Originally Posted by
VidaNaPraia
Unica Facil. OOO-knee-cah FAH-seel
Go to the window, say "Petropolis" and hold up one finger. The ticket seller may even speak a little English.
The words:
"quanto" (how much) KWAHN-toe
"embarcar" (board) em-bah-CAR
"aonde" (where) ah-ON-gee
"escreve" (write, accompanied with a hand gesture) ehss-CREH-v
might be helpful vocabulary at the window if not.
I'm Dutch. The few words Portuguese I can speak to come by with should be good enough. No worries about teaching me pronunciation
And if my Portuguese is not up to snuff by the time of my trip (September), I will switch to Spanish (if that make sense).