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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
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Do you know how to use possessive pronouns in Portuguese? Possessive pronouns are those little words that indicate ownership: MEU/MINHA (my/mine), SEU/SUA (your/yours), among others. In this lesson, you’ll learn what they are and how to use possessive pronouns in Portuguese.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Do you know how to use the word "jeito" (way) in Portuguese? The word "jeito" is used in many idioms and can have many different meanings. In this lesson, you’ll learn 10 Brazilian expressions with the word "jeito".
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Have you ever heard of a verb tense called more-than-perfect past tense (pretérito mais-que-perfeito)? Don’t be alarmed by the name of this verb tense because it’s very easy to use and easy to conjugate. This tense is equivalent to the past perfect in English and just like in English, it’s a very common tense you need to know.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
"O que você tem feito?" (What have you been up to?) Today, you will learn to talk about what you have been doing by using a compound verb tense called: “pretérito perfeito composto”. This tense is equivalent to the present perfect progressive (continuous) in English and as in English, it’s a very common tense you need to know.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Do you know what are the days of the week in Portuguese? And do you know the meaning of the days of the week in Portuguese? In this lesson, I’m going to explain the meaning of the days of the week in Portuguese and also give you some tips on how to use the days of the week in a conversation.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Do you know what is the difference between TUDO and TODO? My students ask me this all the time!
For this reason, I decided to make this lesson so that you learn once and for all when to use the word TUDO and when to use the word TODO.
To explain the difference between TUDO and TODO, I like to compare with English, because it makes it very easy to understand.
TUDO means "everything" in English and TODO means "every" or "all". Easy, right?
Listen to this episode to learn more!
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Do you know what pronominal verbs are? Many students have asked me to make a video on this topic, so here it is. In today's lesson, you’ll learn what is and how to use pronominal verbs and reflexive conjugation.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Do you know how to form the plural of words in Portuguese? If you don't know, you’ll learn it now.
The formation of plural words in Portuguese varies according to the ending of each word. In this lesson, we’ll study the plural of 5 different endings.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Did you know that nouns in Portuguese have a gender? Identifying the gender of words in Portuguese is a challenge for most Portuguese learners. In this lesson, you'll learn how to identify the gender of 4 groups of words.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Did you know that the verb “dar" (to give) can be used in many different expressions in Portuguese? Today, you’ll learn 10 different uses of the verb “dar”.
Click here to read the entire transcription of this episode.
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School:
1. Take a free mini-course in pronunciation
2. Subscribe to weekly YouTube lessons
5. Read my blog
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for beginners and one-on-one classes for students of all levels.
Aprenda o português do brasil. Learn Brazilian Portuguese. Aprende el portugués de Brasil. Apprenez le portugais du Brésil. Lerne Portugiesisch aus Brasilien. Impara il portoghese brasiliano.