Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese

Master essential language skills to build your confidence in basic Portuguese

Whether you are learning on your own with a textbook or taking a beginning class, “Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese” will support your study and build your confidence in your new language. Each bite-sized lesson of this proven guide focuses on essential vocabulary and key grammar concepts, illustrated with clear examples. You will then learn to communicate in authentic Portuguese: how to meet new people, engage in small talk, express ideas, and more.

“Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese” will help you master:

• High-frequency vocabulary

• Ser vs. estar, saber vs. con hecer, ter and its uses

• Sets of flashcards for all the vocabulary lists

• Superlatives and comparisons: tão and tanto

• Continental Portuguese and Brazilian variants

• Verb tenses, sentence structure, and more