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European Portuguese


Name: Lin. V.

Great for European Portuguese! Muito obrigada Rui é Joel!

Ótimo!


Name: Adam

Este podcast ter sido muito útil, interessante e divertido para mim.
Bem feito Rui e Joel!

…I see the progress

Name: Stefaan

I want to drop you a line to thank you for this initiative, and encourage you to continue. I was desperately looking for a way for improving my oral Portuguese and this is exactly what I need. Reading Portuguese is very easy (I am very fluent in French) but I couldn’t understand a word when a Portuguese is speaking. I spend a few hours per month listening to your podcasts, and I see the progress…

Recommended


Name: W123

Muito obrigada

Name: Carmen

Eu estou morando en Brasi. E gosto muito de ouvir os podcast. Muito obrigada por seu trabalho.

Muito Boa..

Name: Márcia

Muito boa ferramenta para alunos do curso de português!!!

…Helped me a ton!

Name: Lana

I still don’t understand portuguese, but listening to the pronounciation and practicing saying the words has helped me a ton! Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort for people like me who love to learn 🙂 Have a wonderful day!

Great idea!

Name: Heather D.

Beautiful website. Great idea!

…Just what I needed

Name: David

I have been trying to find something like this for a while now but didn’t come across your site until last week. I think it’s going to be just what I needed. All the best and abraço

..So glad for this site!

Name: Leanne

My partner is Portuguese. I have been learning Brazilian Portuguese because there are so few European Portuguese classes. So glad for this site!

Thanks

Name: Andriy

I study Portuguese that’s why I am looking for audio files. You do a great job! Thanks

Muito Obrigado!

Name: Jonathan

I’ve very much enjoyed these resources and found them a great help to my Portuguese. Muito Obrigado!

Definitely recommended…


Name: GB in PT

Finally some European Portuguese for someone who’s not an absolute beginner. Subtitles and quiz are very nice little extras if you sign up. Definitely recommend.

Learning Portuguese in Japan

Name: Aya

Hi. This is Aya. I’m learning Portuguese in Japan.
You guys helps me a lot to improve my Portuguese.
Especially listening and vocabulary.
I’m very satisfied your program. This is what I’ve been looking for!

 

Good Quality

Name: Pierre

I am glad to know about you…………. it is well made and of a good quality………….. I will come back later when I will have moore time off. Thank you
– Pierre

Many thanks

Name: Rebecca

Dear Rui and Joel… I think your site is fantastic and something to be really proud of … Many thanks

…I actually laugh…

Name: Christian

You really went above and beyond I will be sure to check out some of these links. Thanks for taking the time to respond…Just a quick review of your podcast. I am really liking it so far. As of now I would say I am understanding about 20-40% of what is being said. The stuff I do understand is really great and some videos are comically well written. I actually laugh. Which for me is not an easy task since I have wrote and performed comedy for a couple years. I have lots of close friends who are in the industry so I have high standards when it comes to comedy. Great job looking forward to more

I was successful…

Name: Maricelli

Hi Joel and Rui, Thanks for the wonderful work you do. I was successful in my Portuguese CIPLE exam. The audios and transcripts were an invaluable resource…

Love Love Love….

Name: Christina G.

Olá Joel e Rui!!!
I love, love, love this episode! I like how you guys sped it up, since that is the actual speed that people speak in. It is crazy how different it sounds when it goes faster!
Thank you for posting such great videos, you truly are the best 🙂
Hope all is well on your end!

…you guys make this goal possible for me!

Name: B

Hi Joel and Rui, Just want to say thank you so much for this awesome website. I am from Colombia, living in the USA since 1,999. My husband is Portuguese from Mêda, north of Portugal. He doesn’t speak Spanish so we communicate in English. Since we got married, nine years ago, I’ve been trying to learn Portuguese in order to talk to his family, but I was not persistent with this goal. (My husband doesn’t have patience to teach me). When I tried to learn in the past, always found Brazilian Portuguese courses and this discouraged me from learning because I wanted to learn the european version… but when I found you guys on Facebook, I was so happy!
I am amazed of the excellent quality of your website. The videos are great and the transcription and word expression list is phenomenal. This is such a good help for me. I can understand about 90% of the conversations but I can’t talk yet. When I try to talk I mix too much Spanish.
Anyway, now I am determined to learn the language and be fluent speaking European Portuguese. Thank you again because you guys make this goal possible for me.
Beijinhos,
B.

..São Muito Úteis

Name: Alexander

Olá Rui e Joel! O meu nome é Alexander, sou um jovem estudante alemão e sego o Podcast com muito prazer! Sobretudo junto com os PDFs os textos sao muito úteis, obrigado por isso!

Muito obrigada!

Name: Zuzanna

I appreciate the website which supports the european portuguese 😉 the majority of audio materials for foreigners are recorded with the brazilian accent which makes learning more difficult for me, as I have to learn the european version. Muito obrigada! 🙂

Wonderful site

Name: Sara A.

…I think this is a wonderful site and I used it to prepare for my honeymoon in Portugal… I will recommend this site to anyone planning to go to Portugal.

Obrigada!!
Sara

…a rare and important service!

Name: Randy

Greetings from NYC. I was searching for keyword “fado” last night on Tunein.com, and suddently “Artigo 14” from your podcast appeared. I was intrigued, because I have never heard “slow” Portuguese offered in a learning program before. It was quite revelatory! And even more stunning, because as you note, most Portuguese language-learning resources are Brazilian. I go to Newark on the weekends for the Portuguese restaurants there AND in order to force myself to have conversations there. Depois de sete anos de estudar, posso ler quase tudo (incluindo romances tal como Dostoevesky!), e finalmente estou gradualmente entendendo de lingua como é falada, but actually speaking is the most frustrating piece of the puzzle. I freeze up and am immobilized with Lusophonic fear! 🙂 I shall explore your website further soon. Congratulations on providing a rare and important service on the planet! Randy

Thanks a lot!

Name: TF

Was searching for something simmilar for a long time, thanks a lot!

Olá!

Name: Kayleigh O.

…Thank you–love what you are doing and have shared the site with many of my friends! K.

Finally…


Name: VanaID

Finally a great resource to improve understanding and pronunciation as spoken in Portugal. You do have to know some basic Portuguese, this is not for true beginners. But, it is great to get ready to visit Portugal and be able to communicate in their language.

Great Job!

Name: Oleg

Hi, Guys! You did a great job!… I was in Portugal two times. First time in Lisbon and Albufeira and the second time in Madeira this year. I fall in love with the country at a glance…I have a plan to speak fluently in no more than six months 🙂

Thanks!

Name: Steve

Learned Portuguese in Brazil. Need to fix that, so I’m looking for something that will help me get the European (Lisbon) accent… I like your site. Thanks!

Gostei Muitíssimo

Name: Katherina

(Member feedback for episode “Anendoeiras em Flôr”)

Óla bellissimi!

…Here my very quick feedback to your latest work: GRANDE, from all points of view: grammatically super útil, gostei muitíssimo, e depois, é uma história tão doce, recitado numa maneira imbatível pelos todos. Incluidos os ruídos no background. Genial!

Então, ragazzi, ótimo trabalho…

Beijos romanos (onde faz muiiiito calor, quase insuportável come no pais do Jamil)

Your website is great, I have learned a lot

Name: Monika

Hey guys, thank you veeeery much for this amazing website! … Your website is great, I have learned a lot… I’m moving to Lisbon this year… See you soon!

…Helped me greatly over the past year…

Name: Brodie

Hi there Rui and Joel! I have very much enjoyed your podcasts and they have helped me greatly over the past year or so…
Thanks,
Brodie

Ótimo!

Name: James

Boa Tarde Rui and Joel,
Acho que o programme e Otimo! … Muito Obrigado!
Abracos,
Jim LeViness

Moçambique Portuguese

Name: Christina

I am learning Português because I am starting a music program for orphans in Moçambique, Africa. They have a beautiful way of speaking this language and I find this site to be the closest to it. Thank you!

…professora de Portugues na Australia

Name: Cristina M.

Para mim, como professora de Portugues na Australia, este e sem duvida o melhor sitio da internet para praticar o nosso Portugues.

Thanks so much for your effort…

Name: Emily

Olá! I love your website… Thanks so much for your effort in putting out European Portuguese resources; this has been immensely helpful in my studies!

Bondi from Rome!

Name: Katherina

I proudly announce that I became a member of your fantastic podcast two days ago. I found it by chance, surfing the Internet, and after some quick glances, I was enthusiastic. …although being fluent in Italian, the first time when I heard Portuguese I could not understand a single word. Now, slowly, slowly, it gets better and better…thanks also to your podcast……A big hug to all of you and your team, un abbraccio forte, and I’m looking forward to hearing, seeing, and reading more of this wonderful podcast.
Baci
Katherina

Extremely helpful!

Name: Ryan

I just came back from my trip to Lisboa, and this was extremely helpful! Thank you!

…Improving comprehension of European Portuguese

Name: Tom

I’ve been speaking and learning Portuguese for years and am still ashamed to claim I speak it because I feel I only really speak half the language – the Brazilian half! These podcasts – particularly the Diálogos – fill such a helpful gap for improving comprehension of European Portuguese – great podcast thank you!

Thank you so much guys…

Name: Mauricio

I learned Portuguese in only six months since my mother tongue is Spanish. However here in my country Brazilian Portuguese is the most popular version of Portuguese. The day I knew about European Portuguese I immediately fell in love with it! And it was until that day that I realised that Brazilians speak in a funny way haha xD. Thank you so much guys for everything you’re doing. Keep up the good job! Greetings from Mexico. 😀

I’m enjoying your podcasts very much…

Name: Kelly

I’m enjoying your podcasts very much. They are wonderful learning tools…

We are very happy…

Name: Karin and Bette

Dear Rui and Joel,
We are very happy with Practice Portuguese.com. Great entertaining articles and dialogues to listen to. And as a member we enjoy the extras you offer…, two lovers of the Portuguese language in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

The podcasts have been a great help

Name: Colin B

Hey there just letting you guys know the podcasts have been a great help for my oral comprehension! I’m a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique and have to teach physics in Portuguese so having actual exposure to the language with the transcripts was a huge help.It’s true that there aren’t many resources for European Portuguese so thanks for putting this together!

Thank you helping me

Name: Danielle F.

Thank you helping me on the pathway of learning this beautiful language. I wish you the best success for this very creative website.

Premium Subscriber

Name: Lynn

I have subscribed to Premium and am very much enjoying the lessons!