Learn Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese, and we say so.
A 1,000-word frequency course in Brazilian Portuguese. The European and Brazilian varieties differ enough that teaching one without naming it is a disservice, so this course names it.
Designed by linguists and built with data.
Read the whole course freeOne Plus subscription covers all 11 languages, not just Portuguese, and the full Learn IPA course See what Plus adds
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Quick taster
3-word session
A quick mix of exercises - recognise, recall, type and build each word. Miss one and it comes back round until it sticks.
Graded reader
O pai em casa
Only words the course has taught
. : . .
Dad is at home. He says: everything is fine. But I have no time.
Tap any word for its word page
Read Portuguese from the first week.
50 graded readers, each written only from words the course has already taught, in Brazilian Portuguese throughout rather than a neutral written standard nobody speaks.
Browse Portuguese storiesGrammar that treats you like an adult.
Ele e doente and ele esta doente are both correct and mean different things. Ser is what something is; estar is the condition it is in.
Explore Portuguese grammarPresent tense
falar
to speak - Regular -ar verb
- eu
- falo
- voce
- fala
- ele / ela
- fala
- nos
- falamos
- voces
- falam
- eles / elas
- falam
Brazilian Portuguese has largely standardised on voce, so the paradigm a learner actually needs is shorter than the one in most textbooks.
Built for Portuguese, specifically
Not one course photocopied eleven times. Each language gets the tools its own difficulties actually call for.
The Learn IPA course comes with it
One Plus subscription gets you the Portuguese course and the full Learn IPA course: ten lessons, every drill, and the same words heard in two English accents, General American and British RP. The Portuguese IPA chart then covers the nasal vowels, the nasal diphthongs and the r system, Brazilian and European, so you can read any Portuguese pronunciation in a dictionary.
Portuguese by the numbers
Counted from the course, not rounded up for the brochure.
- words in the course
- 1000
- grammar guides
- 54
- graded readers
- 50
words in the course
grammar guides
graded readers
Certification
Prove your Portuguese
A timed exam on the words that matter most: recognition, listening, recall and a reading passage. Pass with 80% and the certificate is yours, with its own verification link for LinkedIn or a CV.
Every way to learn Portuguese
The course is the spine, but every part of it stands on its own.
Courses
- Online AppThe course as a game: a trail, streaks and XP
- Online Coursebook1,000 words in order: words, grammar, stories
- Just DrillPick a word list, or build your own, and drill it
- IntroductionHow the course works, and where to begin
- GCSE journey mapThe GCSE course as a trail
- GCSE coursebookThe GCSE specification, in its own order
- What is a GCSE?The exam, its tiers, and how it compares to CEFR
Read
Words and sounds
Play
Teach and print
Read real Portuguese stories from chapter 1
Graded stories, a grammar article and drill for every point, a whole games arcade, printable worksheets and lessons by email. One account, every language.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
Start Portuguese at word one.
Every word and grammar lesson is free to read, and stays that way. Plus adds every graded reader past chapter 2, the story drills, grammar practice, games, printables and lessons by email: free for a week, then $5 a month - one subscription for every course on the site, not just Portuguese, and the full Learn IPA course with it.