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Olá! I'm Virginia Langhammer, your Brazilian teacher. Welcome to my podcast!
I created this podcast to help you learn authentic Brazilian Portuguese.
In this podcast, I publish the audio of my YouTube lessons every Friday with tips on grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese. If you prefer watching, click here to go to my YouTube channel.
Since 2024, I have also offered a free worksheet with each lesson to help you practice what you've learned. Look for the download link in the show notes.
About our school: Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in teaching Brazilian Portuguese as a second language. We offer digital courses, group classes, and private lessons. We work with a team of experienced teachers who are passionate about teaching the Portuguese language.
Would you like to learn more? Send us an email: school@speakingbrazilian.com
See you in the next lesson!
Your teacher,
Virginia
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Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
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Should we say “todos os dias,” “todo dia,” or “todo o dia”?
What is the correct form?
All three forms are used in Brazil, but not in exactly the same way.
In this lesson, you’re going to learn when and how to use the terms “tudo” and “todo,” and I'll also answer some common questions about how to use the word “todo” in a few different contexts.
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Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
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“Nós vamos”(We’re going) or “A gente vai” (We’re going)? What is the correct form?
Both forms “nós vamos” and “a gente vai” are used in Brazil and have exactly the same meaning. However, in colloquial language, most people use “a gente.”
In this lesson, you’re going to learn when to use “nós” or “a gente” and how to conjugate verbs correctly with each of these forms.
We’re also going to talk about the other uses of the word “gente” in Portuguese.
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Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
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Did you know there are 18 essential prepositions in Portuguese? To speak Portuguese correctly, you need to know how to use all these prepositions.
In this lesson, I’m going to share with you a complete list of all the prepositions and examples in sentences, so you know how to use each one.
For the best experience, watch the video version on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/nxhu86lVxtA
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Friday Oct 31, 2025
Friday Oct 31, 2025
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Did you know that many words you use every day in English don’t exist in Portuguese? Today we’re going to talk about 7 words that are very common in English but don’t have a direct translation into Portuguese. To express the same idea in Portuguese, we need to use several words and often change the structure of the sentence.
For the best experience, watch the video version on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Xqhl0W_8oCg
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Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
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Video on "Bem" and "Bom" - https://youtu.be/IYpo0-vhXpU
Do you know the difference between the words MAL (with L) and MAU (with U)? An easy way to understand the meaning of these words is to remember that MAL (with L) is the opposite of “bem” (well) and MAU (with U) is the opposite of “bom” (good). In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to use the words MAL (with L) and MAU (with U) in several different contexts, with lots of examples.
For the best experience, watch the video version on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/kc-SHjimoHE
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Friday Oct 10, 2025
Friday Oct 10, 2025
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Video on "Mau" or "Mal"? - https://youtu.be/0yVtBRM5emA
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Friday Oct 03, 2025
Friday Oct 03, 2025
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Do you know when to say “cadê” or “onde”? In a few words, “cadê?” means exactly the same as “onde está?”, but there are many nuances regarding the use of these terms. In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to ask the location of things in four different ways: Cadê? Onde está? Onde é? Onde fica?
▶️ Enjoy this episode even more by watching the video version on YouTube.
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Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
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Have you noticed that many Portuguese words don’t have a simple and direct translation into English and vice versa?
In this lesson, you’ll learn 15 verbs that Brazilians use all the time but that don’t translate directly into English.
Often, you would need several words in English to express the same idea.
Learning these verbs will help you sound more natural when speaking Portuguese.
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Friday Sep 19, 2025
Friday Sep 19, 2025
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In this lesson, you’re going to learn about the 15 main verb tenses used in Brazilian Portuguese.
I’m going to briefly explain when we use each verb tense and give examples in sentences.
Of course, learning to use all these verb tenses fluently takes a lot of time and practice. At the end of this lesson, I’m going to give you some tips on how to deal with all this information without feeling overwhelmed.
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Friday Sep 12, 2025
Friday Sep 12, 2025
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Do you know how to conjugate the most essential verbs in the present tense in Portuguese? The present tense is the most important tense in Portuguese, but mastering its conjugation requires consistent practice and effort. That’s why I created this lesson as a conjugation drill to help you strengthen your working memory and automatize the conjugation of the 50 most commonly used verbs in Portuguese.
For the best experience, watch the video version on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/6qSkoQnL6rY
Learn Portuguese with us! Check out our courses here: https://www.speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/
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