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# Origami/Types/Pureland Origami/Star

The star is made with a band of paper. The longer the band is, the stronger the star will be.
# Origami/Types/Standard Origami/Snail

The snail is based on the waterbomb base. It is made with a rectangular paper. The best rectangle is a rectangle of two squares. The longer the paper is, the longer the tail is.
# Origami/Types/Modular Origami

Module Origami is a technique by which one creates a complex structure with several small identical or non identical pieces. There are many innovative designs in the module origami area.
* Flower
* Shell
# Origami/Types/Modular Origami/Shell

The shell is better done with papers with different colors. This one needs four square papers.
# Pinyin/Eustress

Search Pinyin eustress
Eustress, also known as positive pressure, is a psychological concept, defined by the endocrinologist Hans Selye as a pressure. It is a pleasant and constructive pressure, and to promote people to pursue their desired objectives. It was originally used to explain the general adaptation syndrome, the body's response to stress.
Liángxìng-yìngjī, yee jiaohzuoh zhèngmiàn yālì, shì 1'g xīnlǐxué gàiniàn, yóu nèifēnmì-xuéjiā Hans Selye dìngyì wéi yālì d 1-zhoong. Tā shì lìngrén yúkuài hé jùyǒu jiànshèxìng d yālì, bìng cùjìn rénmen zhuīqiú qí yùqī mùbiāo. Zuìchū shì yònglái jiěshì yībān shìyìng zònghézhèng zhōng, shēntǐ duìyú yālì d huiryihng.
With comparing between eustress and distress, which is the pressure of the negative effects, leading to a series of unhealthy reaction of the body.
Liángxìng-yìngjī yǔ èxìng-yìngjī bǐjiào, hòuzhě shì yālì zhōng d fùmiàn zuòyòng, dǎozhì shēntǐ d yīxìliè bù jiànkāng fǎnyìng.
# Pinyin/Every

See also
# Pinyin/Everybody

See also
# Pinyin/European

Search Pinyin European
# Pinyin/Event

See also
An event is a thing that happens, especially something important.
shihjiahn shih fasheng d shihqirng, yourqirshih zhohngyaoh d.
# Pinyin/Every year

Search year
Every year means happening once a year.
meeiniarn yihsi shih 1 niarn fasheng 1 cih.
# French West Africa

* Meters were first used in 1950. French West Africa was an administrative unit encompassing the colonies of Dahomey, French Guinea, French Sudan, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Senegal and Upper Volta. These countries gained their independence in 1959/1960, and French West Africa ceased to exist at that time. For issues after 1960 see BENIN (Dahomey), GUINEA, IVORY COAST, MALI (French Sudan), MAURITANIA, SENEGAL, and UPPER VOLTA.
* All franks are inscribed “AFRIQUE OCCle R FRANCAISE F”. Several meters were used with the old inscriptions long after independence.
    1. Satas “C” (MV), 1950. [$20]
    M# with “SC” prefix
    TM: SL
    V/F: 000F
    2. Satas “D” (MV), 1950.
                                                                               A. M# with “SD” prefix [$10]
                                                                               B. M# with “SDW” prefix [$25]
    TM: SL
    V/F: 000F
    3. Havas “M” (MV), 1955. [$10]
    Wide frank with double outer frame line.
    Date figures tall.
                                                                         A. M# with “M” prefix
                                                                         B. M# with “MG” prefix
    TM: SL
    V/F: 000F
    4. Satas “R” (MV). [$25]
    M# with “SR” prefix
    TM: SC
    V/F: 000F
# Gabon

* The Republic of Gabon gained its independence from France in 1959.
* All stamps have REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE in the frank.
* For stamps used before 1959, see FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA.
1. Universal “MultiValue” (MV), 1959. [$50]
    Frank with straight outer frame line.
    Meter number with “U” prefix in lower corner boxes.
    TM: DC
    V/F: 00 FRS
2. Satas “D” (MV), 1969. [$10]
    M# with “SD” prefix.
    TM: straight line
    V/F: 000F
3. Satas “P” (MV), 1966. [$10]
    M# with “SP” prefix.
    Hour figure between TM and frank.
    Date figures tall.
    TM: SC
    V/F: 000
4. Satas “R” (MV).
    M# with “SR” or “S.R.” prefix.
    Date figures short.
    TM: SC
    V/F: 000
5. Satas “J” (MV).
    Date figures tall.
    M# with “SJ” prefix.
    TM: SC
    V/F: 00 0000
6. Havas “P” (MV). [$5]
    “POSTES” straight.
    M# with “P” prefix.
                                                 A. “POSTES” straight
                                                 B. “POSTES” curved
    TM: SC
    V/F: 000
7. Satas “L” (MV). [$5]
    M# with “SL” prefix.
    TM: SC
    V/F: 000
8. SMH Alcatel (Neopost) (MV).
    Date figures widely spaced.
                                                 A. M# with “G” prefix. TM: SC
                                                 B. M# with “3G” prefix. TM: DC
    V/F: ≋0000 ≋0,00
# Georgia

Georgia was a region of the former Soviet Union and became an independent republic in 1991. Meter stamps with former Soviet Union markings (“CCCP”, hammer & sickle logo) are known, but stamps with Soviet inscriptions removed or with new country name inscribed have not been reported. It is most likely that such stamps exist and we just do not know about them.
# French Guiana

* A French department in northern South America, French Guiana was used by France as a penal colony, popularly known as Devil’s Island.
* The stamps are identical to those used in continental France and differ only in the contents of their town marks. See FRANCE/Annex for more information.
* The earliest stamps are from 1969.
# French Indochina

** A French territory in East Asia to about 1954 consisting of the present-day countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
* The earliest meter date seen is from late 1948.
* One stamp type used, with INDOCHINE/ U.F. in the frank.
    1. Satas “C” (MV), 17 December 1948.
    Upright frank with simulated-perforation border open in the center of the sides.
    Meter number below curved "POSTES" at bottom.
    TM: straight line
                                                                            A. M# with “SC” prefix
                                                                            B. M# with “SCW” prefix (replacement machine) [$15]
    V/F: 0.00 00.oo (M# SC3007 only)
                                                                            a. As B, date only, without town name
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Human Knight

Human Knight is a defensive warrior (tank) of the humans. He specializes into sword and blunts with shield, and heavy armor.
Human Knights are the only class which gets Shield Stun, the best stun skill in the game.
Tanks are the only fighters which get Magic Resistance as a skill (while all Mystics get that one). Another very important class feature is Deflect Arrow which makes archers completely chanceless against tanks.

## Skills

Format: Name (Max. Level) - Description (Level[+Updates]/Next Level ...)

### Active

* Aggression (12) - Provokes opponent's desire to attack. (24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Deflect Arrow (2) - Increases defense against bow attacks. (24/32)
* Divine Heal (9) - Recovers one's HP. (28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Drain Health (13) - Absorbs HP. (20+2/24+2/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Majesty (1) - Temporarily decreases Evasion and increases P. Def. (20)
* Power Strike (9) - Damage attack. Over-hit available. Sword and Blunt only. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Relax (1) - Doubles HP regenertion while sitting, costs MP. (5)
* Shield Stun (15) - Throws target into a state of shock. (20+3/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Ultimate Defense (1) - Increases P.Def. and M.Def. significantly. Character can't move. (20)

### Passive

* Focus Mind (1) - Increases MP Regeneration. (36)
* Heavy Armor Mastery (15) - Increases P.Def. Heavy Armor only. (20+3/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Magic Resistance (15) - Increases M.Def. (20+3/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Shield Mastery (2) - Shield defense rate increases. (20/28)
* Sword Blunt Mastery (8) - Increases P. Atk. for Swords and Blunts. (20/24/28+2/32+2/36+2)

### Outdated

* Armor Mastery (5) - Increase P.Def. (5/10+2/15+2)
* Moral Blow (9) - Damage attack. Dagger only. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Power Shot (9) - Damage attack. Over-hit available. Bow only. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Weapon Mastery (3) - Increases P.Atk. (5/10/15)

## Equipment

The ideal equipment for a midlevel tank would be the Brigandine Set combined with either the Elven Longsword or the Bonebreaker.
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Mystic Comparison

Humans, Elvens, Darkelves and Orcs have mystics. They can be categorized as nukers, summoners, buffers and healers. A special case is the human Necromancer as this class has some nuker and summoner abilities, but mainly a big palette of debuffs. Another special case is the orcish Overlord, as this class can buff whole clans and alliances at once. These two classes are therefore not examined further in the following text.
Human, elven and darkelven mystics have balanced mental stats. Still there is an important difference: clerical classes cant change their Int with Dyes (which makes sense, as they don't need Int for anything). This means that Elven Elders have a whooping +7 more on their important stats than Shillien Elders, while Humans are in between (4 less than Elven Elders). This difference has to be fixed through better skills for Darkelves (and worse for Elves).

# Wizards
## Nukers

There are three nuker classes: human Sorcerer, elven Spellsinger and darkelven Spellhowler.
- todo -
The discussion which class is the best nuker is an old one and will probably never be resolved; it is clear that the Sorcerer is the most balanced one and that all three classes are very strong.

## Summoners

There are three summoner classes: human Warlock, elven Elemental Summoner and darkelven Phantom Summoner.
- todo -

# Clerics
## Buffers

There are two buffer classes: human Prophet and orcish Warcryer.
The elvish Elven Elder and the darkelven Shillien Elder also have a palette of standard buffs as well as some special buffs.
- todo -
With C3, Warcryer gets all good buffs in the game except the Prophets Berzerker Spirit.

## Healers

The specialized healer is the Bishop. The buffer/healer combos Elven Elder and Shillien Elder are also often mainly seen as healers.
- todo -
It is of very little doubt that the Bishop is the best healer, as it is the only specialized healer class and gets all the best stuff.
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Orc Fighter

Orc Fighter is the staring warrior class of the orcs.

## Key Skills

Format: Name (Max. Level) - Description (Level[+Updates]/Next Level ...)
* Armor Mastery (5) - Increase P.Def. (5/10+2/15+2)
* Iron Body (1) - Resist damage from falling. (15)
* Iron Punch (9) - Damage attack. Over-hit available. Fist only. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Power Strike (9) - Damage attack. Over-hit available. Sword/blunt only. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Relax (1) - Recovers HP quickly when sitting. (5)
* Toughness (1) - Has tolerance for various irregularities. (1)
* Weapon Mastery (3) - Increases P.Atk (5/10/15)
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Human Mystic

Human Mystic is the basic magic user class of the humans.

## Skills

Format: Name (Max. Level) - Description (Level[+Updates]/Next Level ...)

### Active

* Battle Heal (3) - Heals faster but at greater mp cost than Heal. (14+3)
* Cure Poison (1) - Cures poison. (7)
* Curse: Poison (1) - Poisons target. (7)
* Curse: Weakness (1) - Lowers P.atk of target. (14)
* Group Heal (3) - Heals all members of the current party. (14+3)
* Heal (6) - Heals the target. (7+3/14+3)
* Ice Bolt (4) - Freezing attack with a slow effect on target. (7+2/14+2)
* Might (1) - Increases P.atk of target. (7)
* Self Heal (1) - Heals caster. (1)
* Shield (1) - Increases P.def of target. (7)
* Vampiric Touch (2) - Absorbs hp of target. (14+2)
* Wind Strike (5) - Wind attack on target. (1/7+2/14+2)

### Passive

* Anti Magic (4) - Increases M.Def. (7+2/14+2)
* Armor Mastery (3) - Increases P.Def. (7/14+2)
* Weapon Mastery (2) - Increases P.Atk and M.Atk. (7/14)

# Equipment

All mystics will want to get the devotion robe set for a speedup of their spellcasting. This set is relatively cheap (about 42.000 adenna) and can be bought in all starting towns. The set bonus (15% to casting speed) is so good, that there is hardly anything better until c-grade. Other than that, lowlevel mystics need hardly any clothing, as they should never be hit by opponents.
The best no-grade weapons for mystics are either the Crucifix of Blessing or the Voodoo Doll. Both are onehanded and can be combined with a shield. They can be bought in Gludio, Giran and Aden for about a quarter million adenna.

# Playstyle

Lowlevel mystics (except orcs) are always played as offensive spellcasters with hit and run. The spellcasters speaks his spell, then runs away until the spell is recharged, at which point the spell is cast again.
With Level 7, one should first maximise Wind Strike, then Ice Bolt. The later should be used first, as it has less damage, but can slow the mobs down, simplifying the run away part of hit and run. Other spells are hardly ever needed until level 20, even if Heal won't hurt to have.
Don't forget to get the buffs from the newbie guide. Especially the first one at level 8, Wind Walk, will be another huge help to the hit and run tactics, while Acumen and Empower will later make the spells faster and stronger.
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Human Wizard

Human Wizard is a class that have the ability to inflict damage, curse, summon, and inflict status alignments.
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Palus Knight

Paulus Knight is a defensive warrior specializing into sword or blunt with shield and heavy armor.

## Key Abilities

Format: Name (Max. Level) - Description (Level[+Updates]/Next Level ...)

### Active

* Aggression (12) - Provokes opponent's desire to attack. (24+3/28+3/32+2/36+2)
* Attack Aura (2) - Temporarily increases P. Atk. Conflicts with clerical "Might" Buff. (10/28)
* Confusion (4) - Throws the enemy into confusion and gets them to change the target of their attack. (24/28/32/36)
* Defense Aura (2) - Temporarily increases P. Def. Conflicts with clerical "Shield" Buff. (5/20)
* Deflect Arrow (2) - Increases defense against bow attacks. (24/32)
* Drain Health (16) - Absorbs HP. (15+2/20+2/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Freezing Strike (2) - Instantly freezes target area. Temporarily reduces enemy's Speed. (36+2)
* Poison (1) - Poisons target. (20)
* Power Break (2) - Instantly reduces enemy's P. Atk. (32/36)
* Power Strike (9) - Gathers power for a fierce strike. Sword and blunt only. Over-hit available. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Sting (12) - Bleed attack on target. Sword, dagger and two-handed sword only. Over-hit available. (24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Ultimate Defense (1) - Increases P.Def. and M.Def. significantly. Character can't move. (20)

### Passive

* Focus Mind (1) - Increases MP Regeneration. (36)
* Heavy Armor Mastery (15) - Increases P.Def. Heavy Armor only. (20+3/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Magic Resistance (15) - Increases M.Def. (20+3/24+3/28+3/32+3/36+3)
* Shadow Sense (1) - Increases Accurancy at night (15)
* Shield Mastery (2) - Increases Shield defense rate. (20/28)
* Sword Blunt Mastery (8) - Increases P. Atk. Sword and Blunt only. (20/24/28+2/32+2/36+2)

### Outdated

* Armor Mastery (5) - Increase P.Def. (5/10+2/15+2)
* Moral Blow (9) - Potentially deadly attack upon the enemy. Dagger only. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Power Shot (9) - Causes great damage from afar when using a bow. Over-hit available. (5+3/10+3/15+3)
* Weapon Mastery (3) - Increases P.Atk. (5/10/15)

## Special

While the Paulus Knight focusses into sword or blunt and shield, the Bladedancer which derives from the Paulus Knight does NOT. Instead, they utilize dual swords. This is probably the only case where a class does change the class weapon during the class change.
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Orc Mystic

Orc Mystic is the mystic starter class of the orcs.

## Skills

Format: Name (Max. Level) - Description (Level[+Updates]/Next Level ...)

### Active

* Chant of Battle (1) - Increases P.Atk. of party. (14)
* Chill Flame (2) - Ranged cold damage attack. (7/14)
* Dreaming Spirit (2) - Sleep on target. (7/14)
* Fear (1) - Fear on target. (14)
* Life Drain (2) - Aborb health from target. (7/14)
* Soul Cry (2) - Increases P.Atk. of caster. Consumes MP continuously. (1/14)
* Soul Shield (1) - Increases P.Def. of target. (7)
* Venom (2) - Ranged poison attack. (7/14)

### Passive

* Anti Magic (4) - Increases M.Def. (7+2/14+2)
* Heavy Armor Mastery (2) - Increases P.Def, Casting Speed and Atk.Speed. Heavy Armor only. (14+2)
* Light Armor Mastery (4) - Increases P.Def, Casting Speed, Atk.Speed and MP regen. Light Armor only. (7+2/14+2)
* Robe Mastery (4) - Increases P.Def. Robe only. (7+2/14+2)
* Toughness (1) - Tolerance against various irregularities. (1)
* Weapon Mastery (2) - Increases P.Atk. and M.Atk. (7/14)

## Adventuring

Unlike the other mystic classes, orcs can wear light armor from level 7 on and heavy armor from level 14 on, and focus very much on direct battle instead of ranged attack spells.
# Lineage 2/The Player Character (PC) Classes & Character Guides/Overlord

Overlord is a very specialized class not intended to be played alone. Unlike the warcryer, they can buff a whole alliance instead of just their own party.
# Portuguese/Contents/Common adverbs
## Common adverbs in Portuguese

Adverbs are words which modify the meaning of a verb (a word which expresses an action, or something which happens). Most adverbs in Portuguese end in mente - the notable exception being bem, which means "well". Be careful not to confuse this with "bom", which means "good".
Well - Bem
Badly - Mal
Slowly - Lentamente
Quickly - Rapidamente
Awkwardly - Desajeitadamente
Unfortunately - Infelizmente
# Portuguese/Contents/BPL1/Quarta lição
## Verb "ter"/ Verbo ter

The verb to have is another important verb in Portuguese. It's an irregular verb:
| Person | Portuguese | English |
| 1. s. | eu tenho | I have |
| 2. s. | você tem | you have |
| 3. s. | ele/ela tem | he/she/it has |
| 1. p. | nós temos | we have |
| 2. p. | vocês têm | you all have |
| 3. p. | eles/elas têm | they have |
See some examples:
    Nós temos um cachorro. ("We have a dog.")
    Eles têm uma bela casa. ("They have a beautiful house.")
The verb "ter" means "to have" in the sense of "possess", but, whenever followed by que or de, also can design some obligation, meaning "to have to" or "must". Frequently "ter que" means "to need to" as well.
See some examples:
    Nós temos de ser amigos. ("We have to be friends.")
    Eles têm que trabalhar? ("Do they need to work?")
    Ele não tem que voltar para casa, mas eu tenho. ("He doesn't have to go back home, but I must.")

## Past imperfect indicative of regular verbs/Pretérito imperfeito do indicativo de verbos regulares

| Tense | Person | 1st conjugation | 2nd conjugation | 3rd conjugation |
| Past imperfect indicative | eu | –ava | –ia | –ia |
| Past imperfect indicative | você | –ava | –ia | –ia |
| Past imperfect indicative | ele/ela | –ava | –ia | –ia |
| Past imperfect indicative | nós | –ávamos | –íamos | –íamos |
| Past imperfect indicative | vocês | –avam | –iam | –iam |
| Past imperfect indicative | eles/elas | –avam | –iam | –iam |
| Infinitive | | –ar | –er | –ir |
Conjugation rules:
* the second conjugation (er-verbs) is equals to the third conjugacion (ir-verbs), only changing the stem vowel e of er-verbs by i.
* the first person singular (eu) is equals to the third person singular (ele/ela).
* the second person singular (tu) is equals to the third person singular (ele/ela) plus -s.
* the third person singular (ele/ela) takes the stem vowel plus -va in first conjugation (ar-verbs) and -a in third conjugation (er and ir-verbs), noting that er-verbs have the stem vowel replaced by -i.
* the first person plural (nós) takes the stem vowel plus -vamos (ar-verbs) or -amos (er and ir-verbs). Don't forget the acute accent upon the stem vowels and to replace stem vowel in er-verbs by -i.
* the second person plural (vós) takes the stem vowel plus -veis (ar-verbs) or -eis (er and ir-verbs). Don't forget the acute accent upon the stem vowels and to replace the stem vowel in er-verbs by -i.
* the third person plural (eles/elas) is equals to the third person singular (ele/ela) plus -m.
There is a table with three examples below: "cantar" ("to sing"), "comer" ("to eat") and "partir" ("to leave").
| Tense | Person | 1st conjugation | 2nd conjugation | 3rd conjugation |
| Past imperfect indicative | eu | cantava | comia | partia |
| Past imperfect indicative | você | cantava | comia | partia |
| Past imperfect indicative | ele/ela | cantava | comia | partia |
| Past imperfect indicative | nós | cantávamos | comíamos | partíamos |
| Past imperfect indicative | vocês | cantavam | comiam | partiam |
| Past imperfect indicative | ele/ela | cantavam | comiam | partiam |
| Infinitive | | cantar | comer | partir |
# Portuguese/Contents/Colors

<< Portuguese:Contents
As Cores - The Colours :
| vermelho - red | azul - blue | verde - green |
| amarelo - yellow | branco - white | cinzento, cinza - grey |
| preto, negro - black | cor-de-laranja - orange | cor-de-rosa - pink |
| roxo - purple | castanho (In Portugal) - brown | marrom (In Brazil) - brown |
# Portuguese/Contents/Common phrases
## Portuguese (Romance)

| translation | phrase | IPA | Pronunciation |
| Portuguese | Português | PT. /purtu'geʃ/ BR. /portu'gejs/ | poor-too-GAYZH por-too-GAYS |
| hello | Olá (PT.) Oi (BR.) | /ɔ'la/ /oi/ (?) | oh-LAA OH-ee |
| good-bye | Adeus | ? | |
| please: | Por favor | PT. /puɾ fɐ'voɾ/ BR. /poɾ fa'vo:/ | POOR fah-VOHR POHR fah-VOH |
| excuse me | com licença / | ? | CON lee-CEN-sah |
| thank you | obrigado (male speaker); | PT. /obɾi'gaðu/ BR. /obɾi'gado/ | oh-bree-GAH-dhoo oh-bree-GAH-doh |
| | obrigada (female speaker) | PT. /obɾi'gaðɐ/ BR. /obɾi'gada/ | oh-bree-GAH-dhah oh-bree-GAH-dah |
| you're welcome | De nada | ? | BR. JEE NA-dah PT. DEE NA-thah |
| sorry | desculpe-me (formal) | ? | BR. dis-COO-pee ME PT. dis-COOL-pee ME |
| | desculpa (informal) | ? | BR. dis-COO-pa PT. dis-COOL-pa |
| help | ajuda | ? | |
| how much does it cost? | Quanto custa? | ? | KWAN-too CUHS-tah |
| Yes: | Sim | /sĩ/ | SEEN |
| No: | Não | /nãw̃/ | NA-o |
| I didn’t understand | Eu não entendi | ? | EO NA-o ehn-TEN-ji |
| Where’s the bathroom? | Brazil: Onde fica o banheiro? | [õdʒi fika u baɲɛjɾu] | OHN-jee FEE-ka OO ban-YEH-roo |
| | Portugal, others: Onde fica a casa de banho | [õdɨ fikɐ a caza dɨ baɲu] | OHN-dih FEE-ka AH KAH-zah dee BAN-yoo |
| Generic toast | Saúde | PT. /sɐuðɨ/ BR. /saudʒi/ | sa-OO-dhih sa-OO-jee |
| English | inglês | ? | eeng-LES |
| Do you speak English? | BR. Você fala inglês? PT. Você fala inglês? (formal) Falas inglês? (informal) | ? | vo-CEH FAH-lah eeng-LES FAH-lahs eeng-LES |
| I don't speak Portuguese! | Eu não falo português! | ? | EO NA-o FAH-loo por-too-GAYZH EO NA-o FAH-loo por-too-GAYS |
| Happy birthday! | Feliz aniversário! | ? | fe-LIZ aa-ni-ver-SA-rioo |
| Happy new year! | Feliz ano novo! | ? | fe-LIZ AA-noo NOO-voo |
| I need help! | Eu preciso de ajuda! | ? | EO pree-SI-zoo DEE aa-JOO-daa |
| Excuse me, I don't speak Portuguese very well. | Desculpe-me, eu não falo português muito bem. | ? | deez-KUW-pee MEE, EO NA-o FAA-loo por-too-GAYS MUY-too BENH |
| Could I use the phone? | Eu poderia usar o telefone? | ? | EO po-dee-RI-aa uu-ZAAR OO tee-lee-FO-nee |
# Portuguese/Contents/BP Introduction
## Why is English similar to Portuguese

Due to the Norman conquest of England starting in 1066, the old English language was over the period a few hundred years creolized approximately 30% with French words, 30% with Latin words (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese) to form a new language called Middle English. For this reason English speakers today will find many of the words of Portuguese familiar and cognate with English words Having similar meanings.