Portuguese Language and Literature

Learn to speak, read, write and understand Brazilian Portuguese!

Love, Travel, Study, Work, Friendship-whatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners' Brazilian Portuguese will help you to:  

- Communicate      naturally in everyday situations.
- Build      your confidence with easy-to-follow explanations and plenty of practice      activities.
- Understand      and pronounce Brazilian Portuguese easily with online audio.
- Remember      what you learn with our effective Discovery Method.
- Focus      your learning and track your progress with practical tools and planners.

Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com.

Is this course for me?
Beginners' Brazilian Portuguese is for absolute beginners and those who've had some previous experience with the language and want to refresh their knowledge. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Brazilian Portuguese. There are extensive illustrations and tools to help you plan your studies and track your progress, all designed to support learning on your own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course, and it's the perfect resource to pair with a language-learning app.

Where do I go next?
Continue learning with Teach Yourself Complete Brazilian Portuguese. Have some fun with our Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners by Olly Richards.

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Learn to speak, read, write and understand Portuguese!

Love, Travel, Study, Work, Friendship-whatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners' Portuguese will help you to:  

- Communicate      naturally in everyday situations.
- Build      your confidence with easy-to-follow explanations and plenty of practice      activities.
- Understand      and pronounce Portuguese easily with online audio.
- Remember      what you learn with our effective Discovery Method.
- Focus      your learning and track your progress with practical tools and planners.

Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com.

Is this course for me?
Beginners' Portuguese is for absolute beginners and those who've had some previous experience with the language and want to refresh their knowledge. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Portuguese. There are extensive illustrations and tools to help you plan your studies and track your progress, all designed to support learning on your own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course, and it's the perfect resource to pair with a language-learning app.


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From DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide series comes a handy phrase book compiled by experts that is essential for any traveller on the go.

Whether you're asking for directions, ordering a meal, or shopping for souvenirs, the illustrated Eyewitness Portuguese Phrase Book is the ideal pocket-sized travel companion for you. Designed to help beginners understand the language and perfect their pronunciation, it is compact and easy-to-use.

From conversational basics to more complex vocabulary for transportation, food, shopping, sports, and health care, this guide has got you covered.

Inside the pages are "things you'll see" and "things you'll hear" boxes for each theme, giving you detailed tips so you're never stuck looking for the right expression. Supported by a 2,000-line mini-dictionary, this book also features the Brazilian Portuguese equivalents of words, phrases, and sentences for comprehensive learning.

For those with a taste for Portuguese dishes, an extensive guide covering the cuisine and methods of cooking the dishes has been provided too!

The Eyewitness Portuguese Phrase Book is a fun and quick way to learn Portuguese.

With over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Portuguese and English and a free bilingual audio app, DK's Portuguese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to learning Portuguese.

You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport, and much more.

Fancy becoming an expert in the language? Then open the pages of this Portuguese dictionary to discover:

• A guide to a wide range of useful Portuguese words and expressions.
• Structured sections around a theme (e.g. sports, food and drink, transport).
• Clear, attractive illustrations make the vocabulary easy to understand and remember.

Whether you are brushing up on your skills or learning the language from scratch, this dictionary makes learning and understanding Portuguese easy. The words are shown visually in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure.

Perfect for students, tourists, and business travellers, the dictionary is incredibly easy to follow, with thematically organised vocabulary so you can find closely related words on a particular topic. Portuguese English Visual Dictionary is incredibly easy to use and can be used for self-study or as a reference in the classroom. It is suitable for learners at all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Learn to speak Portuguese in just three months with this practical and comprehensive self-study language course.

Whether you're a complete beginner or wanting to refresh your knowledge, DK Hugo Portuguese In 3 Months will have you speaking Portuguese fluently in just 12 weeks. With a fresh new look and an accompanying audio app, the latest edition of this classic self-study course provides all the resources needed to speak, read, and write in Portuguese.

The 12 weekly chapters contain lessons on the key grammatical structures and present a range of useful vocabulary, along with exercises to reinforce your learning. The essentials of Portuguese grammar are clearly explained and tested in conversational exercises, giving you the authentic feel of the language. In addition to a written "imitated pronunciation" guide, which replaces Portuguese sounds with English syllables you're already familiar with, the new audio app also allows you to perfect your pronunciation - at home or on the go.

Whether you're learning Portuguese for work, a future holiday, or because you're interested in languages, this course is the perfect place to start. Learning Portuguese has never been so easy!