Free online courseBrazilian Portuguese basics

Course Description

Welcome to "Brazilian Portuguese Basics," an immersive course designed for budding linguists and enthusiastic travelers alike. This course extends over 8 hours and 52 minutes, providing an in-depth foundation in Brazilian Portuguese. As part of the Languages category and specifically under the Portuguese subcategory, this course is perfectly tailored for those eager to delve into the nuances and intricacies of the Portuguese language as spoken in Brazil.

Start your journey by mastering the critical difference between the verbs "ser" and "estar," essential knowledge for describing permanent and temporary states in Brazilian Portuguese. You'll then move on to understanding how to conjugate regular verbs, critical for framing simple, present-tense statements. This segment is broken down into manageable parts to ensure you grasp each concept thoroughly.

The course will also teach you how to engage in basic conversations, starting with answering the question, “Where are you from?” and transitioning into discussions about your daily routine and personal preferences. These modules are designed to build your conversational skills, making you comfortable with day-to-day interactions.

From there, you'll explore how to talk about your current living situation and location, enhancing your ability to describe your surroundings. You'll also learn to use common adjectives to add color to your descriptions, ideal for both social and professional scenarios.

Want to discuss your job and nationality? These lessons ensure you can do so fluently. You'll also dive deep into commonly used verbs like "falar" (to speak) and "ter" (to have), and how to express desires using "querer" (to want). You'll even tackle the most irregular verbs, and understand the distinctions between verbs like "saber" and "conhecer" (both mean "to know" but in different contexts).

Grammatical nuances such as when to use “achar” versus “pensar” for expressing opinions, or “trazer” versus “levar” for indicating bringing and taking, will be clearly explained. You'll also master the past and imperfect tenses, essential for discussing events in the past.

Moving to an intermediate level, you'll navigate complex prepositions like "para" and "por," learn to talk about weather, and discover the rules for gender and pluralization of words. Phonetic lessons focusing on the pronunciation of letters such as X, R, and nasal vowels are included to ensure your spoken Portuguese is clear and accurate.

You’ll also cover possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, and numerical concepts ranging from ordinal numbers to big numbers—making sure you can handle any situation requiring numerical understanding. Practical vocabulary sessions, such as colors, days of the week, and basic sentence structures, round out your foundational knowledge.

Towards the end, live classes will offer chances to practice specific pronunciation challenges and verb tenses. You'll learn to use everyday terms and contractions commonly found in Brazilian vernacular, helping you to speak more naturally.

Though the course currently has no reviews, it promises a rich and comprehensive approach to learning Brazilian Portuguese, ensuring you can communicate effectively and confidently.