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Legend: π free; π° paid including free limited trials
Courses
[edit | edit source]Comprehensive
[edit | edit source]These formal courses that cover all facets of language learningβgrammar, vocabulary, listening, reading, writing, speaking:
- π https://pptonline.acm.gov.pt - courses (A1βB2 level) from Portugalβs official High Commission for Migration π΅πΉ
- π° http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/en/activity-camoes/what-we-do/learn-portuguese/elearning - online courses from the CamΓ΅es Institute (Portugal's official cultural institution), A1βC1+ level π΅πΉ
- π/π° https://www.portugueselab.com/ - A1βB2 level π΅πΉ
- π/π° http://www.portuguesdeportugal.pt - A1βB2 level π΅πΉ
- π° https://www.transparent.com/ π΅πΉπ§π·
Live Teachers/Tutors
[edit | edit source]- π° https://portuguesewithcarla.com/ π΅πΉ
- π° https://www.portugueselab.com/ π΅πΉ
- π° http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/en/activity-camoes/what-we-do/learn-portuguese/elearning - Premium courses π΅πΉ
- π° www.tutorssaurus.com PT
Multimedia
[edit | edit source]These courses primarily consist of audio or video content:
- π° http://www.michelthomas.com/learn-portuguese.php - audiobooks available on iTunes and Audible, A1/A2 level, excellent explanation of grammar π΅πΉ
- π/π° https://www.practiceportuguese.com/ π΅πΉ
- π° https://www.semantica-portuguese.com - all-video course π§π·
Flashcards
[edit | edit source]These courses primarily consist of interactive word/phrase translation:
- π Duolingo - based on flashcards (spaced repetition), A1/A2 level π§π·
- π+π° Memrise - based on flashcards (spaced repetition) π§π·π΅πΉ
- User-created courses for vocabulary beyond the official contents
Book-Like
[edit | edit source]These courses primarily consist of a traditional book structure:
- π Wikiversity Topic:Portuguese - Two more different courses on our sister site Wikiversity π§π·π΅πΉ
- π http://www.learningportuguese.co.uk/
- π http://www.fsi-language-courses.net/Portuguese.aspx - old 48-unit course developed by the US government, public domain
Content
[edit | edit source]Language Guides & Blogs
[edit | edit source]- https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Portuguese/Contents#Appendix_B_-_Grammar - this siteβs grammar reference
- Wikipedia: Portuguese grammar - Wikipedia article; Wikipedia: Portuguese personal pronouns - tables of personal pronouns and possessives
- https://european-portuguese.info/ - pronunciation table, list of Portuguese-English cognates, etc. π΅πΉ
- https://www.practiceportuguese.com/vowels/ - interactive pronunciation table π΅πΉ
- http://www.cognates.org/research/mfcogn2.html - list of Portuguese-English cognates
- http://blogs.transparent.com/portuguese/ - language/grammar blog
Podcasts & Videos
[edit | edit source]- π/π° https://www.portugueselab.com/ - A1βB2 podcasts and videos π΅πΉ
- π+π° https://portuguesewithcarla.com/podcasts/ π΅πΉ
- π+π° https://www.practiceportuguese.com/podcast-home/ π΅πΉ
- π+π° https://www.portuguesepod101.com - podcasts and videos π§π·
- π/π° https://portcast.net/ - podcasts π§π·π΅πΉ
- π° https://streamnative.com - videos π§π·π΅πΉ
- π https://www.rtp.pt/play/ - on-demand streaming TV from Portugal's national broadcaster π΅πΉ (note: need to use VPN e.g. http://hola.org)
Tools
[edit | edit source]Dictionaries, Translators, Tools
[edit | edit source]- π https://en.wiktionary.org/ - multilingual free dictionary
- π° https://dictionaries.io - for ο£Ώ Macs: Wiktionary integration in Dictionary app π§π·π΅πΉ
- π https://dicionario.priberam.org/ - Portuguese dictionary π΅πΉ
- π http://www.conjuga-me.net/ - verb conjugations
- π https://translate.google.com/ - multilingual word and phrase translation π§π·
- π http://www.linguee.pt - multilingual phrase search π§π·π΅πΉ
- π http://www.corpusdoportugues.org - Portuguese frequency word lists
- π+π° https://readlang.com - Chrome/Firefox extension with in-context word translation and flashcards π§π·
Flashcards & Language Exercises
[edit | edit source]- π Tinycards - flashcard software (spaced repetition), super simple (good for small decks)
- π+π° Memrise - flashcard software (spaced repetition)
- π+π° Anki - flashcard software (spaced repetition), more advanced/complex
- π http://www.listeningpractice.org/start.php?lang=por - conjugation and listening/reading drills
- π+π° PortuguΓͺs de Portugal π΅πΉ
- π+π° Fluent Forever app π§π·
Speech
[edit | edit source]- π https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25639 - for ο£Ώ Macs: use the built-in Speech feature to read any text π§π·π΅πΉ
Language Exchange
[edit | edit source]Notable Portuguese community websites which might be good for learning portuguese. A way to meet people, practice the language, and learn the culture:
- http://portuguese.stackexchange.com/ - language Q&A
- https://www.tandem.net - for iOS and Android: language exchange app
- https://hinative.com/ - for iOS and Android: language exchange app
- https://www.italki.com/ - connecting students with teachers
- http://www.lang-8.com - language exchange site where native speakers correct what you write
- The Mixxer - Language Exchange site heavily populated with Portuguese speakers
- Orkut - Social networking site like myspace or facebook, which (for some reason) has a very high proportion of portugese speakers π§π·
See Also
[edit | edit source]- http://hackingportuguese.com/ - mostly π§π· but some π΅πΉ
- https://www.practiceportuguese.com/tools/ π΅πΉ
- https://juliedawnfox.com/learn-european-portuguese-free/ π΅πΉ
- http://www.learnportugueseinlisbon.com/portuguese-free-resources/
- http://www.atlaslisboa.com/learning-portuguese-tips/
- http://www.fluentu.com/portuguese/blog/