So we all use google on a daily basis, Why not use it's Brazilian version. That way you can use the news,
translator
and gmail. Not to mention the maps, and calendar features.
Also use wikipedia if you can't find something in a dictionary.
Monday, April 6, 2009
University of Austin Resources
So here are some great resources from the University of Texas Austin.
The university compiled a group of Portuguese speakers from around Brazil and Portugal with a variety of accents talking about daily activities. They filmed them, then transcribed and translated everything. It's great for improving comprehension.
Another project they did was Tá Falado. A fun informal conversation based podcast with transcript that focuses on the differences between Spanish and Portuguese.
The university compiled a group of Portuguese speakers from around Brazil and Portugal with a variety of accents talking about daily activities. They filmed them, then transcribed and translated everything. It's great for improving comprehension.
Another project they did was Tá Falado. A fun informal conversation based podcast with transcript that focuses on the differences between Spanish and Portuguese.
Friday, April 3, 2009
How to Learn Portuguese Pt. 1 News
How to Learn Portuguese?
When I was beginning to learn Portuguese I found it difficult to find fun resources. However there are great materials on the internet. I'm going to share a few that took me years to find.
News
Deutsche Welle
A great source for articles from all over the World with a focus on Portuguese speaking nations.
Definitely listen to their Podcast which appears twice daily. The reporters are from many different Luso (Portuguese speaking) countries. This audio program gives you the chance to improve your comprehension of different accents, as well as vocabulary about current events.
Exame is a Brazilian magazine that focuses on Business, Economics, and Marketing. Each week they choose a few articles to be recorded in podcast format. You can search their audio archives and find all recorded articles. You can google the title of the article and read along with a native speaker. The articles are interesting, well written and fun. Improves your pronunciation, vocabulary, comprehension.
BBC Brasil has a great website with videos, radio shows and articles about a variety of topics.
other magazines and newspapers:
Epoca
Veja
Folha de Sao Paulo
Plenty to get you started!
News
Deutsche Welle
A great source for articles from all over the World with a focus on Portuguese speaking nations.
Definitely listen to their Podcast which appears twice daily. The reporters are from many different Luso (Portuguese speaking) countries. This audio program gives you the chance to improve your comprehension of different accents, as well as vocabulary about current events.
Exame is a Brazilian magazine that focuses on Business, Economics, and Marketing. Each week they choose a few articles to be recorded in podcast format. You can search their audio archives and find all recorded articles. You can google the title of the article and read along with a native speaker. The articles are interesting, well written and fun. Improves your pronunciation, vocabulary, comprehension.
BBC Brasil has a great website with videos, radio shows and articles about a variety of topics.
other magazines and newspapers:
Epoca
Veja
Folha de Sao Paulo
Plenty to get you started!
Why Learn Portuguese
Why Learn Portuguese?
- Portuguese is the 6th most spoken language of the world,
- Portuguese is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal , São Tomé and Príncipe and Mozambique. It is also one of the official languages of the special administrative region of Macau and East Timor.
- More people speak Portuguese than French, German, Italian or Japanese.
- Brazil covers one half of the area of South America; is the 2nd industrial power of the Americas and is the 8th economy of the world.
- Portugal is the sister language and culture to Spain and France.
- Portuguese is easy to learn for English speakers and for students of Spanish and French.
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