[Mrs. Chocolate]

(05-09-2012 03:45 PM)porcupine Wrote:  

Português gato?

É, português gato! Querido, bofe, rapaz! E a lista aumenta. Não recomendo chamar ninguém de bofe. É bem gay.

[dk902]

I'm learning Brazilian Portuguese at the moment.

Could you guys recommend some good groups/individuals to listen to to help me getting used to listen to the words?

Thanks.

[porcupine]

Nom_De Guerre posted some fantastic links earlier in this thread.

(05-26-2012 01:27 PM)Nom_De_Guerre Wrote:  

There are some really good free resources for learning Portuguese that I found that I'd like to share. The University of Texas at Austin has something called Brazil Pod. It's free lessons with videos, pdf's, etc.

http://coerll.utexas.edu/brazilpod/index.html

There's a section called Ta Falado that highlights the differences between Portuguese and Spanish. I've used it and find it very helpful. The grammar lessons are especially good.

http://coerll.utexas.edu/brazilpod/tafalado/

Ate mais.

[Cr33pin]

Wheres the espanol language section? I put it in the search but didnt find any threads like this

I do want to learn Portuguese to, but one language at a time

[dk902]

Sorry I meant does anyone have any recommendstions for music - like Vanessa da Mata and stuff like that.

[Tigre]

[Mrs. Chocolate]

(06-08-2012 02:27 AM)Tigre Wrote:  

Are uou in love or something?
Let's put more party songs...

[dk902]

Thanks Mrs Chocolate and Tigre. I think listening to music and watching films are a great way to learn a language, I did that with Spanish.

Now to watch Tropa de Elite again

[dk902]

Just watched Tropa de Elite with Portuguese subtitles. Was perfect with helping to understand how the words are pronounced and the flow of conversation.

I speak Spanish so it was easy to read, but listening to Portuguese is completely different!

I think I will try to watch Cidade de Deus with Portuguese subtitles also.

Could you guys recommend some good Brazilian films to watch and a newspaper to read online?

What is the Brazilian equivalent of the Wall Street Journal / Financial Times?

[Mrs. Chocolate]

Our newspapers are more by state... but...

Estadão
Folha de São Paulo
Correio da Bahia
Zero Hora

[Tigre]

If you like Cidade de Deus, definitely get a hold of Cidade dos Homens, the television series.

Seasons 1 and 2 are the best episodes. After that, the quality of episodes tails off quite a bit.

[InternationPlayboy]

(06-08-2012 01:17 AM)dk902 Wrote:  

Sorry I meant does anyone have any recommendstions for music - like Vanessa da Mata and stuff like that.

Some real easy Portugues to understand in music:
Ponto de Equilibrio (Reggae)
Seu Jorge

[InternationPlayboy]

(05-27-2012 10:21 PM)Mrs. Chocolate Wrote:  

(05-09-2012 03:45 PM)porcupine Wrote:  

Português gato?

É, português gato! Querido, bofe, rapaz! E a lista aumenta. Não recomendo chamar ninguém de bofe. É bem gay.

In my Rossetta Stone, any time it shows a white boy, they call him "Menino." Any time they show a black boy, they call him, "rapaz." I felt the subliminal rascism.

[Downunder]

Hi guys
Just wondering anyone can recommend any good Continental Portuguese courses?
Also any grammar books as well.
learning basic to intermediate

Good in the sense that they found the course or books beneficial in actually learning Portuguese and not just reciting touristy phrases.

Obrigado!

[elabayarde]

I am thinking about doing this Portuguese immersion course during my last few months in DC before I come down to rio. It's basically class everyday for a few hours a day for several months. Also, they include living with local Portuguese speaking families. But they arent all brazilian families, some are from other portuguese speaking families. I met someone who took this course in dc, and they were fluent. So I am willing to invest the time and money. This will be my 3rd language BTW. Does anyone have any advice on how to maximize this few months before touching down in Brazil? Im looking for someone who learned from scratch to fluency, even thought this isnt the case for me.
obrigado

[Black Quixote]

^^^

With what company? I would be down to come back down for something like that if it helps me have another tool under my belt.

[Freedom]

I just learned this: "Eu vou te deixar molhadinha"
Saying it with my strong accent seems to escalate a bar conversation and create laughter.

I'm working on my street approaches. Asking for directions works, but just saying "Oi tudo bem, como vai voce?" does not spark a conversation as I hoped it would. Any recommendations for going direct in the day time?
Would this work "Desculpa, Eu vi você andando e eu tenho que lhe dizer, você está linda" ?
What should I say to follow?

[Mrs. Chocolate]

Sorry, but those open lines just made me barf. Please, don't. The first one, mainly.

(07-09-2012 09:40 PM)Freedom Wrote:  

I just learned this: "Eu vou te deixar molhadinha"
Saying it with my strong accent seems to escalate a bar conversation and create laughter.

I'm working on my street approaches. Asking for directions works, but just saying "Oi tudo bem, como vai voce?" does not spark a conversation as I hoped it would. Any recommendations for going direct in the day time?
Would this work "Desculpa, Eu vi você andando e eu tenho que lhe dizer, você está linda" ?
What should I say to follow?

[Freedom]

(07-10-2012 12:05 AM)Mrs. Chocolate Wrote:  

Sorry, but those open lines just made me barf. Please, don't. The first one, mainly.

Yes, please only hate, and don't provide any constructive criticism.

[solo]

(06-10-2012 06:45 PM)Tigre Wrote:  

If you like Cidade de Deus, definitely get a hold of Cidade dos Homens, the television series.

Seasons 1 and 2 are the best episodes. After that, the quality of episodes tails off quite a bit.

Does anybody know where I can get a hold of this series? I've looked everywhere on the net without any luck.

Also, suggestions of other Brazilian tv-series to watch are most welcome.

[Mrs. Chocolate]

Watch A Grande Família... It is so funny!

[Tigre]

(08-18-2012 05:10 AM)solo Wrote:  

Does anybody know where I can get a hold of this series? I've looked everywhere on the net without any luck.

Also, suggestions of other Brazilian tv-series to watch are most welcome.

https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/3956908/...tContainer

http://www.amazon.com/City-Men-Darlan-Cu...ity+of+men

[jargonaut]

Does anybody have a frequency word list for Portuguese? (A list of portuguese words in order of frequency with their translations)

The best I've found is this but it doesn't have translations:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary...e_wordlist

[elabayarde]

Does anyone know where I can get Tropa de Elite, with the subtitles in Portuguese.

[Hairyballs]

I want to learn Portuguese, maybe attend some classes

What city would be best? Also considering a reasonable cost of living