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A vs. Para in Portuguese: Key Differences & When to Use Each
Many Portuguese learners struggle to understand the difference between “a” and “para”, especially when both prepositions indicate movement. So, what’s…
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PracticeA vs. Para in Portuguese: Key Differences & When to Use Each
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Portuguese Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
Portuguese verbs can feel more cumbersome to learn than, say, English. Being a Romance language, Portuguese isn’t short of verb…
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English-Portuguese False Friends to Watch Out For
English–Portuguese false friends (or false cognates) are words that look alike in both languages but carry different meanings, often leading…
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Portuguese Demonstrative Pronouns and Determiners
Demonstratives are words we use to point out a person or object, including their location relative to the speaker and…
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Portuguese Preposition ‘De’
The Portuguese preposition de is a preposition of origin and the Portuguese equivalent to from in English. Additionally, we use…
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Must-Know Portuguese Irregular Verbs
Have you noticed that some of the most frequently used verbs in Portuguese happen to be irregular? These verbs aren’t…
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Portuguese-Spanish Cognates
Being already familiar with Spanish while learning Portuguese is a huge advantage – these languages are closely related and share…
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Portuguese Reflexive Verbs and Pronouns
Reflexive verbs are everywhere in Portuguese and are widely used in everyday speech. It’s easy for learners, especially those unfamiliar…
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The Portuguese Verb Ficar – Conjugation and Usage
Ficar is a high-frequency and versatile Portuguese verb that every learner should master early on. Depending on the context, ficar…
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Question Words in Portuguese
Intrepid language learners often start trying to interact in Portuguese from day one. I love their attitude and hope you…
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How to Form the Plural in Portuguese
In Portuguese, not only do nouns change spelling depending on number (singular or plural), but so do other word types…
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Portuguese Word Gender and Agreement
In Portuguese, as in other Romance languages, nouns are classified by gender—either masculine or feminine. However, this gender classification extends…
