me to the cinema? We never see any films! All right, all right, darling. Tonight we’re going to the Cinema and then we are going to a restaurant.

Quero fazer uma ligação. I want to make a phone call. Onde posso telefonar? Where can I make a telephone call? Eu quero ligar para este número… I’d like this number… Você pode discar para mim? Can you dial it for me? Não desligue! Don’t hang up! Ele/ela desligou na minha cara. He/she hung up in me. Só dá ocupado. I keep getting a busy signal. Ele/ela me deixou aguardando na espera. He/she out me on hold.

Infelizmente, não posso atender. Sorry I missed your calling / I’m not in right now / I’m not available at the moment. Por favor, deixe seu nome e telefone. Please, leave your name and telephone number. Por favor, deixe seu nome, número e hora da chamada. Please, leave you name, number and time you called. Retornarei a ligação assim que possível I’ll get back as soon as I can. Por favor, deixe seu recado ao sinal do bip. Please, leave a message at the sound of the beep..

Oi, aqui é o (Gilson) Hi, that’s me (Gilson). Estou só retornando. Just calling you back. Que pena que eu não o encontrei. Sorry I missed you. Que desencontro! We keep missing each other! Você está fugindo de mim. I think you are avoiding me. Só liguei para.. I was just calling to… Bom, enfim… Anyway,… Ligue me quando você puder. Call me when you get a chance.

A (ei)  b(bi)  c(ci)  d(di)  e(i) f(ef)  g(dgi)  h(eitch)  i(ai)  j(djei)  k(kei)  l(el)  m(em)  n(en)  o(ou)  p(pi)  q(kiu)  r(ar)  s(es)  t (ti)  u (iu)  v(vi)  w(dabeliu)  x(eks)  y(uai)  z(zi).

Eat less fast foods, fried food, candy, cookies, desserts, cheese, burgers and ice cream. Eat whole grains and fresh vegetables. Walk or do another exercise you like for one-half hour (or more) each day. The best diet/exercise programmes work over a long period of time. Crash diets do not work.

Regular sleeping patterns help reduce stress in your life. If your mind and body are tired, you will probably sleep better, so stay active during the day. Quiet activities in the evening, such as reading or watching television, help to relax your body before bedtime. Don’t take naps during the day or you may not feel sleepy at bedtime. If you miss a few hours of sleep, don’t worry. Try to keep your sleeping hours regular most of the time.

Could I have the bill, please?  (Pode trazer a conta, por favor?) May I ask you a question?  (Posso fazer uma pergunta?) Can you turn on the TV, please? (Posso ligar a televisão, por favor? Will you answer the phone, please?  (Atende o telefone, por favor.) Would you sign this document, please?  (Poderia assinar este documento, por favor?) Would you mind closing the door?  (Você se incomodaria em fechar a porta?)

As for me, I think that I will return home tomorrow. Quanto a mim, eu acho que eu vou voltar para casa amanhã. As for you, I think you should stay out of this. Quanto a você eu acho que você deveria ficar fora disso.

Can I ask you a question? Posso lhe perguntar uma pergunta? Certainly. / Sure. Certamente / com certeza. Can I park my car here? Posso estacionar meu carro aqui?  Yes, you can. Sim, você pode.  No, you can’t. Não você não pode. Can I leave my bike here? Posso deixar minha bicicleta aqui? No , you can’t. Não, você não pode.

A) 8 + 1 = 9 (Eight plus one equals nine.)
B) 15 – 1 = 14 (Fifteen minus one equals fourteen.)
C) 16 ÷ 8 = 2 (Sixteen divided by eight equals two.)
D) 9 X 3 = 27 (Nine times three equals twenty‐seven.)

How can I explain it? Como posso explicar isso? It´s hard to explain. É difícil explicar. Let me think… Deixe-me pensar… Let me see…Deixe-me ver… It´s kind of… É tipo… I don’t know. sei lá.

What does she do? O que ela faz? She is a secretary. Ela é uma secretária. What does she do at her job? O que ela faz no trabalho dela? She answers the phone. Ela atende o telefone. She types on the computer. Ela digita no computador. She makes phone calls. Ela faz ligações telefônicas.

That guy is tall. Aquele cara é alto. That guy is very tall. Aquele cara é muito alto. I am tired. Eu estou cansado. I am really tired. Eu estou realmente cansado. She’s exhausted. Ela está exausta. He’s hopeless. Ele está sem esperança.

1. Why don’t you answer your phone?
2. I’m usually busy. What’s up?
3. I wanted to see if you were here.
4. Where do you want to go?
5. I don’t have that much money.
6. Let’s go for a drink at the bar.
7. Where we went last week.
8. But I only have for three beers.
9. I’ll pay for the rest, but you owe me.
10. I paid for you last time. You owe me!

1. We are taking off, Margaret.
2. Wow. We are going super fast!
3. It’s just on the take off.
4. You’ll see.
5. Wow! It’s beautiful up here.
6. Yes it’s awesome.
7. I think I like this, Daniel.
8. I like the take off and the landings.
9. I can’t wait to land.
10. Just enjoy your trip.

1. Did you wipe your feet?
2. Yes, of course I wiped my feet.
3. Why is there mud on the carpet?
4. I don’t know. It’s not my mud.
5. Someone brought it into the house.
6. Look at the bottom of my shoes.
7. They’re clean. Of course they are.
8. You left all the mud on the carpet.
9. Okay, I’ll get the vacuum cleaner.
10. Next time I will be more careful.