Keep up the Good Work!
location: Brooklyn, New York
posted: March 1, 2014
Name: Drew
Olá! O meu nome é André, e gosto muito de seu podcast. Gostaria dum pouco de ajude com os dicionários português-inglês… Muito obrigado (and keep up the good work!) Drew/André
It helps me a lot!
location: Macau / Spain
posted: February 5, 2014
Name: Chon
Hey, how are you guys? I just wanna tell you guys I like very much your project. It helps me A LOT! I am from Macau. and i am now living in Pamplona, Spain. I have always wanted to learn european portuguese (of which the accent l like more…maybe I was more exposed to the european accent more when I was in Macau) and I couldn’t find good materials. and what I needed was exactly listening and speaking practice because since I speak spanish I don’t really need to learn the grammar from basics. And every listening practice is in brazilian!! I am taking the portuguese level test in may in madrid..pfff. muito nervoso..anyway, shout out to you guys. keep up!
Keep up the good work, I can’t wait for the next episode
location: Lisbon, Portugal
posted: February 1, 2014
Name: Ben
Hey Rui and Joel, Thank you for your great work on your podcasts and thanks to Rui’s poor grandma for being a willing victim :D. It is nice to finally find something in European Portuguese. Often I have downloaded apps on my phone and deleted them immediately because they were in Brazilian… Keep up the good work, I can’t wait for the next episode… Abraços Ben
Fico muito satisfeito de encontar este Podcast
location: Portugal
posted: December 27, 2013
Name: Tola
Bom Dia! Vou tentar escrever este email em Portugues 🙂 Então, o meu noma é Tola e estou a aprender Portugues há quase 3 meses. Estou a aprender portugues de Portugal e eu sei que é muito dificil de encontrar recursos online para trenair portuges de Portugal porque só encontro recursos de portugues do Brasil. Por isso fico muito satisfeito de encontar este Podcast, que ensina este tipo de portugues e gostaria de ser um membro para poder aceder a outras informações neste site…
Thank you for your work!
location: Italy
posted: November 24, 2013
Name: Marella
Olá! Bom Dia! Eu sou uma rapariga italiana que fiz no ano passado o erasmus em Coimbra. Adorei Coimbra e o Portugal e agora nao queria esquecer o que aprendi lá! Gosto muito do vosso podcast, é muito divertido e útlil e também não há muito material para estudar portugues do Portugal no internet! Eu vou a fazer um bocado de publicidade ao vosso site no curso de portugues que estou a fazer aquí na Italia! Muito obrigada para o vosso trabalho, boa sorte para o vosso futuro e espero que vão a continuar assim! beijinhos da Italia! Marella
Thanks for the new podcast.
location: Rochester NY
posted: November 6, 2013
Name: Steve
Hi Rui and Joel, Thanks for the new podcast. I’m leaving for Lisbon tomorrow. I’ve become a fan of the grumpy Pizza Na Hora guy (to be fair, his customers have been pretty difficult). I’d like to know if this is a real place, because if it is I intend to order a pizza from them. It would be the highlight of my visit. Thanks. By the way, keep those episodes coming! Thanks to your podcast my fear of the European brand of Portuguese has been reduced considerably. I still want to palatalize those -te endings like in Brazil but I’m learning. I’d try writing this note in Portuguese but it’s late here and I have more packing to do. Driving up to Toronto in the morning — Joel’s hometown I believe — for the flight to Munich then Lisbon… – Steve (proud PP member!)
‘Exactly what I sought’
location: Japan
posted: November 2, 2013
Name: Kiichiro
…I like this website. I’ve also thought that there hadn’t been any educational source in portugal-portuguese on the internet. I had exhausted to seek it.
And this practice style of learning language, conversations of 2 native speakers and its transcriptions, is exactly one of my sought. I’ve already bought premium one…
Thank you for this initiative
location: Portugal
posted: October 4, 2013
Name: Patricia
Hello, As you can see when you read my name, I’m Portuguese. Of course I don’t need to learn the language but I teach Portuguese to Belgian students. When I was surfing the net looking for some fun exercises and/or videos (yes, most of them are in Brazilian Portuguese)… Thank you for this initiative, Patricia
I love “practicing”
location: Texas
posted: September 27, 2013
Name: Sofia G.
Thank you for your podcast! I love “practicing” my portuguese comprehension with you 🙂
Macau
location: Macau
posted: September 20, 2013
Name: Mafalda
Olá, chamo-me Mafalda, comecei já ouvir o vosso podcast quando estava em Macau. Já estou agora em Portugal. Votos para o Practiceportuguese ser muito melhor. Muito prazer e tenham boa vidas!
Abraço da Alemanha
location: Germany
posted: September 17, 2013
Name: Philip
Olá Joel e Rui! Encontrou-os no Apple Store e sou muito feliz por isso! Já fui na procura disso alguma tempo porque já sei um pouco falar e entender portugues, mas quero ainda melhorar! E para isso este podcast e muitissimo apto!… Abraço da Alemanha (Colonia), Philip
Keep up the good work!
location: No Location
posted: July 28, 2013
Name: Ihsan
I just finished listening to this episode. Admittedly, I was initially a little hesitant to give it a listen, as I found the dialogue type of podcasts to be really hard to follow. (With Dialogo 4 being the last one I listened to, having listened to all the dialogues before that as well). I usually gave more attention to the articles, even though I appreciated the immersion that came with the previous dialogues. I just have to say that I really enjoy this new style of dialogue-type podcast (All the newer ones with Joel), I think it’s a good balance of being realistic enough to be immersive but at the same time, it’s structured enough to be easier to follow… Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
posted: July 24, 2013
Name: Ihsan
Hello! I only recently discovered your podcasts/videos via youtube while looking for something in Portuguese to listen to. Because I have indeed become tired of reading through books and doing exercises, leaving my speaking and listening skills untrained! Your work has really helped me in getting familiar with the European Portugese accent, and helped me distinguish individual words in between the cutting and eating of words this accent is quite famous for, at least according to several Brazillians I’ve spoken to (as well as what I first perceived, being more familiar with a spoken Brazillian accent)! 😛 I’m very grateful for that as it was quite frustrating not being able to understand very well, especially since the material I used to learn Portuguese in the beginning was of European Portuguese. I will continue following what you do and spread the word to anyone that might be interested. 🙂 … Keep up the good work!
Ideas are Great!
location: Portugal
posted: July 24, 2013
Name: Margaret
Hello, I live in Portugal and I am trying to learn Portuguese. I think your ideas are great and are exactly what is needed…
What a great idea!
posted: July 22, 2013
Name: Helena
Hi guys, what a great idea! I’ve only just started learning Portuguese (one, simple lesson under my belt so far!). I found your website via Learning Portugese.co.uk, and I’ll definitely be back later when my language skills improve. Keep up the good work! Best regards, Helen
Keep up the good work!
location: Lisbon
posted: July 19, 2013
Name: John L.
English teacher in Lisbon here. I thought you might like to know that I completely agree with you – finding material for beginner’s Portuguese is relatively straight-forward, with lots of books, apps etc, but authentic, intermediate material is very difficult to find, especially for Continental Portuguese. Keep up the good work!
It’s a perfect companion for my classroom studies.
location: Australia
posted: July 19, 2013
Name: Deb
… I love your podcasts. They are helping me a lot. I’m so happy to have found Practice Portuguese. It’s a perfect companion for my classroom studies. I recommend this site and podcasts to everyone who needs to improve the ear and learn how Portuguese really speak. Parabéns!!!!
…Recommending it to anyone who will listen!
location: U.K. / Portugal
posted: July 19, 2013
Name: Sandra H.
Olá e parabéns on a great site. As everyone says, it is difficult to find good learning material for European Portuguese so I’ve just found your site and already recommending it to anyone who will listen! I particularly like the clear, slower recordings as my brain turns inside out when I hear normal speed… It’s good to hear things I can understand (mais ou menos) and I then have a better chance when it goes into full speed. I hope you continue to get support and I’ll be signing up for the premium features soon so you can get some coffee and cake! It will be good to have the transcripts and the wordlists and expressions look really useful too. Muito obrigada Sandra
Congratulations on your excellent site
location: Portugal
posted: July 18, 2013
Name: Emma
Boa tarde! Congratulations on your excellent site, one of my students found you yesterday and told us about the site in class today… Obrigada! Emma (portugueselanguagelessons.com)
Portuguese woman married with an American…
location: Portugal
posted: May 1, 2013
Name: Sandra H.
I’m a portuguese woman married with an American, with 4 children. I homeschool all my children and was looking for resources for my daughter to learn Portuguese. She’s an 8th grader, and will be in high school next year… I do think the way that Rui talks is very clear and of course I do like that you guys actually use portuguese expressions like “patavina, ” etc , since we portuguese use these all the time. And of course I really enjoyed listening to Rui’s grandmother, because it reminded me of my own grandmother… I think your programs are funny and very well done!
Everybody should do this!
location: France / Italy
posted: April 30, 2013
Name: Vito
Olá Rui e Joel… thanks to your project, I feel I am making giant steps! I have just listened tonight to the last couple of audio contents, including a entrevista com o Joel – and I can tell you I find the transcribed dialogues a great tool to really improve my understanding of the language, learn new words and expressions, etc… I have subscribed as a Premium member, and I feel it’s the best 5 Euros spent every month Everybody should do this!
…Spending the weekend listening to your podcasts
location: Vancouver, Canada
posted: March 6, 2013
Name: Geoff
Hello PP Guys, I found your page through iTunes. I’m from Vancouver, but I’ve been living in Santiago, Chile for 3 years. My Spanish is good, and I’ve been working on transitioning some of it into a basic level of Portuguese. I’ve always listened to a wide variety of Spanish; thank you for the materials from the “Home Country”! Obviously, it’s all about Brazil here in South America. I teach English online with Skype and Google Hangout. I’m passionate about communication based language learning… Good luck with your project! I’ll be spending the weekend listening to your podcasts. Geoff