Master the rules of European Portuguese with lessons covering grammar. Lessons cover verbs, tenses, pronouns, articles, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and sentence structures. This category is designed for learners at all levels who want to build a strong foundation and improve accuracy. Communicate effectively in both written and spoken Portuguese. Explore clear explanations, examples, and exercises that make complex grammar easy to understand and apply in real-life situations.
The main Portuguese question words are: “quem“, “o que“, “onde“, “quando“, “porque“, “como“, “quanto“, “quantos“, “qual” e “quais“. We use these words to introduce questions. They are divided into separate grammatical categories: pronouns and adverbs (Pronomes Interrogatórios & Advérbios Interrogatórios). This isn’t a distinction you need to know unless you’re studying Portuguese for academic reasons. … Read more
Maybe you noticed é que after Portuguese Question Words in Portuguese. Although it’s optional, as it doesn’t alter the meaning, it’s very commonly used. Moreover, it’s advisable that you do. It will be said to you and due to the nature of connected speech, you may not understand what’s being said. But worry not, I … Read more
The Object Personal Pronouns in Portuguese are the words for me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. They are divided into three categories in Portuguese: These are also referred to as Pronomes Pessoais Oblíquos Átonos. These are the famous clitic pronouns in Portuguese (or should I say infamous). They are a little trickier to … Read more
Pronouns are always a little confusing to learn in Portuguese if you’re a native English speaker. This is because Portuguese has many more than English. In this lesson, we’re looking at Prepositional Personal Pronouns in Portuguese. As this title suggests, these pronouns will change in function of what preposition is used. In Portuguese, they are … Read more
In English, the Pronomes Pessoais Retos are referred to as Subject Personal Pronouns. This is because these pronouns take up the place of the grammatical subject in the sentence. In non-technical words, that means the words for I, you, he, she, it, we and they = the doers of the sentence. What’s 1st person singular? … Read more
The Ultimate Guide for Learners What are personal pronouns in Portuguese? How are they used? Do you need to know them? These may be questions you often have regarding this topic. Let’s find out what they are. In Portuguese, they are referred to as Pronomes Pessoais. What’s a personal pronoun? A personal pronoun (pronome pessoal) … Read more
Por is used to express movement through, cause, or means, while Para is used to express destination, goal, or purpose.Examples: Preposition Meaning Example Para Destination / Goal / Purpose Vou para casa Por Movement through / Cause / Means Envio por email The quickest way to finally clear up this confusion is: stop thinking of … Read more
A great way to practice directions in Portuguese is to give them! If you already have or are going to move here, more often than not, you’ll find yourself having to explain in Portuguese where your address is – to lost couriers from out of town. Granted, this happens more if you live in a … Read more
In this post, we’re looking at the Possessives Portuguese. They are used to show ownership. They indicate who the owner of a specific thing is or indicate a relationship between two people (and things too). There are actually two grammatical classifications for these words: pronouns and determiners and then another group of possessives. In this … Read more
When using Adjectives in Portuguese, there are more things to consider. Unlike in English, they almost always come after the thing they are describing (noun). And they also need to agree with the gender and the number of the noun. So next, I will walk you through all that, and afterwards, we’ll look at how … Read more