When people learn a language,it is important to use repetition because this is how everybody learns to speak as a child. we learn by hearing sounds over and over from our mother. It is also a well known fact that when babies learn to...

Real Brazilian Portuguese   I have seen hundreds of websites and software programs out on the net that focus to much on the needless, senseless technicalities of learning a foreign language. That is alright and dandy if you are in school and your curriculum demands...

Tonal languages are not usually any harder than non-tonal tongues on paper, but the complexities of pitch and timing often make them very challenging for native English speakers to learn. English is a non-tonal language, which means that words have the same meaning no matter...

So your holiday to Brazil is booked, you’ve packed your bags and are ready to go. You mind is likely to be filled with dreams about the pristine beaches, lush tropical rainforest, and the infamous carnival parties, but have you thought about the language barrier?...

Does language learning seem like a choir to you? If you ever learned a language in your life, what was the first thing you thought upon learning the language for the first time? Was it a positive thought or a negative thought? If negative, did...

  When we learn a new language, learning how to communicate in a foreign language is not the only benefit that we gain. A language is not some kind of knowledge we simply store and use when the opportunity arises. It is much more beneficial...

Do you know anyone who is Arabic or from any of the Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt, The United Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, or Iraq just to name a few? Maybe the guy who works in the meat section of your local grocery store,...

  Pronunciation As I talked about on thebrazilianlanguage.com on the page – “Pronunciation”, to me, pronunciation is probably the most difficult part, and the most important, in language learning. Because we need to be understood when we are communicating. I have no experience with other...

Brazilians enjoy a wide ranch of music types from rock to Brega (música de brega). I believe one of the most popular genres probably would be forró music or música de forró – which is pronounced like … foehoe, with emphasise on hoe. It is...