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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
Episodes
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/mal-vs-mau
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
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/bem-vs-bom
✨ Want more than just the audio? Watch the video version on YouTube for the full experience: https://youtu.be/IYpo0-vhXpU
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
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/15-verbs-unique-to-portuguese
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
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/15-verb-tenses
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
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/50verbs-present
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
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Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet PDF 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/tu-or-voce
Both terms, “tu” and “você,” mean “you” in English. So, how do you know when to use one or the other? Is one considered more formal and the other more informal? And how do Brazilians conjugate the verbs with each pronoun? Don’t worry, you'll learn everything in today's new video lesson.
Video "How to be FORMAL in Brazilian Portuguese": https://youtu.be/aobI54dT7_c
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Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
Watch the video to see the gestures here: https://youtu.be/Bn7TYyRFT_Y
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet PDF 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/70_expressions-gestos
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Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
For the best experience and to see the places I describe, watch the video version on YouTube ✨ https://youtu.be/Bn7TYyRFT_Y
Download your Free Transcript 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/rio-praias
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Friday Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 2025
Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet PDF 👉 https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/sim
Did you know that Brazilians rarely answer questions using the word “sim,” which means “yes”? Of course, Brazilians do use the word “sim,” but not in the way you might think! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to answer questions in Portuguese without using the word “sim,” and when Brazilians actually do use this word.
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