Brazilian Portuguese Course 101 (Level 1): Beginners
Brazilian Portuguese. Learn Brazilian Portuguese with us.
Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
This beginner's course focuses on basic greetings, personal information, expressing oneself and introductory grammatical structures. You will also be introduced to elements of the culture. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- introduce yourself and others
- provide personal information
- describe people
- formulate basic sentences using verbs in present tense.
Content
- Pronunciation and simple rules
- Greetings – how to provide and understand personal information
- The Alphabet – understanding and pronouncing the alphabet, which is a little different to English
- Personal Pronouns (I, you) – In a sentence, understanding the difference between I, you and we is important in any language
- Verbs: how to learn and use the most common verbs such as ‘to be’, ‘to be named’, ‘to live’, ‘to like’ and ‘to go’ – and also the common regular verbs ending in -AR
- Gender: feminine/masculine/singular/plural
- Introducing someone: by his/her nationality, occupation; age
- Introducing your family and friends: demonstrative (this/these/those) and possessive pronouns (my/mine, yours)
- Describing people: adjectives (pretty/handsome, friendly, etc)
- Articles (the/a/an)
- Numbers 0-1000
- Prepositions – in English, these include: by, at, from, in
- Present tense of regular and Irregular verbs – we will start by focussing on the present tense such as how you’re feeling, where you’re going and what you’re saying
- Structuring a sentence – how to form basic sentences
Intended audience
Suitable for beginner A1 level students. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Delivery style
Delivered as a series of interactive workshops where active participation is encouraged.
Prescribed text
Brazilian Portuguese Beginner 1, 2023 (4th. edition) by Dr Rita Ferraro, Australia.
ISBN: 978-0-646-99580-9
Textbooks should only be purchased once you receive confirmation from us. This usually occurs three days prior to class commencement.
Suggested textbook supplier
Language Book Centre
languagebooks.com.au
Please note that in some cases, our suggested supplier may not stock your prescribed text. Please check stock availability prior to signing up for any membership.
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...Mon 28 Apr 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 5 May 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 12 May 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 19 May 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 26 May 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 2 Jun 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 16 Jun 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 23 Jun 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 30 Jun 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Mon 7 Jul 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
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...Thu 17 Jul 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 24 Jul 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 31 Jul 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 7 Aug 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 14 Aug 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 21 Aug 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 28 Aug 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 4 Sep 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 11 Sep 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
Thu 18 Sep 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
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Featured facilitators
Rita Ferraro
Dr Rita Ferraro has designed, developed and delivered academic courses, with a specialisation in Spanish language, for the University of Sydney (USYD) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW),...
Leticia Pereyron
Leticia has been teaching English as a second language and Portuguese to foreigners since 1998. She has lived in various countries including England, where she took the ESOL Cambridge CELTA, Spain...
What others say
An awesome introduction to Portuguese. The tutor did a great job.
- Lisa Yu
A really enthusiastic tutor and an excellent course - great structure that is easy to follow. I had a great class.
- Jasna Golos
Our tutor was lovely and patient with the class. We had lots of fun learning and a delight to learn all the necessary basics. Overall would recommend to others to attend before they travel to Brasil. Thanks!
- Hannah Frank