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The Portuguese language is spoken all around the world: in Europe, Africa, the Americas, and elsewhere, but the Brazilian dialect is the most widely-spoken worldwide. In the articles below we'll focus on Portuguese as it's spoken in Brazil, but along the way we'll cover most of what you'll need to learn other dialects as well!
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articlesdeterminersHow to use definite articles in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Study Resource: Contractions with the definite article in Brazilian Portuguese
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Activities: “How to use definite articles in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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nounsHow to tell the gender of nouns in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to tell the gender of nouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Gender of nouns referring to animals
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese noun gender reference sheet
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articlesdeterminersBrazilian Portuguese indefinite articles: What are they and how to use them?
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Activities: “Brazilian Portuguese indefinite articles: What are they and how to use them?”
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Study Resource: Contractions with indefinite articles in Brazilian Portuguese
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nounsHow to form plural nouns in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to form plural nouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Plural noun reference sheet
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determinerspronounsWhat are the demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?
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adjectivesHow to use adjectives in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use adjectives in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Pronouncing the ‘o’ sound in Brazilian Portuguese masculine and feminine adjectives
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Study Resource: Feminine of adjectives ending in ‘-ão’
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adjectivespronounsHow to express possession in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to express possession in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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adjectivessentence structureWhere to put Brazilian Portuguese adjectives in a sentence?
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Activities: “Where to put Brazilian Portuguese adjectives in a sentence?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese adjectives that change their meanings depending on their position
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pronounsWhen to use subject pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “When to use subject pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese personal titles
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adjectivesadverbssentence structureHow to use comparatives in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use comparatives in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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pronounsWhat are object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Contractions with object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese
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adjectivesadverbssentence structureHow to use superlatives in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Study Resource: Reference sheet for one-word superlative adjectives
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pronounssentence structureHow to use direct and indirect object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use direct and indirect object pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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prepositionsHow to use prepositions of place in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use prepositions of place in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Compound prepositions of place
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pronounsverbsBrazilian Portuguese reflexive pronouns: What are they and how to use them?
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Activities: “Brazilian Portuguese reflexive pronouns: What are they and how to use them?”
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Study Resource: Placement rules for reflexive pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Reflexive verbs in Brazilian Portuguese
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BP15.3 Study Resource: Contractions of ‘com’ with reflexive pronouns
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prepositionsHow to use prepositions of time in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use prepositions of time in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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pronounssentence structureWhat are relative pronouns and how to use them in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are relative pronouns and how to use them in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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prepositionsHow to use prepositions of movement in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use prepositions of movement in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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pronounssentence structureHow to use question words in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use question words in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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grammar tipsprepositionsHow to use ‘por’ vs. ‘para’ in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese verbs followed by ‘para’
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Activities: “How to use ‘por’ vs. ‘para’ in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Summary of the uses of ‘por’ and ‘para’
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verbsHow to use the simple present in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the simple present in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese verbs that change their stem in the present simple
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese adverbs to use with the simple present
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Study Resource: Verbs ending in ‘-ear’ and ‘-iar’
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Study Resource: Non-action verbs in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Regular verbs that change their spelling in the simple present
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prepositionsWhat are the most common prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are the most common prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Prepositions that commonly follow verbs in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Common Brazilian Portuguese prepositions
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese adverbials beginning with ‘a’
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verbsHow to use the present perfect in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the present perfect in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese past participle reference sheet
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verbsHow to use the preterite tense in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the preterite tense in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Irregular verbs in the preterite
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Study Resource: Time markers for the preterite in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: How to use ‘acabar de’ in Brazilian Portuguese
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auxiliary verbsverbsHow to talk about the future in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to talk about the future in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Summary of different ways to express the future in Brazilian Portuguese
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verbsHow to use the imperfect tense in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the imperfect tense in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese time markers to use with the imperfect tense
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auxiliary verbsverbsHow to use the future perfect tense in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the future perfect tense in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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grammar tipsverbsHow to use the preterite and the imperfect tenses in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the preterite and the imperfect tenses in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Preterite vs. Imperfect in Brazilian Portuguese
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adverbsverbsHow to use gerunds in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use gerunds in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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auxiliary verbsverbsWhat is the past perfect in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What is the past perfect in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese wish expressions that use the past perfect
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auxiliary verbsverbsWhat are continuous tenses in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are continuous tenses in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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grammar tipsverbsHow to use the different past tenses in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the different past tenses in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Uses of different past tenses in Brazilian Portuguese
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sentence structureverbsWhat is the conditional simple and how to use it in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What is the conditional simple and how to use it in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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subjunctive-moodverbsWhat is the difference between the subjunctive and indicative in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What is the difference between the subjunctive and indicative in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: W.E.I.R.D. Expressions that trigger the subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese conjunctions that can trigger the subjunctive
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auxiliary verbssentence structureverbsWhat is the conditional perfect and how to use it in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What is the conditional perfect and how to use it in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Conditional simple of ‘ter’ and ‘haver’ in Brazilian Portuguese
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subjunctive-moodverbsHow to use the present subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the present subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Expressions that trigger the present subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese verbs with a spelling change between the infinitive and present subjunctive
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese irregular present subjunctive verbs
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sentence structureHow to use “if-clauses” in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use “if-clauses” in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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auxiliary verbssubjunctive-moodverbsWhat is the present perfect subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese and how to use it?
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Activities: “What is the present perfect subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese and how to use it?”
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Study Resource: Present perfect subjunctive after conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese
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verbsInfinitive verbs in Brazilian Portuguese: What are they and how to use them?
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Activities: “Infinitive verbs in Brazilian Portuguese: What are they and how to use them?”
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Study Resource: List of Brazilian Portuguese modal verbs
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese verbs that are followed by prepositions
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subjunctive-moodverbsThe imperfect subjunctive: How to form and use it in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “The imperfect subjunctive: How to form and use it in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Conjunctions that trigger the imperfect subjunctive
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auxiliary verbssubjunctive-moodverbsHow to use the past perfect subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the past perfect subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Conjugation of ‘ter’ and ‘haver’ in the imperfect subjunctive
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auxiliary verbssubjunctive-moodverbsHow to use the future subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the future subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Irregular verbs in the future subjunctive
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Study Resource: Conjugating ‘ver’ vs. ‘vir’ in the future subjunctive and personal infinitive
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verbsWhat are personal infinitives and how to use them in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are personal infinitives and how to use them in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Common words with preposition + infinitive complements
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auxiliary verbssubjunctive-moodverbsHow to form and use the future perfect subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to form and use the future perfect subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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adjectivesverbsHow to form and use the past participle in Brazilian Portuguese?
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auxiliary verbsmodal verbsverbsWhat are modal verbs in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are modal verbs in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese Modal Verbs Reference Sheet
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verbsImperatives in Brazilian Portuguese: What are they, how to form them, and how to use them?
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Activities: “Imperatives in Brazilian Portuguese: What are they, how to form them, and how to use them?”
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sentence structureverbsWhat are impersonal constructions in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are impersonal constructions in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Common impersonal expressions in Brazilian Portuguese
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auxiliary verbssentence structureverbsThe passive voice in Brazilian Portuguese: What is it, how to form it, and when to use it?
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Activities: “The passive voice in Brazilian Portuguese: What is it, how to form it, and when to use it?”
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auxiliary verbsgrammar tipsverbsHow to use ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Words for family members and other close relationships in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Conjugation of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ in Brazilian Portuguese (the most common forms)
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Study Resource: Most common uses of ‘estar com’ and ‘estar sem’
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Study Resource: ‘Ser’ vs. ‘Estar’ before adjectives in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Summary of ‘ser’ vs. ‘estar’ in Brazilian Portuguese
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sentence structureHow to make a sentence in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to make a sentence in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Common linking verbs in Brazilian Portuguese
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BP51.2 Study Resource: Common intransitive verbs in Brazilian Portuguese
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grammar tipsverbsHow to use the verb ‘ficar’ in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the verb ‘ficar’ in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Conjugation of ‘ficar’
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Study Resource: Common emotion phrases with ‘ficar’ and ‘ficar com’
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Study Resource: Fixed expressions with ‘ficar’
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sentence structureHow to form questions in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to form questions in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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BP53.1 Study Resource: Common combinations of prepositions and interrogative words in Brazilian Portuguese
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grammar tipsverbsHow to use the verb ‘ter’ in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use the verb ‘ter’ in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: How to conjugate ‘ter’ in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Study Resource: Expressions with ‘estar com’ or ‘ter’
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Study Resource: Common expressions with ‘ter’ in Brazilian Portuguese
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sentence structureHow to make negative statements in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to make negative statements in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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grammar tipssentence structureHow to tell time in Brazilian Portuguese?
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PracticeActivities: “How to tell time in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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How to say the date in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to say the date in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Vocabulary for discussing dates in Brazilian Portuguese
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adjectivesnounsDiminutives: What are they and how to form them in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “Diminutives: What are they and how to form them in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese diminutives
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pronunciationspellingWhat are the most important spelling and pronunciation rules in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are the most important spelling and pronunciation rules in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese Alphabet Reference Sheet
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adjectivesnounsAugmentatives: What are they and how to form them in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “Augmentatives: What are they and how to form them in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese augmentatives reference sheet
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sentence structureReported speech: How to say what someone said in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “Reported speech: How to say what someone said in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Direct vs. Indirect Speech in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: How to report different types of speech indirectly in Brazilian Portuguese?
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numbersHow to form and use different kinds of numbers in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to form and use different kinds of numbers in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese Numbers
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Study Resource: Table of the Roman numerals
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adverbsHow to use adverbs in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use adverbs in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Adjectives that can be used as adverbs in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Types of adverbs in Brazilian Portuguese
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adjectivespronounsWhat are indefinite pronouns and adjectives in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are indefinite pronouns and adjectives in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resources: Indefinite words in Brazilian Portuguese
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grammar tipsverbsHow to express “to become” in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to express “to become” in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: List of verbs of becoming in Brazilian Portuguese
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pronounsquantifiersWhat are quantifiers and how to use them in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are quantifiers and how to use them in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Forms of the Brazilian Portuguese quantifiers
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conjunctionssentence structureHow to use conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “How to use conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: List of common conjunctions in Brazilian Portuguese
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What are the confusing constructions with prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are the confusing constructions with prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Contractions with Prepositions
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese expressions with prepositions
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese expressions with prepositions
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grammar tipsWhat are the main differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are the main differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese
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grammar tipsverbsWhat are the most difficult verbs to learn in Brazilian Portuguese?
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Activities: “What are the most difficult verbs to learn in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese expressions with ‘pôr’
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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese expressions with ‘tomar’
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interjectionssentence structureWhat are the most common exclamations in Brazilian Portuguese and when to use them?
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Activities: “What are the most common exclamations in Brazilian Portuguese and when to use them?”
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Study Resource: Common exclamations in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Definite articles with country names in Brazilian Portuguese
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Study Resource: Nouns that are countable in Brazilian Portuguese, but not English
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Activities: “What are the demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Study Resource: Contractions with Brazilian Portuguese demonstratives
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Activities: “How to use superlatives in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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Activities: “How to form and use the past participle in Brazilian Portuguese?”
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