Portuguese in 1 day
Learn basic Portuguese without effort

Why learn Portuguese?

Approximately 208 million natives speak Portuguese, which makes Portuguese one of the most spoken languages in the world. The Portuguese language is present as an official language on several continents. In Europe, it is spoken in Portugal while in South America it is present in Brazil. In Asia, it is spoken in Macao and East Timor. On the continent of Africa, there are more Portuguese speaking countries such as Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe and Equatorial Guinea.

There are many reasons to learn Portuguese. Learning how to speak Portuguese makes it easier to learn other Romance languages like Spanish, Italian or French since they are languages that derive from Latin, have similar vocabulary and share grammatical rules.

Speaking Portuguese contributes to deepening the knowledge of Latin culture by promoting a deeper understanding of its culture and history. You can read books in the native language of the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, the author of one of the best-selling books in the world "The Alchemist" or José Saramago who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.

How to learn Portuguese?

One of the best ways to learn Portuguese and the most efficient is with VocApp's flashcards! They contain everything you need in order to learn how to speak Portuguese. The pictures, pronunciation and Portuguese to English translation will help you understand and remember Portuguese phrases easily. This particular course was created by our professional linguists that gathered basic Portuguese phrases to help you in a conversation with a native. Here are some reasons to follow this Portuguese course right now:

• 1. Our basic Portuguese course was created by professional linguists that gathered all the most important Portuguese phrases you need to learn.
• 2. Multisensory learning will make it super easy to remember the new basic Portuguese phrases!
• 3. The lector will pronounce each basic Portuguese word or phrase to teach you how to do it perfectly!
• 4. The example sentences that include the basic Portuguese words will teach you in which circumstances to use this words and how to do that.
• 5. The course includes courtesy phrases, basic Portuguese words about people, questions and activities! You will learn Portuguese greetings, such as good morning in Portuguese or good day in Portuguese beside other important phrases that will help you make a good impression, as have a good day in Portuguese. You will also learn to give questions and will know how to ask how are you in Portuguese or how was your day in Portuguese!

The Spaced Repetition System will form repetitions out of basic Portuguese words and phrases that were difficult for you and will help you master them. Proceed to the basic Portuguese course right now to prepare for your trip or to impress a native speaker!

Improve your Portuguese vocabulary

There is an entire collection of Portuguese lessons and courses on our platform! They contain specially picked words and phrases to help you learn Portuguese. This particular basic Portuguese course has a continuation - the Portuguese: day 2 course. This basic Portuguese course includes even more useful vocabulary. It will teach you words for features, useful phrases, numbers and words that are untranslatable. Follow this basic Portuguese course to complete your vocabulary and develop your skills! There is also an entire basic Portuguese course dedicated to travelling to Portuguese-speaking countries: Portuguese for travelling. With it, you will learn how to buy a ticket, order something in a restaurant or ask directions in Portuguese. Everything you need in order to learn Portuguese is prepared so don't waste time and start learning with VocApp!