This page features free Brazilian Portuguese language resources available on gringotolingo.com. Each page summarises an essential language concept, including vocabulary and grammar. Flashcards have been added to some of the pages to complement and reinforce learning. You can also listen to recordings of words and phrases by clicking the text link where you see the speaker sympbol 🔊
You can follow the the learning path set out below and by clicking the links at the bottom of each page to guide you through articles.
Additional free resources are available on the blog page.
| Page | Content | Page type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese | Background |
| 2 | History of Brazilian Portuguese | Background |
| 3 | Pronunciation | Other |
| 4 | Greetings and goodbyes | Vocabulary |
| 5 | Grammatical gender | Grammar |
| 6 | Polite phrases | Vocabulary |
| 7 | Cognates Cognates are words with similar spellings and pronunciation to English | Vocabulary |
| 8 | Nouns and articles Nouns are words that represent people, places, things or ideas and articles are words like ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ that precede nouns | Grammar |
| 9 | Numbers | Vocabulary |
| 10 | Family and relationships | Vocabulary |
| 11 | Countries and nationalities | Vocabulary |
| 12 | Adjectives Adjectives are words that modify or describe a noun or pronoun | Grammar |
| 13 | Colours | Vocabulary |
| 14 | Personal pronouns Personal pronouns are words that replace a noun, referring to a specific person, place or thing | Grammar |
| 15 | Use of ‘a gente’ | Vocabulary |
| 16 | Possessives Possessives are words that indicate that something belongs to, or is owned by someone | Grammar |
| 17 | Prepositions and contractions Prepositions come before nouns or pronouns and show where or when something is in relation to something else (e.g. on, at, etc) and contractions are shortened words, created when two words are combined (e.g. can’t) | Grammar |
| 18 | Conjunctions (connector words) – words that connect other words, phrases, or clauses together (e.g. also, and, etc) | Grammar |
| 19 | Conjugating regular verbs | Grammar |
| 20 | Common regular verbs | Grammar |
| 21 | Common irregular verbs | Grammar |
| 22 | Difference between ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ | Grammar |
| 23 | Telling the time | Vocabulary |
| 24 | Days, weeks, months and years | Vocabulary |
| 25 | Weather types and seasons | Vocabulary |
| 26 | Demonstratives Demonstratives are words that point out a specific person, place, or thing, indicating its proximity or distance from the speaker | Grammar |
| 27 | Adverbs Adverbs are words that modify verbs (e.g. she talks loudly), adjectives (e.g. he is very tall) | Grammar |
| 28 | Object pronouns Object pronouns are words that help to avoid unnecessary repetition of nouns, allowing language to flow more easily | Grammar |
| 29 | Simple past tense | Grammar |
| Flashcards | a. Food markets flashcards b. Holidaying in Brazil flashcards c. Telling the time flashcards | Vocabulary |
| Other | Links to Brazilian Portuguese resources | Background |