In this language learning app, you can practice European Portuguese through interactive lessons and dialogues with translated subtitles. Includes vocabulary building, grammar explanations, and offline audio access.
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4 star
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3 star
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2 star
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1 star
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High user satisfaction
81% of sampled ratings are 4+ stars (4.3★ average)
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About Practice Portuguese
Since 2012, we've helped thousands of expats, travellers, and students worldwide learn Portuguese. Our small-but-mighty team focuses on only 1 language, so we can take a more practical, human approach to the unique challenges of learning European Portuguese: closed vowel pronunciation, the subtleties of formal vs. informal language, and much more.
Practice Portuguese was founded when Joel (from Canada) struggled to find non-Brazilian learning resources, so he teamed up with Rui (from Portugal) to solve this once and for all!
** TRUSTPILOT SCORE: Excellent 4.9 / 339 Ratings **
“I've studied four languages so far in my adult life, and Practice Portuguese is by far the best experience I've had.”
– Carrie Chauhan
“Instead of just copying what every other language learning app does, the team seems to actually think about what would be useful to a learner”
– Audrey
SPEAK PORTUGUESE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
• Read, write, listen, and speak your way to fluency!
• Interactive lessons, from A1 (beginner) to B2 (advanced)
• Learn grammar & culture via engaging Learning Notes, with real-world insights & audio examples
• 800+ Portuguese dialogues with translated subtitles, speed controls, vocabulary & expressions list, and comprehension quizzes. New episodes added regularly!
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE
• Follow Units in order or jump directly to what you need to learn.
• Learn everything from basic greetings and forming questions, to more specialized content like buying a home, ordering food, opening a bank account, and more!
• Listen offline: Download dialogues and audio review sessions. (Note: Other features including transcripts, Smart Review, Lessons, and Learning Notes require Internet access.)
• Smart Review: Save useful phrases to your flash cards and master them using proven "spaced repetition" techniques
• Verbs: Master 100's of popular Portuguese verbs, so conjugating becomes second nature.
1-ON-1 SUPPORT
Whenever you need help or extra motivation, reach out, and we’ll get you back on track!
** WHAT MEMBERS ARE SAYING **
“Hands-down, this is THE ultimate site for learning European Portuguese... The two creators create the perfect blend between the pronunciation and grammar of a native, Rui, and the perspective, empathy, and sponge-of-mind of a foreigner, Joel.”
– Emily Reynolds
“Friendly, bite-sized lessons that make it easy to practice every day. It has been amazing to track my progress and realize I understand more and can even communicate a bit after just a few months of 15 minutes a day.”
– Sophia Bogle
“If you want to learn European Portuguese, this is the site to use. I have been an educator for 27 years, and am not easily impressed by educational software. Yet I am so impressed by the care, thought, and planning behind this site. The team at Practice Portuguese has made learning a new language an absolute joy.”
– Jay Resh
FREE
• Learning Notes: Portuguese grammar & culture
• Portuguese Dialogues: Shorties, Videos, & Podcasts
• Offline Audio: Listen on-the-go and adjust speed
• Preview the "Units" available in Premium
PREMIUM
• 100+ Units: Step-by-step lessons, from A1 (beginner) to B2 (Advanced)
• 800+ Dialogues: Instant access to all transcripts & translations
• Smart Review: Save phrases to practice using Flash Cards / Quiz Mode / Audio-Only modes
• Verb conjugation practice
• Members-only Forum
IN-APP SUBSCRIPTION
If you subscribe via Apple, payment will be charged to App Store Account. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed in your device's Account Settings after purchase.
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Reviews for Practice Portuguese
Skcaj007
Development is lacking, good for learning European Portuguese
I will start with the good. This is the best app I have found for learning European Portuguese. This was super important to me since my fiancé is Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese is so different from European Portuguese that it was useless to learn Brazil Brazilian Portuguese if I want to speak with my fiancé in his native language. I love the fact that they use real speakers from Portugal to say the words and phrases. The lessons have been very useful and I like the ability to pick my review words and phrases. Now for the bad. The app is super glitchy and seriously lacking on the development side. I frequently have to close the app and restart it and it can often times be slow to load lessons. It’s also very slow to check your pronunciation. I like the fact that they have the ability to track your daily streaks as well as earned stars however, most of the time those things won’t show up on the app so you can’t really track your streak or compare yourself with other users if you like competition. I reached out to them about this problem and they were responsive, but their solution did not work. The last time they did any updates on this app was two years ago so they are not keeping up on. It’s usability from the development side, which is a bad sign for long-term usability as phones update and change. I also don’t like the fact that there’s no way to practice conversational Portuguese through this app.
Clk936
Development has some way to go, but the content is great
When I first started using the app, I ran into so many bugs and crashes that it felt unusable. But I contacted the developers and they gave me an alternative password. I guess log into some sort of beta version? And it’s working much better. It crashes much less frequently, but it still does crash every now and then. Or it will prompt me to re-login in error so I have to reboot the app And then it remembers that I’m still logged in. But the content is great. The featured speakers are great. I don’t think I’ve found a better option for learning Portuguese with a Portuguese accent instead of a Brazilian accent if your goal is to go to Portugal. This was super important for me because I find the Portuguese accent so hard to understand and hear. I feel like I’m learning French all over again. I can only hear a third of the syllables being said. But anyways, good app. Just needs a little more work on the development side.
