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Portuguese Online Courses for Beginners

With over 260 million speakers globally, Portuguese is one of the most spoken languages in the world. Whether planning a trip to Portugal or any other Portuguese-speaking…

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Learn Portuguese with These Tips and Resources - Portuguesepedia

Learn Portuguese Fast and Easy

Learning a new language can be an exciting and rewarding experience. If you’ve committed to learning Portuguese, you’re in for a treat! As one of the most…

Idiomatic, Vocab

Portuguese Slang Expressions - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Slang Expressions (Portugal)

Learning Portuguese slang expressions will infuse depth and character into your language journey. It will help you improve your conversational skills and sound more natural and make…

Grammar, In-depth

Forming Plural Words in Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

Forming the Plural in Portuguese

In Portuguese, not only nouns are spelled differently according to number (singular/plural), but also words belonging to other word classes such as adjectives, demonstratives, or possessive pronouns.…

Vocab

Essential Vocabulary to Describe People - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Essential Vocabulary for Describing People

Learning a new language can be challenging, but mastering essential vocabulary is a significant first step. If you’re diving into European Portuguese, understanding how to describe people…

Grammar

Portuguese Past tenses - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Past Tenses – Usage Rundown Anchored to English

In this article, we will look at the Portuguese equivalents of the English Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect tenses. Past Simple Preterite – Completed Actions…

Grammar

Portuguese Defective Verbs

Defective verbs are verbs with incomplete conjugation. For instance, Portuguese defective verbs are only conjugated in the 3-person (singular or plural). Some defective verbs are commonplace so…

Vocab

Portuguese Numerals for Beginners - Portuguesepedia

Numbers in Portuguese: Counting in Portuguese from 1-1000+

Learning to say the numbers in Portuguese is one of those things you want to achieve as soon as possible in your language-learning journey. You see, numbers…

Vocab

Portuguese Swear Words

Welcome to an unashamed journey through Portuguese strong language! Although strongly repressed by many, swear words have their place in social interactions, namely, they are a powerful…

Grammar

Portuguese v. English Grammar - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese vs. English Grammar: A Quick Guide

Curious how similar Portuguese grammar is to English? While both languages share a common ancestor in the Indo-European family, placing them in the same broad category, they’ve…

Other

What Language Do They Speak in Portugal - Portuguesepedia

What Language Do They Speak in Portugal? Asking the Important Questions

Ah, Portugal. Land of sun, surf, and… what language was it again? That’s right, folks, it’s time for another installment of “Geography for the Slightly Bewildered”! Today’s…

Grammar, In-depth

Past Subjunctive in Portuguese – Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Past Subjunctive (Imperfeito do Conjuntivo)

The Subjunctive mood is often a source of much whining and moaning among Portuguese language learners – so many conjugations one must keep track of! We have…

Vocab

Portuguese Polite Expressions - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Polite Expressions – Desculpa vs. Com licença vs. Por Favor

Many Portuguese language learners struggle to discern between expressions such as Desculpa, Com licença, or Por favor. These are so-called “politeness” expressions and, as their name implies,…

Tips&tricks, Other

Practice Portuguese with a Language Exchange Partner

To master your conversation skills in Portuguese you’ll need to go beyond textbooks and language apps such as Duolingo. In this blog post, we’ll explore how you…

Tips&tricks

Virtues and Shortcomings of Language Learning Apps like Duolingo - Portuguesepedia

Are Language-Learning Apps Like Duolingo Worth It?

Language-learning apps like Duolingo and Babbel have transformed how we acquire new languages. With millions of users worldwide, these platforms promise bite-sized, accessible lessons that seamlessly fit…

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Improve Your Portuguese through Writing Practice

Writing is probably the language skill least practiced among language learners. In my opinion, people don’t fully realize how writing practice can positively impact their overall language…

Pronunciation, Other

Portuguese Sounds Slavic - Here's Why - Portuguesepedia

This Is Why Portuguese Sounds Slavic

Being a Romance language, why does Portuguese – in specific European Portuguese – sound so Slavic?! Despite being geographically distant and belonging to different language families, Portuguese…

Tips&tricks

#1 Strategy to Learn Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

The One Strategy You Need to Succeed at Learning Portuguese

Learning a new language is beyond doubt an exciting and fulfilling experience. But it can become challenging and overwhelming for most of us, easily. There are many…

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