Portuguese is a Romance language spoken by over 200 million native speakers in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe.Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts of the world, and is the fifth or sixth most-spoken first language in the world. Because Brazil, with 184 million inhabitants, constitutes about 51% of South America's population, Portuguese is the most widely spoken language in South America and it is also one of the key languages in Africa.
Although Portuguese looks very intimidating and difficult to learn, with similarities to Spanish, but a distinct pronunciation pattern of nasal sounds and dipthongs, once the basic rules have been learned, pronunciation is fairly straightforward. This guide will give you the basics you need to start your studies, take a vacation, and open up some new horizons in your life!
Although Portuguese looks very intimidating and difficult to learn, with similarities to Spanish, but a distinct pronunciation pattern of nasal sounds and dipthongs, once the basic rules have been learned, pronunciation is fairly straightforward. This guide will give you the basics you need to start your studies, take a vacation, and open up some new horizons in your life!
