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Newcomer (A1)

4 courses

13 lessons

Start with a placement quiz

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Tudo bem? Part 1

How's it going?

Here you'll learn:

greetings
how to say "thank you" and "excuse me" in Portuguese

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Personal pronouns in the singular

Here you'll learn:

personal pronouns in the singular
formal and informal forms of address

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Tudo bem? Part 2

How's it going?

Here you'll learn:

how to say "bye" and the answer to "thank you" in Portuguese
how to say that it is nice to meet somebody
the definite article

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Tudo bem? Review

How's it going?

Here you'll review:

vocab from previous lessons
personal pronouns and definite articles
formal and informal forms of address in the singular

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Personal pronouns in the plural

Here you'll learn:

personal pronouns in the plural
"Nós" and "a gente"

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 6

De onde você é? Part 1

Where are you from?

Here you'll learn:

asking where people are from
nationalities in the singular and plural
forms of the irregular verb "ser" (to be)

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 7

De onde você é? Part 2

Where are you from?

Here you'll learn:

discussing language ability
the verb "falar" (to speak)

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 8

De onde você é? Review

Where are you from?

Here you'll review:

vocab from previous lessons

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation: "g"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the Portuguese "g"

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Eu moro em São Paulo. Part 1

I live in São Paulo.

Here you'll learn:

discussing where someone lives
regular "-ar" verbs
prepositions

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Eu moro em São Paulo. Part 2

I live in São Paulo.

Here you'll learn:

asking someone's name
reflexive verbs

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 12

Eu moro em São Paulo. Review

I live in São Paulo.

Here you'll review:

vocab from previous lessons
personal pronouns and prepositions

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 13

Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation: "s"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the Portuguese "s"

Beginner (A2)

7 courses

11 lessons

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Você traz os ingredientes? Part 1

Can you bring the ingredients?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about a shopping list
specified measurements
the verbs "trazer" and "levar"

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Você traz os ingredientes? Part 2

Can you bring the ingredients?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about recipes
regular verbs ending in "-ir"
numbers from 100 to 999

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Você traz os ingredientes? Review

Can you bring the ingredients?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the last two lessons
the verbs "trazer" and "levar"
regular verbs ending in "-ir"
numbers from 100 to 999

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation: open and closed vowels

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce vowels with ^ and ´ accents

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Eu adoro esporte. Part 1

I love sports.

Here you'll learn:

to talk about sports in your leisure time
the forms and meanings of "saber"
regular adverbs

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Eu adoro esporte. Part 2

I love sports.

Here you'll learn:

to make arrangements
the forms and meanings of "poder"
the use of "poder" and "saber"
some irregular adverbs

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Eu adoro esporte. Review

I love sports.

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the last two lessons
the forms and use of "saber" and "poder"
regular and irregular adverbs

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 8

The Brazilian pronunciation of: "d" and "t"

Here you'll learn:

how the "d" and "t" are sometimes pronounced

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Vamos só olhar esses anúncios. Part 1

Let's only look at these advertisements.

Here you'll learn:

to describe an apartment
the form of "aquele"
the use of "esse" and "aquele"

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Vamos só olhar esses anúncios. Part 2

Let's only look at these advertisements.

Here you'll learn:

where something is located
a few pieces of furniture
the contraction of "aquele" and "esse" with "em"
the use of "por" and "para"

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Vamos só olhar esses anúncios. Review

Let's only look at these advertisements.

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the last two lessons
the use of "aquele" and "esse"
the forms of "naquele" and "nesse"
the use of "por" and "para"

Intermediate (B1)

2 courses

11 lessons

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Queria ser locutora de rádio. Part 1

Listening and Speaking

Here you'll learn:

how to understand and have a conversation about work and dream jobs
vocabulary for various job sectors

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Queria ser locutora de rádio. Part 2

Reading and Writing

Here you'll learn:

how to congratulate someone on their success in business
how to understand and correctly use verbs with prepositions
how to correctly use the vocabulary from part 1

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Queria ser locutora de rádio. Review

Here you'll review:

vocabulary and grammar from the last two lessons
listening, writing, reading, and speaking

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Verbs 1

Here you'll review:

the past tense form "pretérito perfeito" of regular "-ar", "-er" and "-ir" verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 5

E se chover? Part 1

Listening and Speaking

Here you'll learn:

how to understand a conversation about the weather forecast
vocabulary for good and bad weather

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 6

E se chover? Part 2

Reading and Writing

Here you'll learn:

how to say what you would do if it were raining or sunny
how to build real conditional sentences
how to correctly use the vocabulary from part 1

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 7

E se chover? Review

Here you'll review:

vocabulary and grammar from the last two lessons
listening, writing, reading, and speaking

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Verbs 2

Here you'll review:

the past tense form "pretérito imperfeito" of regular "-ar", "-er" and "-ir" verbs

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Eu já vi esse filme… Part 1

Listening and Speaking

Here you'll learn:

how to understand a conversation about going to the cinema
vocabulary for the cinema and movies

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Eu já vi esse filme… Part 2

Reading and Writing

Here you'll learn:

how to recommend a movie and to talk about original versions
how to use the "pretérito perfeito" and "pretérito imperfeito" to describe an event in the past

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Eu já vi esse filme… Review

Here you'll review:

vocabulary and grammar from the last two lessons
listening, writing, reading, and speaking

Refresher

1 course

19 lessons

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 1

Shopping

Here you'll learn:

to go grocery shopping

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 2

The verbs "trazer" and "levar"

"Nós vamos trazer…"
"Você traz…"

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 3

Sports

Here you'll learn:

to talk about sports and exercise in your leisure time

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 4

The verbs "saber" and "poder"

Você sabe fazer ioga?
Você pode fazer ioga.

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 5

Apartment hunting

Here you'll learn:

to describe an apartment

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 6

"Esse" and "aquele"

"Esses anúncios…"
"Aquele apartamento…"

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 7

The last vacation

Here you'll learn:

to report about your last vacation and the weather

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 8

The "pretérito perfeito simples" of regular verbs

"Choveu muito."
"Quando você viajou para o Brasil?"
"Eu quase derreti lá."

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 9

Question words

"Com quem… ?"
"O que… ?"
"Qual… ?"

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 10

Films

Here you'll learn:

to say how you like a film

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 11

The verb "ver"

"Que tipo de filme você vê?"
"Você viu a cena?"
"O filme que vimos."

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 12

Leisure time and the weekend

Here you'll learn:

to say what you love to do on the weekends

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 13

The forms and use of "todo"

"A semana toda…"
"Todo dia…"
"Todas as noites…"

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 14

Eating habits

Here you'll learn:

to speak about healthy eating

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 15

The negative

"não… nada"
"não… nunca mais"
"não… ninguém"

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 16

Shopping

Here you'll learn:

to go clothes shopping

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 17

The direct object pronouns

me
você
vocês
nos

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 18

Feelings

Here you'll learn:

to talk about feelings

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 19

The "futuro do pretérito"

"Eu mandaria flores."
"Ela ficaria muito irritada."

Grammar

5 courses

15 lessons

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 1

Personal pronouns

eu, você, ele

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 2

Definite and indefinite articles in the singular

o água, o suco, uma coca, um café

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 3

Plural nouns

os garfos, as facas, umas colheres, uns homens

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 4

Plurals of words ending in "-ão"

Here you'll learn:

"-ãos", "-ões", "-ães", "-ãs"

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 5

Plurals of words ending in "-l" and "-m"

Here you'll learn:

"- ns", "-uis", "-ais", "-óis"

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 6

The diminutive

Here you'll learn:

"-inho/a", "-zinho/a"

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 7

Question words

Quem?
Como?
Qual?
Quais?

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 8

Possessive pronouns

meu tio, sua tia, o tio dela, nosso amigo

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 9

Combining prepositions and definite articles

no, na, do, da, à, ao, pelo, pela...

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 10

Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives

esse, aquele...

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 11

Combining demonstrative pronouns

àquele, naquele, daquele, nesse...

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 12

The reflexive pronouns

me, se, nos...

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 13

The use of "todo"

todo dia
todo o dia
o dia todo

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 14

The direct object pronouns

me
você
vocês
nos

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 15

The position of object pronouns in a sentence

Eu te vi na festa ontem.
Eles querem nos encontrar mais tarde.

Countries and Traditions

3 courses

8 lessons

Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 1

Expressões de cortesia

Polite expressions

Here you'll learn:

how and when to use greetings, compliments and other polite expressions

Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 2

Festas e feriados

Festivities and national holidays

Here you'll learn:

festivities and Brazilian national holidays
expressions and wishes used on these occasions

Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 3

Compras

Shopping

Here you'll learn:

how to write a shopping list and to reserve products

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Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 4

Esporte e boa forma

Sports and keeping fit

Here you'll learn:

vocabulary related to the gym, running, dancing and other sporting activities

Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 5

Viajando

On the road

Here you'll learn:

vocabulary related to transportation, travel and purchasing tickets

Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 6

Costumes e comportamento

Customs and mannerisms

Here you'll learn:

things you should avoid doing in public or when visiting a family

Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 7

Mídias

The media

Here you'll learn:

interesting things about newspapers, radio, TV and other news media in Brazil

Portuguese for Everyday Life, Lesson 8

Futebol

Soccer

Here you'll learn:

vocabulary related to discussing a soccer game

Specials

5 courses

8 lessons

Tongue Twisters, Lesson 1

Tongue twisters with "P"

Tongue Twisters, Lesson 2

Tongue twisters with "C" and "Q"

Tongue Twisters, Lesson 3

Tongue twisters with "X" and "CH"

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Tongue Twisters, Lesson 4

Tongue twisters with "F"

Tongue Twisters, Lesson 5

Tongue twisters with "L"

Tongue Twisters, Lesson 6

Tongue twisters with "R"

Tongue Twisters, Lesson 7

More tongue twisters with "R"

Tongue Twisters, Lesson 8

More tongue twisters

Words and Sentences

31 courses

10 lessons

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 1

Oi! Tchau!

Hi! Bye!

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 2

Expressões comuns

Common expressions

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 3

Necessidades básicas

Basic needs

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First Words and Sentences, Lesson 4

Recipientes

Containers

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 5

Expressões úteis

Useful expressions

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 6

De 1 a 10

From 1 to 10

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 7

De 11 a 20

From 11 to 20

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 8

Lugares importantes

Important places

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 9

Sinalização

Signage

First Words and Sentences, Lesson 10

Cores básicas

Basic colors

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