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Pronúncia - Português Europeu / Pronunciation - European Portuguese
Learn European Portuguese - Learn PT-PT made a 12 video playlist about European Portuguese pronunciation. She goes through all the tricky sounds like ão and lh, but she also has four videos dedicated to the surprisingly difficult pronunciation of the letter X. She speaks in European Portuguese throughout the videos, but she speaks slowly and very clearly. Subtitles are not available, but the video itself includes the text in Portuguese and the English translation.
This video by Karolinti is perfect for beginners who want to expand their European Portuguese vocabulary to talk about parts of a house. She speaks in English, except when explaining how to pronounce the Portuguese words. She uses images and includes the text for each vocabulary word in English and Portuguese. Only auto-generated English subtitles are available.
Portuguese Dips talks about high quality online resource for beginner and lower intermediate European Portuguese language learners. In this video, he mentions:
- Portuguese Dips
- Portuguesepedia
- Italki
- Tandem
- Mia Esmeriz Academy
- Portuguese Lab
- Practiceportuguese.com
- Language Drops
- Online translators / lexicons
He explains the resources, what they offer, and how students can use them.
He speaks in relatively slow, clear European Portuguese throughout the video, and subtitles are available in European Portuguese
Sara from AiLangua talks with a Brazilian friend about cultural stereotypes. They speak Portuguese throughout the video, so it is good listening practice especially if you’re trying to learn a new dialect. There are no subtitles in this video, so it’s a chance to really challenge yourself. Good luck!
Portuguese with Leo briefly talks about the history of Portuguese and Galician and how the languages diverged. He joins with Olaxonmario to compare Portuguese and Galician. They speak in their native languages throughout the video. Subtitles are available in English and European Portuguese. How much do you understand?
Liz from Talk the Streets made this video for people who have solid Spanish skills or are native Spanish speakers who are struggling to learn Portuguese. She speaks in English in the video, and English subtitles are available. Unfortunately, there aren’t Spanish subtitles.
Learn how to use the verb haver, specifically the form “há”, with this video by The Sounds of Portuguese. This is a great beginner listening comprehension exercise. Adeline repeats the text several times. She begins very slowly and clearly and then increases the speed to be closer to a natural speaking pace. Subtitles are available in European Portuguese and English.
Learn European Portuguese language and culture at the same time! This is a short ~3 min video about “lenço dos namorados” or the Valentine’s handkerchief (I’ve also seen this called a lover’s handkerchief). The video is targeted to language learners, so they speak in a clear, relatively slow Portuguese. The video includes English subtitles, but you can turn on auto-generated subtitles.
The channel Tugateca doesn’t have a lot of videos yet, but their content looks really promising!
A short lesson on European Portuguese pronunciation. Learn the difference between cesta, sesta, and sexta.
Anita has a pretty good YouTube channel dedicated to teaching European Portuguese, but her Instagram is even better. Check her out if you are looking for people to follow!
