Situation frames

Sentence frames grouped by where you'll use them. Every frame is built from grammar covered in chapters 03–21, so nothing here is new — this chapter reorganises what you already have by situation instead of by rule.

Frame + slot format. Learn the frame; swap the slot.

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Grammar

No new grammar. Two reminders about how to use frames:

1. The slot is always a core noun or infinitive from chapter 02. One frame times thirty nouns is thirty sentences.
2. Politeness is modular. Any bare frame becomes polite by adding por favor at the end, or by switching Eu quero → Eu queria (ch. 15, 17).

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Examples

Frames that work anywhere

1. Eu queria ___ — I'd like ___

2. Onde fica ___? — Where is ___?

3. Tem ___? — Is there ? / Do you have ?

4. Quanto custa ___? — How much does ___ cost?

5. Posso ___? — May I ___?

6. Você pode ___? — Can you ___?

7. Preciso de ___ — I need ___

8. Eu não ___ — I don't ___

9. Tem ___ por aqui? — Is there a ___ around here?

10. Dá pra ___? — Is it possible to ___?

Literally does it give for ___. See ch. 10.

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Restaurant and bar

Getting seated

Ordering

During and after

What you'll hear

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Shops and markets

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Transport

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Lodging

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On the street

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Longer-stay conversations

Situations that come up when you're not just passing through. Language only — the frames, not the local procedures.

Apartment and housing

Things breaking

Services and appointments

Phone and connectivity

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The universal sentence

If you remember one construction from this chapter, make it this:

Com licença, você pode me ajudar? Eu preciso de ___. Excuse me, can you help me? I need ___.

It is polite, it announces that you need something, and it puts the specific request in a slot you can fill with any noun or infinitive from chapter 02. It works in a shop, on a street, at a hotel desk, and in a clinic.

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What to take from this chapter

1. Frames, not sentences. Eu queria ___, Onde fica ___?, Tem ___?, Posso ___?, Você pode ___?
2. Five frames plus the core noun list covers most of what you'll need to say.
3. The "what you'll hear" rows matter more than the rest — recognition is your bottleneck.
4. Com licença opens, por favor closes, obrigado ends.