If you're just starting to put together your first sentences you need to get the verb TER down pretty well. It's fundamental. TER is super flexible and you can build lots of really useful sentences around it. Try these out for size:
Tenho um problema!
➜ I have a problem!
* You can skip the "EU" -- it's already clear that it's I HAVE since "tenho" is always just "I HAVE"
Você sabe se tem um banco nessa rua?
➜ Do you know if there's a bank on this street?
* The first part, "Você sabe se tem..." This is surely one of the most useful phrases you need to know.
Temos pouco tempo.
➜ We have little time.
* "dinheiro trocado" = change (literally, money changed.
Tem dinheiro trocado?
➜ Do you have change?
From our online Portuguese course.
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