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No banco · 1 of 1Week of 13 – 19 Sept

Opening a bank account as a foreigner

You arrived in Brazil two weeks ago and you're at the bank, passport in hand, to open your first account.

These ten words are for opening a bank account as a foreigner, like passaporte, visto and renda. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence to say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    abrirto open/aˈbɾi/Also said abɾiʁ.verbTo make something stop being closed.
  2. 2
    contaaccount/ˈkõtɐ/nounA registration that gives someone the right to use a service, like keeping money in a bank.The o in the first syllable is closed and nasal, as if there were an m after it.
  3. 3
    estrangeiroforeign/istɾɐ̃ˈʒeɾu/Also said estɾɐ̃ˈʒeɾu, iʃtɾɐ̃ˈʒeɾu, eʃtɾɐ̃ˈʒeɾu or istɾɐ̃ʒejɾu.adjectiveComing from another country.The es at the start sounds like is, the an is nasal, and gei sounds like j with a closed e.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Vim abrir uma conta aqui na agência hoje.

    I came to open an account here at the branch today.

  2. 2

    Essa conta tem alguma taxa por mês?

    Does this account have any monthly fee?

  3. 3

    Sou estrangeiro e cheguei aqui faz duas semanas.

    I'm a foreigner and I got here two weeks ago.

The same situation in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German.