There are a few different ways to say “thank you” in Portuguese, and I’m going to show you them. In this article, I’ll cover everything you need to know on the topic of thanking people in Portuguese. We’ll start with the most important and common word you should know, explain its exact usage and teach […]
MOREHow to Say “Hello” in Portuguese: “Olá!” (plus 15 More Ways!)
Planning on visiting a Portuguese-speaking country? Got a Portuguese friend, a Brazilian colleague or an Angolan love interest that you’d like to impress? Or do you just want to learn some basic Portuguese for the fun of it? An obvious and essential first step is to learn how to say “hello” in Portuguese. Like all […]
MOREHow I Learnt Spanish, Italian and Portuguese for the Price of a Beer
I sat in the sunshine in a cafe in my new adopted city of Seville, chatting to a Spanish friend about life in Andalusia. We talked about southern Spanish traditions, the prospects for young people and of course, the fiestas of the month that we would attend. And I did this all in Spanish. A […]
MORE16 Free Online Portuguese Language Classes
Are you learning Portuguese, and you want to find the best free online Portuguese language lessons? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve searched far and wide to find a variety of quality, fun, and free resources to boost your Portuguese skills. Learning European Portuguese? Overwhelmed by the number of Brazilian Portuguese resources out there? […]
MOREHow I Learned Portuguese in 3 Months (Mission Complete!)
I made it! I reached the end of my three-month mission to learn Portuguese. Be sure to catch up on earlier updates if you haven’t already: Portuguese Mission: Day 0 Portuguese Mission: 1 Month Update Portuguese Mission: 2 Month Update The question is: Did I reach the B1 (lower-intermediate) level of Portuguese that I wanted to? Here’s […]
MOREHow 3 YouTubers Learned Brazilian Portuguese by Making Videos
Sitting down with textbooks isn’t the only way to learn a language… as you’ll be aware if you’ve read much on Fluent in 3 Months. In this post, you will learn how three language learners used making videos on Youtube as their secret weapon in learning the language they love – Brazilian Portuguese. Enter Gavin, Josh […]
MOREPortuguese in 3 Months Mission: 2 Month Update
This is an update to Holly’s Portuguese in 3 Months mission. In my last update, I filled you in on the first month of my Portuguese in 3 months mission. During that month, I discovered quite a few listening resources, had several talks with native speakers, and adjusted some of my personal expectations along the […]
MOREPortuguese in 3 Months Mission: 1 Month Update
This an update to Holly’s Portuguese in 3 Months mission. How did I get on after one month of learning to speak Portuguese? If you read my previous mission updates, you’ll remember that my mission is to reach a B1 level in Portuguese in three months. I aimed to do this by focusing on speaking […]
MOREPortuguese in 3 Months Mission: Day 0 Video
This an update to Holly’s Portuguese in 3 Months mission. In my last article, I introduced my three-month Portuguese mission. In this article, I’ll share the “Day Zero” video I made to kick off this project, as well as the first few days of my mission. What Did I Do Before my “Day Zero” Video? […]
MORENew Mission: Introducing Holly’s Portuguese in 3 Months Mission
Fluent in 3 Months team member Holly is taking on the challenge of learning Portuguese in 3 months. This is the first update in her Portuguese mission. How does she feel about taking on this challenge? Will she make it? Here’s Holly: I’m a language enthusiast. I’m fluent in French and speak Thai at an […]
MORELanguage Hacking success story: Marcus speaking Portuguese in Brazil
There are many people out and travelling the world, and luckily more and more are trying to speak the local language when they see it isn’t so hard. Every day I’m hearing/reading more and more success stories from others, and I thought today’s one was among those worth sharing! This guest post is from Marcus, […]
MOREMultilingual San Francisco: Susanna takes on Spanish, Italian & Russian; Benny interviews Brazilians in Portuguese [video]
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Title explains it all! 🙂 I met up with Susanna, who has guest posted for this blog on the topic of “Language is music” and who has her own site about language learning, and she had a great idea to make a multilingual video together to show how any city in the states has plenty […]
MORELearning Brazilian Portuguese if you already speak Spanish
I had the chance to attend one of the world’s most famous parties; Brazil’s Carnival. While most visitors would check it out in Rio, which I have lived in, my experience of the Carnival in Olinda in the Northeast was incredible! Some ‘gringos’ (note: in Brazil that word is used affectionately, not derogatively, and describes […]
MOREHow to speak Portuguese as if you were from Rio
For those of you who followed my Portuguese mission, I was successful in convincing several Cariocas (residents of Rio de Janeiro) that I was one of them. This involved working on two parts of how I interacted with people; my body language/outward behaviour and my spoken Portuguese. In today’s post I am going to go […]
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