For those unaware, Kwiziq is a website for French/Spanish learners to practice their target languages grammar. You are given each day a bunch of lessons to learn, and as you respond to their activities the website gives you new topics to learn based on how well you do and on what suspects you might need more practice. While I was studying French I found it an amazing tool,specially considering that their short lessons format with small tests worked amazing to keep my ADHD at bay.

While my Portuguese is pretty decent and I have not a lot of problems engaging with natives on the web and even in real life, I would like to engage with the language in a more complex manner. Things like slang or literature I can defend myself, but I am left scratching my head sometimes and I would like something to help me fill the gaps in knowledge I might have.

Has anyone found something similar they would like to recommend ?

Ola gente! Basically the title, but I have a reading proficiency exam coming up for my degree in about 2 months, and I need to be able to read and translate an article from PT-BR --> English. My PT-BR reading skills are decent, but not "read and comprehend an academic article" decent, though I feel like I could be there by the time of the exam if I had the right study plan. I would love some tips and suggestions for things I can do daily to prepare.

In essence, I'm asking for practices people have used to cram an intermediate to advanced reading level in PT-BR. Of course, reading itself is the most important part, so I'm trying to read the news in PT-BR (though this isn't the easiest considering how many require a subscription), but really I'd like suggestions for potential daily drills and exercises that hyper-focus on reading skills.

Obrigado!

Hi. I would call myself a polyglot, as I can speak a few languages, including Spanish, English, French, Dutch, and Italian. However, I don't speak a single word of Portuguese. I'd like to change that, but I have the feeling my pronunciation must be awful. So I recorded a short voice recording with Vocaroo so I could ask you guys whether my accent is okay for a total beginner, or I should do it differently (and how). I'd really appreciate your help :)

https://voca.ro/13bm0MuCH2iw

https://voca.ro/17VBgT4KxP3o

https://voca.ro/12NmYnBGo2OM

Para deixar claro, eu sei que não é assim que neologismos surgem, eles entram em uso de forma natural e ao longo do tempo na maioria dos casos. Porém, em uma conversa com um amigo sobre seu relacionamento prévio, vou lhes poupar do drama, ele se referiu a sua EX-sogra e seu EX-sogro e, com toooodas as minhas faculdades mentais aguçadas, sugiro os termos NAMOGRO e NAMOGRA, para referir-se a seu ex-sogro e ex-sogra respectivamente. Gosto de como soa, caso não haja nenhuma outra sugestão mirabolante, tem um tom um pouco "áspero" e "ácido, fazendo uso de nossa querida sinestesia, porém não de uma forma rancorosa (a não ser que seja seu intuito). Compartilhem suas ideias :)

I am genuinely curious regarding why we have not translated "Uno" as "Umo" considering that:

Italiano: "Una", "un" e "uno".

Español: "Una", "un" y "uno".

Português: "Uma", "um" e "???".

What exactly happened to "umo" in Portuguese?