Geared toward Absolute Beginners, this course gives you a solid start and foundation to build upon.
This is an introductory course to the Portuguese language as spoken in Portugal. Throughout the course, we will focus on the Portuguese sound system and basic Portuguese grammar.
You will also learn how to introduce yourself and day-to-day, useful phrases. Finally, we will discuss learning resources and strategies to support your learning journey.
After the course, you will have a basic understanding of European Portuguese pronunciation and grammar. You will also be capable of engaging in simple, short oral interactions. Last but not least, you will be aware of a variety of learning resources and strategies to help you succeed at learning the language.
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Beginners A2
This intensive course is for language learners striving toward the A2 level.
This intensive course is for language learners striving toward the A1level.
If you have just started your learning journey, you may find this course too challenging. Consider enrolling for the Clean Slate A0 instead (if available).
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Do you know what constipado means in Portuguese? It mightn't be what you are thinking...
Get a list of 50+ English-PortugueseFalse Friends and be surprised.
Spanish and Portuguese are both Romance languages sharing the same Latin root. As a result, there are thousands of Spanish and Portuguese words that look and sound similar and mean pretty much the same thing.
There are cases, nonetheless, where semantics have grown apart as time went by, which led to what we call false friends
Accordingly, false friends (aka false cognates) are words that look and sound similar but mean different things.
Now, words in this category don’t necessarily mean totally different things in either language.
There are many cases where they merely represent different shades of the same original meaning. Although used in different contexts, they are still semantically relatable.
Also, a Portuguese word can have two meanings of which the one with the least currency matches the dominant meaning of the Spanish cognate (and vice versa). These word pairs are often labeled as false friends as well.
With that said, let’s look at a few common Spanish-Portuguese false friends.