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I moved to Porto and tried everything: apps, textbooks, courses. Nothing kept me interested long enough to actually learn, so I started writing one short story a week with the Portuguese explained. Read the whole story
A scammer called my grandma and said he had all her passwords.
My grandma got a pen and paper and said: "Graças a Deus, quais são?Thank God for that, what are they?"
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This is how you learn Portuguese here.
- A short story in European Portuguese
- Translated and explained, line by line
- Five minutes, no homework
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A story arrives on Saturday.
A short story, quote or joke. Short enough for your coffee.
You understand every word.
Line-by-line translation and pronunciation, explained simply.
It sticks because it made you smile.
You remember the punchline, so you remember the Portuguese.
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Why European Portuguese?
Most courses teach Brazilian Portuguese. If you live in Portugal, or plan to, that is not the Portuguese you hear at the café or the câmara.
Everything here is European Portuguese, written and recorded for the way people speak in Portugal.