Most of the resources on PracticePortuguese.com were developed for adult learners, but we know there are a lot of children out there who want to learn European Portuguese too! We often get the question – do you teach Portuguese for kids? Well, one day we hope to have the option for a more kid-focused curriculum, […]
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The Easiest Way to Start Learning European Portuguese
Are you Ready to Learn European Portuguese this Year? With a new year comes newfound motivation and ambitions. Many are looking for a kickstart to their language-learning goals, but diving right into European Portuguese can be overwhelming. As a beginner, maybe you’ll buy a grammar book, bookmark a few websites, look up some basic phrases, […]
How to Type Portuguese Accents on an English Keyboard
How do I type Portuguese accents? This is a common question for learners, since if you’re like myself (Joel), you primarily use an English keyboard. To help you make the transition to typing accented characters in Portuguese, our Lessons include an accent toolbar that should appear at the bottom of the screen, whenever you’re asked to type. […]
Developing a Routine for Learning Portuguese
We all wish there were more shortcuts, but at a certain point, learning Portuguese will come down to putting the study time in and getting enough long-term repeated practice with the language. The key to developing a routine for learning Portuguese is just to find a way to be consistent with your learning. Consistency doesn’t […]
Learn European Portuguese for Free
Want to learn European Portuguese for free? Even if you’re on a limited budget, there are plenty of ways to start learning the language. Here’s our guide to the best free European Portuguese resources! 🇵🇹 Free European Portuguese Audio & Video The audio and video for all of our episodes are completely free! (Most transcripts are […]
How to Remember Portuguese Words
Mind Over Matter: How to Remember Words in Portuguese By Lena Strang “When trying to speak Portuguese my mind goes blank mid-sentence and I just cannot remember words.” This is probably a familiar situation for many language learners. The amount of unfamiliar vocabulary you are faced with might seem daunting. How do you learn new […]
Why Do I Freeze Up When I Speak Portuguese?
The Fear of Speaking a Foreign Language Even after learning Portuguese for a long time, many still struggle with “freezing up” in real conversations. Why does this happen? They know the grammar rules and verb conjugations, they have a decent vocabulary, and they may even understand most of what they hear. When it comes to […]
When the Locals Respond in English…
One comment we hear from many of our members is that they are having trouble finding opportunities to practice conversation in Portuguese out in the real world. They get off to a great start: eagerly working through the units, doing regular reviews, memorizing verb conjugations, and spending time studying Shorties and Podcasts. Then, when they […]
Shortcuts for Learning European Portuguese
This guide will focus on how to learn European Portuguese fast! Did you know that each Portuguese verb can have over 50 different forms? 😱 With so many different tenses and moods to account for, not to mention learning both regular and irregular verbs, it can feel like a never-ending task. Luckily, to communicate comfortably […]
Overcoming a Plateau in Your Portuguese Learning
Hitting a plateau with learning Portuguese? This guide is all about how to get back on track by focusing on realistic goal-setting for language-learning. Do any of these statements sound like you?: “I’m just not getting it” “I study all the time, but I’m not getting any better” “I’ve been living here for years, I […]
Olá! Tudo bem? …NOW what?
Overcoming Conversation Hurdles in European Portuguese Perhaps you’ve lived in Portugal for some time or spend prolonged periods here for holidays. You’ve acquired some basic vocabulary and want to try to communicate in the language. All well and good, but how do you take the next steps to becoming conversational in Portuguese? How do you […]
Learning Portuguese as an Adult vs as a Child
As an adult, learning a language can feel overwhelming. Our brains don’t soak up new information like a sponge the way they did when we were children. A child’s brain is primed to recognise patterns unconsciously, the pieces of language simply falling into place. This doesn’t mean all hope is lost! It just means the […]
Using Spaced Repetition to Master European Portuguese
You can think of spaced repetition as a tool that keeps you from losing your hard-earned Portuguese skills. After putting so much effort into understanding the grammar behind possessive pronouns, learning that irregular verb conjugation, and finding the most useful European Portuguese phrases, it can be frustrating when something you used to know has suddenly […]
Learn European Portuguese This Year
The New Year is almost here! Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Since we’re as committed to helping you reach your Portuguese language-learning goals as you are, we’ve put together some ideas to help you use our platform as effectively as possible. At the end of the article we’ve also included a worksheet […]
Getting Past Beginner’s Intimidation On Your Way To Portuguese Fluency
We get amazing emails from our members daily, and we usually just respond to them privately. But since the response got quite long and involved, I decided to go over it a couple times before sending and try to turn it into a more or less intelligible article that others might be able to relate to… but you […]