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Programa RTP (Mind your language)A very interesting European Portuguese TV series that explain the origin of certain Portuguese cakes and linguistic advances under the new spelling agreement. All spoken in Portuguese. Check this out now as I don't know how long this is going to be available for. http://localhost/multimediahtml/video/cuidado-com-a-lingua/2011-06-09?country=GB&cache=1 Best Method For Learning Portuguese Is What You Are Looking for?Looking for the best method for learning Portuguese? You might like this here! Check it out... Moving to PortugalAre you moving to Portugal? This page may give you good tips. Check it out. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Moving to Portugal" Portuguese words, vocabulary and techniques to learn PortugueseThe most important Portuguese words with which you can speak Portuguese recipesPortuguese and Brazilian Portuguese recipes? Hummm... Just read this if you are not hungry, because if you do, you will! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese recipes" Portuguese teacher and other services.I am a highly qualified and experienced Portuguese teacher, with brilliant proven results and I am putting my teaching services available for you here. Find out how. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese teacher and other services." Sign up for a Portuguese free newsletter.Sign Up for Free Portuguese Newsletter. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sign up for a Portuguese free newsletter." Welcome to Learn Portuguese with RafaDo you want to learn Portuguese? Great! Here you can learn useful Portuguese phrases, Portuguese words and explanations about the culture and much more. Learn Portuguese quickly now. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Welcome to Learn Portuguese with Rafa" Portuguese Language TranslatorPortuguese language translator - a tool youi might find useful. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese Language Translator" Resources for Portuguese Learning.Here you'll find online resources for Portuguese Learning. Get them now! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Resources for Portuguese Learning." The History Of The Portuguese LanguageOlá. These are two great videos about the History of the Portuguese Language. They are spoken in Portuguese (different accents) but with subtitles! Isn't this great? So, why don't you practise your listening while you are enjoying them? (Just a tip for your learning: Stop the videos and analyse each sentence. Look at the verbs - tenses - and relevant vocabulary - such as what words are used to link two sentences together. Mind the vocabulary that you are likely to be using when talking about other things - write them down and ad them to your list.) Rafa. x Video 1 of 2.
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The Portuguese grammar explainedDo you want to understand Portuguese Grammar? Here you'll learn it easily! Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Portuguese grammar explained" DisclosureDisclosure. Here you will find Questions and Answers about the nature of this site. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Disclosure" Portuguese kale soup - Caldo verdePortuguese kale soup: Learn how to make it here and enjoy it! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese kale soup - Caldo verde" Brazilian Dance MusicLearn the roll that Brazilian dance music plays. Find out here now! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Brazilian Dance Music" Brazilian CultureBrazilian Culture is so rich. Find out how here. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Brazilian Culture" Brazilian Portuguese TraditionsLearn about the Brazilian Portuguese traditions here and how to behave with the Brazilians. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Brazilian Portuguese Traditions" Learn Portuguese Online FreeLearn portuguese online free is the chance you have by reading the content of this site. I'm a Portuguese speaker and I've made it for you. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn Portuguese Online Free" Portuguese cultureHere you will find some interesting tips about the Portuguese culture. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese culture" Portuguese traditionsThis page will tell you about Portuguese traditions. You'll be amazed by the role that culture plays when you practice or learn Portuguese. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese traditions" Two funny expressions in Portuguese.Boa noite, tudo bem? The other day I was talking to a friend of mine and one funny expression came along in the conversation: "A galinha da minha vizinha era sempre melhor do que a minha." This literally means "My neighbour's chicken was always better than my one." However what it means in Portuguese is: "The grass was always greener on the other side." Very funny, isn't it? Today I was talking to another friend and he said something very funny too, yet very common which was: "Ele fala pelos cotovelos." Which literally means "He talks by his elbows." Can you figure out what it means? OK, let me help you. That means: "He talks like a parot - he never stops talking." When you have a change to practise your Portuguese with your friend of relatives, try to bring these expressions to the conversation. You'll see they will be impressed with your Portuguese! ;-) I just wanted to share this with you today... Tchau! Rafa x Portuguese to English dictionaryOnline Portuguese to English Dictionary with hundreds of useful words and expressions. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese to English dictionary" Treaty of TordesillasThe Treaty of Tordesillas - the treaty that determined where we'd speak Portuguese in the world. Find out here. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Treaty of Tordesillas " Learn to speak Brazilian PortugueseHere you'll learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese - from the pronunciation and alphabet to the grammar rules and useful phrases. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese" Learn European PortugueseHere you'll learn European Portuguese - from the alphabet and pronunciation to the grammar rules. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn European Portuguese" Brazilian Portuguese PhrasesWould you like to learn some Brazilian Portuguese phrases that allows you to communicate with Brazilians? Here you have them! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Brazilian Portuguese Phrases" Basic Portuguese PhrasesBasic portuguese phrases you need to know to get by in a Portuguese speaking country or environment. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Basic Portuguese Phrases" Useful Portuguese PhrasesAre you looking for useful Portuguese phrases you can use every day? This is the right place. Find out why! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Useful Portuguese Phrases" Learn Portuguese in LondonDo you want to learn Portuguese in London? Read on and find out how you can learn it solidly, quicker, and efficiently . Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn Portuguese in London" How to speak PortugueseWondering how to speak Portuguese? It's easier than you may have thought! Find out how here, and make it easy! Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to speak Portuguese" Por and Para in portuguesePor and Para in Portuguese - the easy way to find the distintion. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Por and Para in portuguese" Learn Portuguese language.Learn Portuguese language. The audio resources you need to start speaking Portuguese today! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn Portuguese language." Portuguese BusinessI know what you need in order for you to run your Portuguese Business in Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Mozambique and any other Portuguese speaking country. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese Business" Portuguese Language ResourcesIn this page you will find a great deal of Portuguese Language resources. Have a look here. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese Language Resources" Learn Portuguese Free - Decide what's next!Here you can vote what you want me to write about next. Learn Portuguese free here. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn Portuguese Free - Decide what's next!" Free Portuguese lessons - Cognate words.This is one of many free Portuguese lessons - Here you'll learn how to transform English words into Portuguese words easily. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Portuguese lessons - Cognate words." Buying Train TicketsLearn once buying train tickets in Portuguese and use it forever. Find out how here. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Buying Train Tickets" Portuguese ClothingHere you will find information about Portuguese Clothing and suggestions of presents to offer your friends and family. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese Clothing" Learn Portuguese WordsHere you can learn Portuguese words by thematical categories (the family, the body, clothing, etc). Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn Portuguese Words" The Future Subjunctive in Portuguese - Futuro do Conjuntivo/Subjuntivo.Unsderstand how to use the Future Subjunctive in Portuguese. It's easy! Find out how here. Portuguese TV - Portugal.Here you can have access to some portuguese TV channels. Practice your ear and your Portuguese now. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese TV - Portugal." Portuguese adverbsPortuguese adverbs are words you use to express intensity place, quantity and so on. Learn them now and start speaking eloquently! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese adverbs" Portuguese Word order.Here you can learn the Portuguese word order and how to build sentences. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Portuguese Word order." At the cafe in PortugueseLearn how to deal at the cafe in Portuguese. Bom apetite! Permalink -- click for full blog post "At the cafe in Portuguese" Onde and Aonde in PortugueseThe subtle difference between Onde and Aonde in Portuguese. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Onde and Aonde in Portuguese" This is Me - Rafa!By knowing a little bit about myself and how I learn languages will inspire you to learn Portuguese with confidence. Permalink -- click for full blog post "This is Me - Rafa!" Portuguese Present SubjunctiveOvercome the mith of the Portuguese Present Subjunctive. 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This site is just amazing - I really enjoy having the resource available to learn Portuguese - and have learnt so much from it already.Please keep adding more!
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| "A great Portuguese teacher! Rafa speaks excellent English, and as a result is able to explain subtleties that other teachers can't. He can speak Portuguese clearly for the beginner or with the slang and difficult pronunciation that everyday Portuguese so often use. This is a great help. The use of Skype to conduct a lesson at a distance is great. It works absolutely fine. His site has lots of goodies and is very useful. That, combined with Rafa himself as a teacher over Skype is an excellent way to learn the language." Dale - Netherlands. |
"Dear Rafa,
Just wanted to thank you that you took your time and build this page. In my opinion is the best page for learning Portuguese, I just love your way of teaching! I've already taken lessons in my country but now everything seems much, much easier!
Muito obrigada :)
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Just want to say that I have found your site on learning Portuguese absolutely great! I am planning to come over to Portugal early next year to live and try to find work. Like you say it takes time to learn a language and that is true, but I do feel much more confident learning Portuguese from your site than any book, class or tapes etc... Thanks for the great site!
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"Hi Rafa
Congratulations on your site, which I have just found. I began Portuguese just a few weeks ago at weekly evening class and, despite being a pretty good Spanish speaker, am finding Portuguese pronunciation hard going. Your section on this topic, plus the free lesson at front of site, are a definite help to learn Portuguese.Muito obrigado!"
Harry" - UK
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"Olá! Eu queria escrever só porque gosto muito do seu site! Eu amo o português!! Eu gosto do que você escreve sobre o medo e a mente quando aprendemos línguas.
Eu gosto de ler coisas sobre como aprender Português na internet. Eu aprendi Português enquanto morei no Rio de Janeiro por 6 meses e falando só com os Brasileiros. Ajudou também ter um namorado brasileiro. Estou aprendendo ainda, todo dia, mas tenho confiança em enfrentar qualquer Brasileiro para dar uma idéa! Hoje em dia tem tantos métodos de estudar. Eu vejo vídeos no youtube - entrevistas, programas de televisão, músicas - e ler os commentarios - isso é muito bom para aprender as gírias! É bom também memorizar as letras das musicas....
Boa sorte! Gostei do seu site!
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| "I have been deeply impressed by Rafa's structured way of teaching and his ability to identify the really key aspects for his students, thus enabling me to advance very rapidly without spending time on less important or extraneous topics." Diane - NY, USA |
"Bom dia, Rafa :)
I like your page and it is very useful for me when I learn Portuguese since I get a lot of information which is easy to understand. Thank you so much for your effort.
Donata" - Lithuania
"Olá Rafa!
O meu nome é Jakub. Eu só queria dizer que eu estou feliz de encontrar o seu site. Acho que ele é muito bom e útil! Eu tento aprender a língua Portuguesa porque tenho muitos amigos Angolanos na minha cidade - Cracovia.
And something I'm not yet able to express in Portuguese... I very much like your way of sharing knowledge and your sense of humour. Muito obrigado!
Jakub" - Poland
"Hi Rafa,
Your site is a really useful resource, and I found your comparison of the personal infinitive/future subjunctive very interesting – I happened upon it precisely when I was struggling to grasp the concept, thinking I may be the only one with this problem!
Alex" - UK
"Hi Rafa
This is a great site! I'm a British ex-pat and I have been living in Portugal for 15 months now, but I am still struggling with the language. I've spent a lot of money on books, CDs and language lessons.
I like the idea of practising my pronunciation by reading out the text but I think the text you have chosen is far too difficult. In my opinion, an easier text with more commonly used words would be more useful and make beginners feel less overwhelmed!
Many thanks again, it's a great site!
Jennifer" - Portugal
"Olá Rafa
I love the website!!! I can see that a lot of long nights and a lot of thinking went into this site.
Cenk." - England