Portuguese for beginners

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Portuguese for beginners

Start Portuguese from zero: one short lesson at a time, every word and sentence with its audio and its translation.

Essentials

  1. Greetings in Brazilian PortugueseA1Say hello and goodbye in Brazilian Portuguese: Oi, Bom dia, Boa noite, Tchau, Tudo bem? — and when to say você or o senhor.
  2. Please and thank you in Brazilian PortugueseA1Be polite in Brazilian Portuguese: por favor, obrigado or obrigada, de nada, desculpe, com licença — and the casual valeu and imagina.
  3. Introducing yourself in PortugueseA1Say your name, age, nationality and job in Brazilian Portuguese: Meu nome é, Tenho vinte anos, Sou do Brasil, Sou professor.
  4. Pronouns in PortugueseA1Subject pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese: eu, você, ele, ela, nós, vocês, eles, elas, the polite o senhor and a senhora, a gente, and when to drop them.
  5. Question words in Brazilian PortugueseA1Ask questions in Brazilian Portuguese: o que, por que, quando, onde, quem, qual, como — no "do", no word swapping, just a rising voice.
  6. Numbers in PortugueseA1Count in Brazilian Portuguese from zero to a thousand: um, dois, três, vinte e um, cem, cento e um, mil — and when to say uma and duas.
  7. Ordinal numbers and quantities in PortugueseA1Learn Portuguese ordinal numbers — primeiro, segundo, terceiro, último — and how to say how many: todo, muito, algum, pouco, nenhum, metade.
  8. Telling the time in Brazilian PortugueseA1Ask and tell the time in Brazilian Portuguese: Que horas são?, é uma hora, são três horas, e meia, quinze para as nove, às sete da manhã, meio-dia.
  9. Days, months and dates in PortugueseA1The days of the week and the months in Brazilian Portuguese: segunda-feira, sábado, janeiro, maio — and how to say a date, as in 5 de maio.
  10. Colors and Shapes in PortugueseA1The colors and shapes in Brazilian Portuguese: vermelho, azul, verde, rosa, cinza, círculo, quadrado, redondo — and why vermelho becomes vermelha.
  11. Family members in PortugueseA1Family words in Brazilian Portuguese (mãe, pai, irmão, irmã, filho, filha, avó, tio, primo) and how to introduce your family and ask about others'.
  12. To be and to have in PortugueseA1Ser, estar and ter in Brazilian Portuguese: sou, estou, tenho — when to use ser or estar, estou com frio, tenho vinte anos and yes-no questions.
  13. Everyday verbs in PortugueseA1The Portuguese verbs fazer, ir, querer and gostar de (do, go, want, like) in the present: eu faço, ele vai, eu quero, ela gosta de gatos.
  14. Negatives and yes-no questions in PortugueseA1Sim, não and word order in Brazilian Portuguese: não before the verb, questions with no "do", and answers like Tomo, sim and Não, não como.
  15. Articles, gender and plural in PortugueseA1Portuguese articles o, a, os, as and um, uma, uns, umas, masculine and feminine nouns, and plurals like livros, aviões, papéis and flores.
  16. Prepositions in PortugueseA1Portuguese prepositions of place, time and direction: em, para, de, em cima de, embaixo de, atrás de, ao lado de, entre — and no, na, do, da, pro, pra.
  17. Adjectives in PortugueseA1Portuguese adjectives for beginners: bom, ruim, grande, pequeno, novo, velho, caro, barato — where they go, how they match the noun, é or está.
  18. Present tense in PortugueseA1Regular Portuguese verbs in the present (eu falo, ele fala, nós falamos, eles comem) and habits with sempre, geralmente, às vezes and nunca.
  19. Possessives in PortugueseA1Portuguese possessives meu, minha, seu, sua, nosso, dele, dela, deles — what they agree with, how to ask De quem é…? and answer É meu.
  20. There is and where is in PortugueseA1Say there is and there are in Brazilian Portuguese with tem and não tem, ask where with onde fica and cadê, and learn aqui, aí, ali and lá.
  21. Can, have to and need in PortugueseA1Can, have to and need in Brazilian Portuguese: poder, saber and conseguir, tenho que, preciso de, and não precisa (you don't have to).

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