The Language Lover's Guide to Learning Portuguese

2014-07-01
The Language Lover's Guide to Learning Portuguese

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  • Author: Russell Walker
  • Publisher: Aberto Publishing
  • ISBN: 0992959217
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 363

This book is a study companion written in plain English, which explains the things that you need to know to be successful in learning Portuguese. No prior grammatical knowledge is assumed, and technical terms are explained clearly and progressively. Exercises are provided to help you consolidate what you have learned and build your Portuguese vocabulary. Although the main focus is on European Portuguese, Brazilian alternatives are also given. Among the many things covered in this book: How do you pronounce words in Portuguese? What do all those funny little squiggles mean? What exactly are verbs, adjectives, prepositions, and pronouns? How do you know when to use 'ser' and when to use 'estar'? How do you use the personal infinitive? How does the subjunctive work? If you don't know your diacritic from your diphthong, you've come to the right place!

Fluent Forever

2014-08-05
Fluent Forever

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  • Author: Gabriel Wyner
  • Publisher: Harmony
  • ISBN: 038534810X
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 352

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book

2013-08-18
The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book

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  • Author: Fernanda Ferreira
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1440567549
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 256

"Contains material adapted and abridged from 'The everything learning Brazilian Portuguese book' ... copyright 2007 by F+W Media, Inc."--Title page verso.

The Loom of Language

1985
The Loom of Language

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  • Author: Frederick Bodmer
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • ISBN: 9780393300345
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 724

Here is an informative introduction to language: its origins in the past, its growth through history, and its present use for communication between peoples. It is at the same time a history of language, a guide to foreign tongues, and a method for learning them. It shows, through basic vocabularies, family resemblances of languages -- Teutonic, Romance, Greek -- helpful tricks of translation, key combinations of roots and phonetic patterns. It presents by common-sense methods the most helpful approach to the mastery of many languages; it condenses vocabulary to a minimum of essential words; it simplifies grammar in an entirely new way; and it teaches a language as it is actually used in everyday life.

Portuguese

2019-04-07
Portuguese

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  • Author: Daily Language Learning
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • ISBN: 9781092778503
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 146

If you want to learn Portuguese in less time, then keep reading... Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn Portuguese fast? Have you tried endless other ways of learning Portuguese but nothing seems to stick? Do you finally want to say goodbye to your tendency to 'forget most of what you've studied' and discover something which works for you? If so, then you've come to the right place. You see, Portuguese is easier than it seems. Not only will this book give you the basic grammar rules, but also many fun phrases for you to practice. If you've never studied Portuguese before or if you've studied it but you need to go back to the basics to get better, this handbook will provide you with what you need, especially if you are planning on traveling to Portuguese-speaking country! Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover: First Things First The Fundamentals Short Stories Basic sentences And much, much more So if you want to learn the Portuguese language fast, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

The Everything Learning Brazilian Portuguese Book

2008-12-18
The Everything Learning Brazilian Portuguese Book

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  • Author: Fernanda Ferreira
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1605502545
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 320

Brazilian Portuguese made easy--and fun! The Everything Learning Brazilian Portuguese Book makes Brazilian Portuguese a breeze to learn! Author Fernanda L. Ferreira, Ph.D., provides you with step-by-step instruction in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Learn how to: Understand Portuguese grammar Improve pronunciation Ask questions in Portuguese Have basic conversations when traveling, dining out, conducting business, and shopping Packed with dialogue examples, self-tests, and English-to-Portuguese and Portuguese-to-English dictionaries, The Everything Learning Brazilian Portuguese Book will have you speaking--and understanding--Portuguese in no time.

Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French

2018-06-25
Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French

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  • Author: Mikhail Petrunin
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781982953409
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 810

Nowadays thousands of grammar books, textbooks, outlines, references and language guides of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French are published year by year. However, all of them teach these languages separately. Here you will find a comparative grammar of the four major Romance languages together based on their grammatical and lexical similarities for you, lovers of foreign languages, to learn and compare Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French simultaneously. It is an audacious endeavor to find or create a novel way of learning to speak several languages and becoming a multilingual person. It took me over 3 years to finish the book. It consists of over 800 pages, 10 chapters covering all the grammatical aspects of these 4 languages. It includes over 1000 examples, 500 easy-to-follow charts and tables. It contains 138 geographical, historical and cultural facts about Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French countries.Below I will discuss several reasons why I decided to write this book and why you need it.1) First of all, this book is written for readers like you who are fond of or would like to learn Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French simultaneously or just to get an all-round knowledge of all these four Romance languages. It is designed not only for beginners who do not have an extensive knowledge of grammar, yet need a guide through the grammatical concepts of all mentioned above languages, but also intermediate and advanced students who would like to have a reference book ofseveral Romance languages at once.2) Second of all I spent many years learning these languages separately, which was a complete waste of time before I realized it. This book will hopefully save you a great deal of time and allow you to study and compare at a glance the four main Neo-Latin languages.3) Knowledge of foreign languages is fast becoming a necessary requirement for those who are involved in international business, tourism, culture and education. This book offers you four languages to learn, which will make you feel at homewherever you go, whether as a tourist or businessman.4) Learning several languages simultaneously or one by one will train and strengthen your memory and can help stave off such terrible diseases as Alzheimer's.5) If you have never studied several languages at once before and you like challenges, then you should definitely try it. Because it is a really entertaining and challenging task to do.In conclusion, I would like to sincerely thank you for preordering the book and your interest in it. I hope it will help youimprove your languages and become multilingual.

In Other Words

2009-05-26
In Other Words

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  • Author: Christopher J. Moore
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN: 0802718175
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 132

When ideas fail, words come in handy. But sometimes you can't find the right word, and what you want to say can't be found in the dictionary. English has its limitations, but the expression you're searching for may exist in another language. In Other Words is a unique collection of well-known and absolutely obscure "untranslatables"-linguistic gems that convey a feeling or notion with satisfying precision yet resist simple translation. This quirky lexicon of hard-to-translate words gives the reader a new way to look at the world and how words relate to us. The words are arranged by region or country of origin, and a brief introduction to each section-each done by a respected translator-gives insight into the culture of the people as well as the language. Each of these singular words is cleverly and thoroughly defined, with interesting details and references throughout. The search for that elusive mot juste may be over.

Conversational Italian Dialogues

2019-06-04
Conversational Italian Dialogues

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  • Author: Touri Language Learning
  • Publisher: Touri Language Learning
  • ISBN: 1794613927
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 140

When face-to-face with a real Italian speaker, do you freeze? Do you know how to ask for directions in Italian or communicate if there's an emergency? If your answer to any of the previous questions was 'Yes', then this book is for you! If there's anything more challenging than learning the grammar rules of a new language, it's knowing what to say and having the courage to speak with confidence. We know how you feel - You always try to avoid making embarrassing mistakes or not getting your message through correctly, but it will happen anyway. 'How do I get out of this situation?', You may ask yourself, but have yet to find a straight-forward answer. Until now. We have compiled 50 Italian Stories along with their translations, providing new Italian speakers with the necessary tools to begin effectively studying how to set a meeting, how to check into a hotel and even what to say during an emergency! Our Italian dialogues get straight to the point saving you precious time. There's no benefit learning words and phrases you will never actually use! If you want to learn Italian quickly and have a ton of fun along the way, obviously, this book is for you! How Conversational Italian Dialogues works: • Each new chapter will have a fresh, new story between two or more people who wish to solve a common, day-to-day problem that you will most likely experience in real life. • A Italian version of the conversation will take place first, followed by an English translation. This ensures that you fully understood just what it was that they were saying! • Before and after the main section of the book, we shall provide you with an introduction and conclusion that will offer you important strategies, tips and tricks to allow you to get the absolute most out of this learning material. • That's about it! Simple, useful and incredibly helpful; you will NOT need another conversational Italian book once you have started reading and studying this one! -Focus on getting from zero to conversationally fluent, so you can: -Travel or live in Italy or any Italian speaking country without relying on Google Translate -Join Italian conversations with your Italian speaking coworkers, friends, or family members -Date Italian-speakers without embarrassing yourself -Stop getting passed over for jobs or promotions for less-qualified people who are bilingual We want you to feel confident while learning Italian; after all, there should never be a language barrier stopping you from traveling around the world and expanding your social circles! So look no further! Grab your copy of Conversational Italian Dialogues and start learning Italian right now!

Babel

2018-12-04
Babel

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  • Author: Gaston Dorren
  • Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
  • ISBN: 0802146724
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 408

“Babel is an endlessly interesting book, and you don’t have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it . . . it’s just so much fun to read.” —NPR English is the world language, except that 80 percent of the world doesn’t speak it. Linguist Gaston Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world’s people in their mother tongues, you’d need to know no fewer than twenty languages. In Babel, he sets out to explore these top twenty world languages, which range from the familiar (French, Spanish) to the surprising (Malay, Javanese, Bengali). Whisking readers along on a delightful journey, he traces how these languages rose to greatness while others fell away, and shows how speakers today handle the foibles of their mother tongues. Whether showcasing tongue-tying phonetics, elegant but complicated writing scripts, or mind-bending quirks of grammar, Babel vividly illustrates that mother tongues are like nations: each has its own customs and beliefs that seem as self-evident to those born into it as they are surprising to outsiders. Babel reveals why modern Turks can’t read books that are a mere 75 years old, what it means in practice for Russian and English to be relatives, and how Japanese developed separate “dialects” for men and women. Dorren also shares his experiences studying Vietnamese in Hanoi, debunks ten myths about Chinese characters, and discovers the region where Swahili became the lingua franca. Witty and utterly fascinating, Babel will change how you look at and listen to the world. “Word nerds of every strain will enjoy this wildly entertaining linguistic study.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)