Complete A1 to B2.2 Curriculum
🇧🇷Course: PortuguesePortuguese is spoken by 260 million people across Brazil, Portugal, Africa and beyond — making it the 6th most spoken language in the world. It's melodic, expressive and deeply tied to music, football and vibrant culture.
Portuguese present tense covers three verb groups (-ar, -er, -ir) and essential irregular verbs: ser, estar, ter, ir, fazer.
Eu falo português todos os dias. / Ela tem dois filhos. / Nós vamos ao mercado.
Like Spanish, Portuguese has two verbs for 'to be'. SER for permanent identity; ESTAR for temporary states and locations.
Sou professor. / Estou cansado hoje. / A loja está fechada.
The simple past tense for completed actions. Regular and irregular verbs follow distinct patterns.
Comi feijoada ontem. / Ela foi ao Brasil no verão. / Nós vimos um jogo bonito.
Portuguese future can be expressed with the simple future tense or with ir + infinitive for near-future plans.
Vou viajar amanhã. / Ela será uma ótima médica.
All Portuguese nouns have grammatical gender. Articles (o/a, um/uma) agree with the gender and number of the noun.
O café está quente. / A cidade é linda. / Um livro interessante. / Uma pergunta difícil.
The subjunctive mood is widely used in Portuguese — more so than in Spanish. Triggered by wishes, emotions, doubt and impersonal expressions.
Espero que você chegue a tempo. / É importante que você estude. / Quero que você venha comigo.
Have you ever been to Brazil? — Past tense for life experience.
Yes! I went two years ago. I loved Rio de Janeiro.
What should I visit if I go there? — Subjunctive with SE.
You have to see Christ the Redeemer. And it's essential you try a caipirinha!
LingoNibble teaches Brazilian Portuguese: você as the default form of address, Brazilian pronunciation and Brazilian vocabulary. It is understood everywhere Portuguese is spoken, and we point out the main European differences (tu, tens de, distinct pronunciation) so you can recognise them.
Portuguese has over 260 million native speakers, making it the 6th most spoken language in the world. It's the dominant language of Brazil — the largest economy in South America — and is official in 9 countries.
Portuguese and Spanish share about 89% lexical similarity. If you know Spanish, Portuguese will feel very familiar — though pronunciation is quite different, especially in the European variety.
The subjunctive mood is used more frequently in Portuguese than in Spanish or French. The nasal vowels (ã, ão, em) are also unique and require practice to produce and recognise.
Absolutely. Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America and one of the world's top 10 economies. Portuguese opens doors across South America, Africa (Angola, Mozambique) and Europe.
Hello
Olá
Good morning
Bom dia
Good afternoon
Boa tarde
Good evening / night
Boa noite
Learn formal and informal greetings, introduce yourself, and master personal pronouns.
Master the critical difference between permanent traits (ser) and temporary states/location (estar).
Master gender (masculine/feminine) and plural agreements with articles o, a, um, uma.
Master present tense conjugation of regular -ar verbs (falar, morar, trabalhar, estudar, gostar).
Master present tense conjugation of regular -er and -ir verbs (beber, comer, viver, abrir, partir).
Master essential irregular verbs (ter, ir, vir, fazer) to talk about age, destinations, and daily routines.
Master possessive pronouns (meu/minha, teu/tua, seu/sua, nosso/nossa) and talk about your family.
Learn preposition contractions (em, de, a + o/a -> no/na, do/da, ao/à) and positional prepositions (em cima de, atrás de, ao lado de).
Express ongoing actions using the European Portuguese standard continuous structure: Estar (conjugated) + a + Infinitive.
Synthesize all A1 grammar, vocabulary, contractions, and dialogues in a comprehensive master review.
Master Simple Past conjugation of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs to talk about completed past actions.
Master essential irregular simple past forms (fui, estive, tive, fiz, vi, vem) to describe trips, events, and past achievements.
Master the Pretérito Imperfeito (-ava, -ia) to describe past habits, ongoing background states, and childhood routines.
Master combining background ongoing actions (Imperfeito) with interrupting completed events (Perfeito) in past narratives.
Master the subtle rules distinguishing POR (cause, exchange, route, duration, gratitude) from PARA (destination, recipient, deadline, purpose).
Master reflexive verbs (levantar-se, deitar-se, lavar-se, vestir-se) and pronoun placement in European Portuguese.
Master direct object pronouns (o, a, os, as) and their phonetic forms (-lo/-la after -r/-s/-z and -no/-na after nasal sounds).
Master indirect object pronouns (me, te, lhe, nos, lhes) and double pronoun contractions (mo, to, lho, lha).
Master the Imperative mode for formal (você) and informal (tu) advice, medical recommendations, and directions.
Synthesize all A2 grammar (Perfeito vs Imperfeito, Por vs Para, Reflexives, Direct/Indirect Object Pronouns, Imperative) in a master capstone.
Master the Present Subjunctive to express hopes, wishes, and emotional reactions in Portuguese.
Express doubt, possibility, and impersonal judgments using advanced Present Subjunctive structures.
Master the unique Portuguese Personal Infinitive to create concise non-finite clauses after prepositions.
Express unreal conditions, regrets, and hypothetical situations using the Imperfect Subjunctive (-sse).
Master the Simple Conditional (-ria) for polite requests, future in the past, and conditional outcomes.
Master giving instructions, recommendations, and direct commands using formal and informal imperative forms.
Master connecting sentences using relative pronouns (que, quem, cujo, o qual, onde) with correct agreement.
Master shifting tense and pronouns when reporting speeches, statements, and inquiries in past narratives.
Master structuring paragraphs and argument flow using temporal connectors (assim que, logo que) and logical transitions.
Consolidate B1.1 grammar (Present Subjunctive, Personal Infinitive, Imperfect Subjunctive, Imperative, Relative Pronouns).
Master the Future Subjunctive to express future conditions and temporal triggers (quando, se, enquanto, logo que).
Master advanced concessive (embora, ainda que) and final (para que, a fim de que) connectors with Subjunctive.
Master the Pluperfect tense (tinha feito / fizera) to express actions prior to another past event.
Master forming passive voice (ser + particípio) and passive reflexive clauses (vende-se, fazem-se) in formal discourse.
Master essential Portuguese verb-preposition pairings (gostar de, precisar de, insistir em, depender de, concordar com).
Master essential Portuguese idioms (dar a volta por cima, ter lata, meter os pés pelas mãos) for natural colloquial discourse.
Master structuring oral and written arguments, agreeing partially, and stating polite objections in professional contexts.
Master formal greetings, professional email opening/closing formulas, and administrative letter structure.
Master civic terminology, European citizenship rights, voting duties, and Portuguese social institutions.
Demonstrate total mastery of B1 intermediate Portuguese across all tenses, moods, relative syntax, and formal communications.
Master the Compound Future Subjunctive (ter + participle) to express future actions completed before another time limit.
Learn to use the synthetic passive voice (passivizing 'se') with strict verbal agreement in official reports and corporate documents.
Master the Compound Conditional (teria / haveria + participle) to analyze counterfactual scenarios, regret decisions, or evaluate unachieved outcomes.
Incorporate erudite Portuguese idiomatic expressions and metaphorical connectors to achieve native-level naturalness in high-level debates.
Master formal formulas of courtesy, protocol greetings, academic requests, and institutional letter structures in cultured Portuguese.
Master erudite connectors (não obstante, conquanto, posto que, porquanto) and their impact on verbal mood in essays and formal debates.
Use the Future Perfect Indicative (terá + participle) to express future actions completed before another moment or assumptions about the past.
Master subject-verb inversion, anastrophe, and figures of speech of the literary and essayistic register of contemporary Portuguese authors.
Deepen the compound counterfactual structure (se tivéssemos + participle... teríamos + participle) in high-complexity discourse.
Full consolidation of B2.1: integrate Compound Future Subjunctive, Passive Voice with 'se', Compound Conditional, and erudite connectors.
Master the Compound Personal Infinitive (ter + inflected participle) after prepositions (por, para, sem, apesar de) to condense subordinate clauses with extreme elegance.
Master solemnly prescriptive legal formulae (cumpra-se, certifique-se, haja vista, posto isto) and the drafting of decrees and formal regulations.
Learn to transform complex verbs and adjectives into abstract nouns to construct conceptual analyses of high intellectual density.
Formulate high-rigor historical counterfactual hypotheses using impersonal verb haver in subjunctive (se tivesse havido...) and compound conditional.
Master the resources of classical Portuguese oratory: solemn connectors (eis que, outrossim, com efeito, tão-somente) and the art of discursive persuasion.
Master abstract nominalization, complex conceptual structures, and elevated epistemological vocabulary in university settings.
Learn to draft treaties, international resolutions, and geopolitical negotiations using compound conditionals and advanced subjunctive.
Formulate complex scientific hypotheses, analyze Popperian falsificationism, and present laboratory research reports in high Portuguese.
Debate sustainable urbanism, gentrification, algorithms in urban life, and bioethical dilemmas of smart cities.
Culmination of the B2 level: integrate all subjunctive, compound conditionals, mesoclisis, passive with 'se', and the literary register of Portuguese.