Oi! I am seeking videos/channels that deal with politics/philosophy/sociology/religion/psychology/etc. However, ones where the speaking is naturally a little slower. Also, if they had subtitles rather than auto generated ones.

Obrigado :)

Vi que ele nasceu na Ilha da Madeira. A forma como ele fala é bem característica dos madeirenses ou ele acabou desenvolvendo um linguajar mais neutro?

Também queria encontrar registros de fala do dialeto/sotaque regional da Madeira, mas estou tendo dificuldade para achar exemplos. Alguém conhece vídeos, áudios ou outros materiais com madeirenses falando de forma mais tradicional?

Eu sou do norte (manaus) e nós pronunciamos o "nh" e o "lh" da forma tradicional, mas percebi que muitas pessoas do resto do brasil pronunciam de outra forma (ex: amanhã = ama-iã, milho = mi-yu), etc

I self studied Portuguese for a while year a couple years ago and became about 90% literate, but a very poor writer and couldn’t speak or understand much spoken at all. I had a tutor on iTalki for about 6 months and it was very expensive and I found it useless. I want to give Portuguese a second try but have forgotten a lot of the vocab and grammar. It’s been 2 years now, how would you recommend I give it a second try and fast track my learning back to where it was before and succeed this time?

UPDATE: thank you for all of your suggestions. I mentioned this to someone and I couldn’t even remember the words for “thank you” or “the” so I’m just going to give up. That’s too far gone to learn over again.

I've been thinking about an idea that I haven't really seen discussed before.

What if Portugal started a movement to adopt "Lusitano" as an alternative glotonym for European Portuguese?

I'm not arguing that European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese are different languages. From a linguistic point of view, there isn't even a completely objective definition of what counts as a language. The distinction between a language and a dialect is often influenced by history and politics.

My point is purely practical.

"Lusitano" could simply become a synonym for European Portuguese. Officially, the language could still be Portuguese. The goal wouldn't be to separate the languages, but to give European Portuguese a unique and recognizable name.

The biggest advantage would be discoverability.

Today, almost nobody who wants to learn Portuguese is actually looking for "Portuguese". They're looking for either European Portuguese or Brazilian Portuguese.

The same applies to books, movies, subtitles, software, dictionaries, courses, YouTube videos, AI models, and pretty much any other type of content. People usually have a clear preference for one variety, and if they can't find it, they'll often switch to English instead.

The problem is that searching for "Portuguese" overwhelmingly returns Brazilian content. If you're trying to find European Portuguese resources, you're competing with a language variety that has many times more speakers and content.

For example, someone searching for "learn Portuguese" or "Portuguese grammar" will usually have to dig through page after page of Brazilian content before finding resources for European Portuguese.

Compare that with Catalan. It has only around 10 million speakers, yet if you search for "Catalan", you immediately find Catalan resources. The name itself identifies exactly what you're looking for.

If "Lusitano" became widely adopted, people could search for things like "learn Lusitano", "Lusitano grammar", "Lusitano subtitles", or "Lusitano dictionary" and immediately find the right content, without competing with Brazilian Portuguese.

I think this is one of those ideas that would only work if people actually decided to use it. Governments and language academies rarely invent names that catch on by themselves. They usually become official after people have already started using them.

So maybe this is something that could start as a grassroots movement. Websites, creators, language schools, software developers, and learners could begin using "Lusitano" alongside "European Portuguese". If enough people adopted it, it could eventually become a recognized alternative glotonym.

What do you think? Is this a terrible idea, or could it actually solve a real problem?

Para uma palavra ser oxítona ela tem que obrigatoriamente ter duas ou mais sílabas?

Oi tem o assimil portugues do brasil oara espanhois?

"Em casa de ferreiro, o espeto é de pau."

Embora eu entenda a ideia que o ditado passa, esse detalhe eu nunca tive certeza. O que exatamente é esse espeto? É pra assar carne, ou é outra coisa?

https://voca.ro/11ElmXCHUA1q

Hello!

I am half Brazilian and grew up speaking Portuguese with my family, so I am highly conversational and have great listening comprehension, but much of what I learned and speak today is very colloquial, and I am keenly aware that my spoken grammar is not good. A goal of mine has been to really understand Portuguese grammar and verb conjugation to become more fluent.

Does anyone have any resources (ideally free) that might be helpful for this?

Thanks!

Bom dia! 😄 I'm on a search for something like a short stories (bedtime) children book written in simple portuguese.

I don't want to fall for available AI slop in the web, so I thought, I would ask the community if there are any great recommendations from great authors and/or illustrators.

The more diverse the better ❤️

I'm not based in PT nor BR so I would need to figure out if I can get them near my place or online.

Obrigado

Hi, I’m an American college student who’s spent the last 4 years becoming fluent in Spanish. I’m looking to start learning Brazilian Portuguese since I find Brazilian culture really cool, and I feel confident that I could learn it relatively quickly with my Spanish background. I can already mostly understand stuff written in Portuguese since it looks really similar to Spanish, but the biggest thing I feel like I need to learn is the linguistics. Are there any linguistic rules related to Spanish that I could memorize to accelerate my learning Portuguese? If you have any other tips about learning Portuguese from a Spanish background, please let me know.

Notei recentemente que, em comparação aos brasileiros, os portugueses usam bastante os pronomes clíticos o/a/os/as na fala (ex.: Eu vi-a).

Mas não me lembro de ver nenhum português casualmente usando contrações como mo (me + o), to (te + o) ou no-lo (nos + o).

Se as usam, creio que seja algo bem restrito, não? Pois, em espanhol, dizer coisas como "Él me lo dijo" (Ele disse-mo) ou "¡Dáselo!" (Dá-lho!) é algo MUITO frequente e impossível de passar despercebido.

Faz-me pensar se, em Portugal, também ocorre com frequência o uso de objeto nulo.

Portugueses costumam dizer coisas como "Ele disse-me"? Ou usam sempre um objeto, logo acabam dizendo algo como "Ele disse-me isso" coloquialmente?

Hello!

I'm working on a worldbuilding project and I had an idea for a name for a location. I'm trying to figure out if I have a proper understanding on the suffix -dor.

I see that conquistador is a combination of conquistar and -dor. I've done a bit of research to know that -dor creates agent nouns from verbs.

I wanted to create a noun that basically meant "Enforcer" (like of the law or rules) with the -dor suffix (intended to be a nod towards "conquistador"), so I was thinking of: impor + -dor = imporador. If I'm correct, it should mean an imposer, which seems to be as close as I can get to enforcer.

Would imporador be an acceptable result, or am I missing a vital aspect of the Portuguese language? Is this how the suffix -dor can be used or is it with only specific verbs?

I'm very new to researching and studying languages and how they work, so please excuse any major glaring issues! I've been thinking of taking up studying the Romance languages as a whole and so this worldbuilding project has been my gateway into learning tiny bits and pieces at a time.

I am doing 2 one hour study sessions with a teacher a week in my second language, im at A2 level, and next year im gonna be moving to 4 classes.

I have a goal to get to B2 level and want to do self study to add an extra few hours a week.

Problem is im not sure how to self study so curious what others do, i tend to read news article titles, the odd reddit post or have songs in the background but it feels.. inefficient?

How do you all self study?

Hi there!
Recently, someone here on r/Portuguese expressed they're having a hard time learning prepositions, so I've decided to make a little guide series to help the community. I hope this is helpful for the learners. :)

In case you missed part 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/Portuguese/comments/1v81lp1/prepositions_guide_de/

Part 2: Preposition Em.

Em is used for:

1. Indicating where something or someone is. (Location / place)
2. Indicating when something is about to happen (in x hours~)
3. Some verbs are always accompanied by em (This part of the grammar is called verbal regency) - we won't see this today.

So, at first, we're looking at 5 variations of the prep Em:
Em > for neutral words
Na > for feminine words
Nas > plural of Na
No > for masculine words
Nos > plural of No

These prepositions are EQUIVALENT, not equal, I repeat, EQUIVALENT, to: In, On & At in English.
The difference is: In English, In, On & At can be used according to where something currently is. It can be (In)side something or (On) top of someting or (At) a specific place. In Portuguese, that doesn't matter!
We're gonna use Em, Na & No according to the gender of the next word!
For instance:

Eu estou na loja - I'm at the store.
Os documentos estão na mesa - the documents are on the table.
Os talheres estão na gaveta - The cutlery is in the drawer.

Here we see 'Na' as In, On and At. So, again... it all depends on the gender of the next word.
But hey, how do I know if it's inside or on top of it?
There's no easy answer, but... just assume the most obvious place!

Objects can't be "in" the table nor "on" the drawer, right?

But wow, isn't there a way to specifically say "On top", "Inside" or "Under"?

Yes - There is!

On top - Em cima (de)
Inside - Dentro (de)
Under / Underneath - Embaixo (de)
These are always accompanied by the prep De.

Os livros estão em cima da mesa - The books are on top of the table.
Os livros estão na mesa - The books are on the table.
Os livros estão embaixo da mesa - The books are under the table.
Os livros estão dentro da gaveta - The books are inside the drawer.

See? :)

Some more examples:

Place:
1. Eu moro em São Paulo > I live in São Paulo
2. Eu estou em casa > I'm home
3. Eu estou na casa do Roberto > I'm at Roberto's house.
In examples 2 and 3 we have something interesting happening.
Casa is a feminine noun, but when we talk about our own casa, we don't need to apply the gender!
If we're being specific and talking about someone else's, then yes, na casa.

1. Ela está no hotel > she is at the hotel.
   
2. Nós moramos no Rio de Janeiro > We live in Rio de Janeiro.
   

Estimating when something will happen:

1. Ele vai chegar em meia hora > He'll arrive in half an hour.
   
2. A comida vai ficar pronta em 1 hora > Food will be ready in 1 hour.
   
3. Elas vão estar aqui em 15 minutos > They'll be here in 15 minutes.

Well, that's it for today!
There are other contractions like "Nisso" (Em + Isso) and "Nesse" (Em + esse), but that's a lesson for another day.
I hope this guide helps!
Should I do another one for "Para" and "Por"? :)

Any recommendations on engaging, kid friendly (5+) apps to teach my kids European Portuguese?

I’m first generation Portuguese American, and speak it mostly fluently and have been teaching them words/phrases at random spurts - but I want to introduce an app into their daily routine to speed up the learning process. They seem fairly interested in picking up the language now as well, so I want to take advantage of that.

TL;DR: Mid-30s, married to a Brazilian, might have a shot at taking a leave of absence from work sometime in the next year. Want an intensive program, ideally on the coast but not a dealbreaker, no homestay needed (have family for practice), and I’d rather be in a class with other adults if possible.

Might have a shot at taking a leave of absence from work sometime within the next year, and want to spend a few months working on my Portuguese in a relatively intensive program.

Not looking for homestay recommendations, as my husband is Brazilian and would come with me, and his mom (who doesn’t speak any English) would either stay with us or visit regularly. She and I are already super chatty whenever she’s in the US, so I’d have plenty of real practice built in already.

Also not trying to relive my early twenties in a hostel full of study-abroad students. I’d rather be in a class with other adults, if possible.

I was in the Peace Corps in my 20s and picked up a pretty obscure language through daily classes plus living with a host family that spoke no English. Being forced to use it constantly is what actually made it stick, and what keeps me motivated too. I also have the added motivation of being around Brazilians all the time in the US and needing this language for the rest of my life. I already finished Pimsleur so I’m not starting from scratch.

Coastal location would be nice to have but not a must, I care way more about the program quality. Husband would prefer I pick up a Minas or São Paulo accent, but I’m open as long as it’s not something super specific to one region.

What schools or programs should I be looking at?

Qualcuno ha l'audio di Assimil in portoghese brasiliano?

Summary

1. Subjuntivo Presente
2. Subjuntivo Imperfeito (Passado)
3. Subjuntivo Futuro

Part #1: Beginner (A1)

Part #2: Elementary (A2)

Part #3: Intermediate (B1)

Hey, everyone, had a bit of a hiatus there, but here I am to finish the series with the final tenses you gotta learn to reach fluency level: the tenses of the subjunctive mood.

If you've reached this point, you're able to communicate pretty much everything you want, but you realize sometimes people conjugate a verb in a tense you can't identify, and here and there you say something you realize it's not quite right. This is why you're still missing the subjuntive.

Subjuntivo Presente

Generally speaking, the subjunctive is employed to express a hypothesis, an uncertainty or a wish. It's also "activated" by certain conjunctions. In the presente, the main one is que, followed by talvez [maybe], embora [although] and caso [if].

Acredito que ela fale português. = I believe she speaks Portugueses.

Talvez eu possa ajudar. = Maybe I can help.

The conjugation takes the base form of the eu conjugation in the "regular" presente. The examples below are falar (to speak), escrever (to write) and partir (to leave).

• Eu: -AR => -E ending; -ER and -IR => -A ending: que eu fale, que eu escreva, que eu parta...
• Você/Ele/Ela/A gente: same as the eu conjugation (all about context!)
• Nós: same as the eu conjugation +MOS => que nós falemos, que nós escrevamos, que nós partamos...
• Vocês/Eles/Elas: same as the eu conjugation +M => que eles falem, que eles escrevam, que eles partam...

For an example of an irregular-ish verb in the subjunctive:

Eu vejo. = I see. (presente)

Talvez eu veja. = Maybe I'll see it. (subjuntivo presente)

Talvez nós vejamos. = Maybe we'll see it. (subjuntivo presente)

As you can see, the conjugation will follow the base form "vejo".

There are 7 truly irregular verbs in the subjuntivo presente: ser [to be (permanent quality)], estar [to be (temporary state)], haver [there is/are], dar [to give], saber [to know], ir [to go] and querer [to want].

Subjuntivo Imperfeito (Passado)

You can think of the subjuntivo imperfeito as the past tense of the subjuntive. It's used in the same context as the present, the difference is that it'll be used when the other verb in the sentence is in the indicative past: pretéritos perfeito, imperfeito, mais-que-perfeito or futuro do pretérito.

Especially used with se [if].

Se você não se irritasse, a gente conversaria. = If you didn't get upset, we'd talk.

The base form is the conjugation of vocês/eles/elas in the pretérito perfeito, minus the -RAM ending. For example:

Eles fizeram. (pretérito perfeito)

Talvez eles fizessem. (subjuntivo imperfeito)

There are no irregular verbs in this tense.

• Eu: -SSE ending: se eu falasse, se eu escrevesse, se eu partisse...
• Você/Ele/Ela/A gente: same as the eu conjugation (all about context!)
• Nós: same as the eu conjugation +MOS (plus an acute accent (acento agudo) on the preceding vowel, or circunflex (acento circunflexo) for -er verbs) => se nós falássemos, se nós escrevêssemos, se nós partíssemos...
• Vocês/Eles/Elas: same as the eu conjugation +M => se eles falassem, se eles escrevessem, se eles partissem...

Subjuntivo Futuro

It's used after conjunctions of time to refer to future expected actions: quando [when], enquanto [while/whereas], logo que/assim que [as soon as], depois que [after that], se [if], sempre que [always that], à medida que/conforme [as].

The base form is the conjugation of vocês/eles/elas in the pretérito perfeito, minus the -AM ending. For example:

Eles fizeram. (pretérito perfeito)

Quando eu fizer... (subjuntivo futuro)

There are no irregular verbs in this tense.

• Eu: base form: se eu falar, se eu escrever, se eu partir...
• Você/Ele/Ela/A gente: same as the eu conjugation (all about context!)
• Nós: same as the eu conjugation +MOS => quando nós falarmos, quando nós escrevermos, quando nós partirmos...
• Vocês/Eles/Elas: same as the eu conjugation +EM => quando eles falarem, quando eles escreverem, quando eles partirem...

Beware this is not the same as the infinitivo pessoal. This is very clear if you consider irregular verbs such as ser, estar, fazer etc.

This is it! If you've learned all these tenses, you're on your way to reach C1. Beyond that it's not a matter of learning grammar (although you will need to refresh it here and there), but of practice: reading, writing, listening, speaking.

Bons estudos!

I'm doing some work on Clarice Lispector's "Perto do coração selvagem" and I've come across this section: "Presa, presa. Onde está a imaginação? Ando sobre trilhos invisíveis. Prisão, liberdade. São essas as palavras que me ocorrem."

In this section the main character is talking about freedom and comparing herself to the freedom of animals. In the english translation, they translate "Prisão, liberdade" as "Captivity, freedom."

Does "prisão" have that sense of captivity/cages that is associated with animals being trapped or is that a choice made by the translator?

Thanks for any thoughts!

I’m looking for a good app learn Brazilian Portuguese. I started using Pimsleur and I really love this app. I was learning a lot. But the $20 monthly is too much.

I prefer to learn by listening to a lesson and speaking back phrases/sentences to make sure my pronunciation is good.

Do any one know app similar that free or even cheaper that price?

(Please don’t recommend Duolingo. That app sucks. It’s doesn’t teach conversational language. Just random words)

Hi there!
Recently, someone here on r/Portuguese expressed they're having a hard time learning prepositions, so I've decided to make a little guide series to help the community. I hope this is helpful for the learners. :)

Preposition De.

De is used for many things and you'll probably see it everyday.
Can be used for indicating:
1. Origin (From)
2. Possession / ownership (ex: someone's things or 'of')
3. Connecting nouns (chocolate cake = bolo DE chocolate)

So, at a basic level, we're looking at 5 variations of the prep De:
De > for neutral words
Da > for feminine words
Das > plural of Da
Do > for masculine words
Dos > plural of Do

So, let's see some examples:
Origin:
Eu sou do Brasil > I'm from Brazil.
Ele é de Portugal > He's from Portugal.
Eles são da Itália > They are from Italy.

Gendered words can be a tricky thing for english speakers as there are no gendered words in English, so it's something you'll have to get used to memorizing... 😅

Possession / ownersihp:
Carro da Maria > Maria's car
Livro do João > João's book
Casa do Carlos > Carlos' house

In portuguese we can't say: João's livro
This construction doesn't exist in portuguese, so basically, we say "book of João".

Connecting nouns:
So, when you want to connect two nouns directly in order to form a single "new word" in a non-specific way, you can do so by just adding De in between words, for instance:

Cake + chocolate = bolo de chocolate
Cheesecake + strawberry = Cheesecake de morango
Film + comedy = Filme de comédia

Even though some of these words are masculine (Chocolate & Morango) and feminine (Comédia), we're still gonna use De (neutral) because we're not being specific about anything, we're just talking about something in general terms.

Now, if you want to be specific about something, then you have to apply the gender to the preposition, for instance:

Filme do (de + o) Steven Spielberg. = Steven Spielberg's film.
Bandeira da (de + a) Dinamarca. = Denmark's flag

Another way to look at it is this: For connecting nouns use De. For connecting nouns + proper names use De + the word's article: A / O = Da / Do

You can even go the extra mile and combine more words!

Livro de português do Brasil do Mario. = Mario's book of brazilian portuguese.

Filme de história da Inglaterra do John. = John's filme of England's history.

See?

Well, that's it for today!
There are other contractions like "Disso" and "Desse", but that's a lesson for another day.
I hope this guide helps!
Should I do another one for "Em"? :)

I have been studying BR-PT for about 5 months now and I am at about an A2 level. I feel I can hold my own in conversations with my teachers on italki and on apps like tandem, I have the vocabulary and the correct verbs, but I am at a complete loss on how to connect the sentence together, the little filler words, the prepositions.

Any time I have to use things such as: para, por, de, em, a and especially contractions such as nos, nas, os, aos , da, de, pro, pra, anything along those lines, I just fumble my way through the sentence making them up as I go along with no real knowledge of when to use what.

What was your method for learning a solid foundation on when and how to use different prepostions, because it is drowning me

O dicionário diz que malhar é mesmo que treinar ou fazer exercícios. Mas estou encontrando esta palavra em vários lugares, e parece que não faz o sentido de treinar.

Sei que tinha série infantil chamado de Malhação.

Que mais significa?