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Docks in Lisbon, Portugal.

Portuguese Wikibook

Welcome to the Portuguese language Wikibook. Here you can learn the different parts to the Portuguese language through our grammar references and our course. Why not start with the feature word? Previous knowledge on a closely-related languages (Romance languages—occasionally called the Latin languages or, less often, the Romanic or Neo-Latin languages) like Catalan, French, Italian and Spanish might make studying Portuguese much easier.

There are several differences among the three main dialects of Portuguese: as it is spoken in Portugal (European Portuguese), as it is spoken in Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese), and as it is spoken in Africa (African Portuguese). While their written forms are very similar, there are some differences in the spoken language (both in phonology and syntax) that are specific to each of them. Galician, which is a language spoken in Galicia, is not a Portuguese dialect, as sometimes it is stated, but Galician and Portuguese can be seen as two dialects of the same language - Galician-Portuguese).

Brazilian and African Portuguese show a great influence in their vocabulary from aboriginal languages and Bantu languages which are not present in European Portuguese. Their phonology is more similar to older European Portuguese variants. Brazilian Portuguese also has several unique Americanisms.

Courses for Portuguese spoken in Portugal

Level One - Beginners
Eight lessons for the absolute beginner.
Level Two - Intermediate
Continuation from the beginner course.

A guide to Portuguese pronunciation

Courses for Portuguese spoken in Brazil

See also an alternative course in Brazilian Portuguese.

Planning

Introduction
Introduction to the language.

Level One - Beginners
Ten lessons for the absolute beginner.

Level Two - Intermediate
Continuation from the beginner course.

A guide to Portuguese pronunciation

Appendix A - Vocabulary

Palavra em Destaque jantar - to eat (dinner) (verb)

Nouns Rooms of the House Parts of the Body Days, Months, Seasons

Adjectives & Adverbs Common adjectives Common adverbs Numbers Colours

Verbs

Slang Slang (Portugal) Slang (Brazil) Common phrases

• What time is it?

Appendix B - Grammar

Articles Definite and Indefinite Articles Practise Definite and Indefinite Articles Common Prepositions and Contractions	Verbs Variation of the Portuguese Verbs Regular verbs (explanation) Irregular verbs(explanation) 'To be' in Portuguese: 'ser' and 'estar'
Pronouns Personal Pronouns of Subject Personal Pronouns of Object Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives How To Say "You" in Portuguese	Regular Verbs Present tense Conditional tense Future tense Imperfect tense Preterite tense Pluperfect tense Present Subjunctive tense Imperfect Subjunctive tense Personal infinitive
Miscellaneous Conjunctions Interjections	Irregular Verbs Present tense Conditional tense Future tense Imperfect tense Preterite tense Present Subjunctive tense

See also

• Online resources

• Learn Portuguese in German - Lernen Sie Portugiesisch auf Deutsch
• Learn Portuguese in French - Apprendre le portugais en français
• Learn Portuguese in Portuguese - Aprender português em português