Why is European Portuguese SO hard?! [3 Tips All Beginners Need]

Why is European Portuguese SO hard?! [3 Tips All Beginners Need] – European Portuguese is not an easy language to learn. As someone who's been teaching it for a long time, I can confidently say that it’s tougher than Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. BUT! If you are relocating to Portugal, putting in the effort to learn Portuguese will definitely pay off big time in making your life smoother. In today’s video, I’m breaking down the three reasons why European Portuguese SO hard, to make the journey a little easier for you. Excited about this lesson? Let’s go! – Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal by Liz Sharma, a Portuguese teacher in Lisbon and founder of Talk the Streets.

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Someone once said: "Learning a language is an act of friendship". Friendship takes effort. Thanks!

[speakeuropeanportuguese]

As a teacher myself, I would not say that Portuguese is hard to learn. It is actually one of the easiest languages in the world to learn. The problem many students do face is understanding the spoken language. To be able to gain good comprehension skills, you need to listen to 'a lot' of Portuguese. When I learned Portuguese I had no idea about grammar. I couldn't tell a verb from an adjective and I learned fairly quickly! I am not even that smart (finished school at 15) But I managed to learn.
I also learned alone, I never went to school to learn, I never had a teacher. Well. Actually to say I never had a teacher would be a lie. Portugal and the Portuguese were my teachers. I watched soap operas, that gave me a good grasp of the Brazilian (which is much easier to understand). I listened to Portuguese music, I watched Portuguese quiz shows, the news on the TV, and films with portuguese subtitles - that gave me a good grasp of the word order, which does not actually differ too much from the English. Especially when we get into the compound tenses. This is a latin based language, you would be amazed how many words you already know.
So how did I learn so quickly. Because you need to listen at least (at least) an hour a day, to unadulterated spoken Portuguese. If you don't listen enough, you will never be able to get the melody and the rhythm of the language. If you are learning Portuguese - don't give up!

[UltimateMoralizer]

É verdade que Portuguese é um idioma muito difícil e complicado, mas estou tentado e estou progredindo devagar. Eu moro em Londres mas eu falo com os brasileiros frequentemente. É muito útil.

[michelipires]

I'd say brazilian version is syllable timed whereas portuguese version is stressed timed. There´s an interesting fact when portuguese people open the vowels, brazilians tend to closed them and vice-versa.

[sandraedward]

Thank you am trying it’s so hard but with your lessons I have hope thank you so much

[Phillip_Reese]

I was born in Portugal (Lisbon), studied there until I was 12 (boarding school, Colegio Militar), a little later when I was 15, just a few months, and all the other studies in Angola, and still I never learned to speak Portuguese properly. I do not know the reason, well, I know, I think, but the reality is that I have never been successful in any Portuguese exam, from primary school to high school. There seems to be no reason, but I have an idea. The same idea that made me renounce my Portuguese nationality. The fact is that I ran away from home when I was five, and again when I was seven, when I divorced my mother (in my mind), although I had to live with her for two more years. So I say you need a good Portuguese woman (or friend, or man) in your life to get the language right. I simply rejected my mother's language. The conclusion is that by fighting her through the language - I started saying a few words when I was five - I got nothing out of it. What I know now is that if you do not learn one language well, it will affect your ability to learn any other language.

[yooo-cbsf]

Heyy can you please teach us some small talk about peoples day e.g how was your day? what are you doing today etc

[Imjust.warmingup]

Portuguese is very different and hard, one of the reasons is because of our own way to express our toughts and emotions, leading to the use of words in a way that is intrinsic in our culture.

With the right Effort, anyone can achieve a good level of Portuguese, and grow even more.

[jdavid]

I'm a little bummed here, I like your videos and teaching style. I need to learn Brazilian Portuguese though.. if there are any channels you could direct me to it would be appreciated. Thank you!

[galina]

Love your lessons and wish to have personal school with you

[kareemdjerdjouri]

As far as I know, European Portuguese speakers combine a definite article with a person's name or a possessive + a noun - e.g O Riu, A minha casa. Brazilians optionally and usually drop off the article if I am not mistaken - e.g. Riu, Minha Casa

[lxportugal]

It's a matter of getting use to

Brazilians usually dub, but the reason is because they never broadcast anything from Portugal other than 2 or 3 soap operas (and they dubed them too).

The first time I watched Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs from Brazil, I couldn't understand the dwarfs... not a single one... and they are 7

[paulwakeling]

Sim, é bastante difícil 😕 mas o meu idioma é também (inglês).

As vezes, consigo falar ou entender alguns frases juntos em português. Sinto com uma surfista nova que levanta-se para alguns segundos 😊

[FantasyDungeonMaster]

For slavik speakers is probably the easiest foreign language to lern😂