In fact, some of the most beautiful are quite isolated and with very few non-locals living in the area. So, how could you communicate with them and still have a great time? You just have to learn some vocabulary related to “praia” or beach in Portuguese.
Entao? Vamos a praia? So, let’s go to the beach?
Pronouncing beach in Portuguese
Let's get started with the word for Beach:
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Praia
Beach
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When you want to go a beach you need to take a few items. What would you take? Your swimsuit?
Roupa de banho
Swimsuit
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Women in Brazil wear either:
Um Biquine
A Bikini
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Or
Um maiô
One piece swimsuit
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Men usually wear shorts or...
Calção de banho
Man's trunks or swimming shorts
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You’d also want to take:
Uma toalha
A towel
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Um protetor solar
A sun block / sun screen
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Um Guarda-sol
A sun umbrella
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What do you see when you go to a beach?
O mar
The sea
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A areia
The sand
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O sol
The sun
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Beaches are often windy, right?
O vento
The wind
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Está ventando!
It's windy
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Faz sol!
It's sunny!
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A onda
The wave
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You also need to be aware of certain safety conditions and know where O salva-vidas is:
O salva-vidas
Life-guard
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bandeira vermelha
Red flag
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Perigo
Danger
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bandeira laranja ou amarela
orange or yellow flag
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Cuidado
Be careful
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bandeira branca
white flag
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Propria para nadar
Safe to swim
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What about the sports you can do while at the beach?
Nadar
To swim
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Mergulhar
To dive
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Fazer mergulho
to go diving
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Surfar
To surf
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Prancha de surf
Surf board
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Luckily for many English speakers, Brazilians use many of the English terms for water sports:
Snorkel
Snorkel
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Bodyboard
Bodyboard
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Kite-surfing
Kite-surfing
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To express what you want to do, all you have to do is put the verb “fazer” (to do/to go) in front of the activity, like this:
Fazer snorkel
Go snorkeling
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Fazer kite-surf
Go kite-surfing
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And so on…
That’s it for today’s lesson. Using this vocabulary will certainly help you enjoy your holiday on a nice beach anywhere in Brazil.
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