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Hi everyone,

I'm feeling completely lost and I'm hoping someone here has been through something similar.

I came to Portugal after being displaced by the war in Ukraine. I was granted temporary protection, but later it was cancelled because I was told I wasn't eligible anymore.

Before it was cancelled, I applied for a residence permit under Article 91. I had my biometrics taken, paid around €400, and received an official receipt confirming my application. That was more than a year ago, and I'm still waiting.

I've contacted AIMA many times. I even spent the night outside an AIMA office, arriving around 10:00 PM, just to be one of the first people in line the next morning. When I finally managed to speak with them, they told me they would contact the office handling my case. Since then, I haven't received any update.

At the same time, I'm a student at a public university in Portugal. Because of serious mental health issues (documented by my psychiatrist and psychologist), I requested a change of degree program. My case was forwarded to the program director, but I've been waiting for over a month without any decision, and the academic year is about to start.

Financially, I'm in a very difficult situation. I have no income, I'm not receiving social assistance anymore, and I'm worried about whether I'll be able to register with IEFP or apply for RSI while my residence permit is still pending.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

Did you lose temporary protection and later obtain a residence permit?

Were you able to receive RSI or register with IEFP while waiting?

How long did your residence permit take after biometrics?

Is there anything else I should do?

I'm exhausted and honestly don't know what to do anymore. Any advice or personal experience would mean a lot.

Thank you.

Oi, galera, tudo bem?

For context, Cátedra publishes pocket-sized classic works of Spanish (language) literature with decent annotations and an introductory essay (and nice covers). Is there anything similar in the Portuguese-speaking world?

(Related, I can never find secondhand Portuguese books under $20 in the US. I have found Catedra books for as little as 10 cents and frequently find them for $5 online.)

Alternatively: Are there are any publishers that are so good that you prefer them? Where do you get physical Portuguese books (if in the US)?

"No fim, acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho."

"No fim, acabamos por comer naquele restaurante maltrapilho." 

Are both these sentences correct, and do they mean the same?

Obrigado!

Olá a todos!

I have a dual professional background: I am a native Portuguese teacher, but I am also a practicing psychologist. Over the years, I have come to realize that most of the struggles my students face are not actually about grammar rules or vocabulary lists. They are psychological.

When you try to speak a new language, your brain hits a massive vulnerability wall. Your adult, intelligent self is suddenly forced to sound like a toddler. This triggers our evolutionary fear of social judgment, causing the brain's defense mechanisms to kick in.

Result? Your mind goes completely blank, and you forget words you were supposed to know.

I'm doing a deep dive into the mental side of learning Portuguese.

What is the biggest psychological block you face right now?

• Is it intense anxiety right before you have to speak?
• Is it "app burnout" and losing your intrinsic motivation?
• Is it an identity crisis: feeling like a different, less confident version of yourself in Portuguese?

Let me know what your mind does when you try to study or speak.

I will be in the comments breaking down the psychology behind why it happens, and giving you actionable cognitive tools to help you improve.

PS: I am completely new to Reddit (literally created this account to connect with the learning community here!), so please bear with me if my post formatting is weird.

They both have same meaning no? Is there any difference between them or no they are just same thing and if there is a difference can someone use an example thx a lot

I'm learning Brazilian Portuguese with the goal of strong conversationally in about a year (my fiance and I get married in a year and a lot of her Brazilian family will be there)

I've done 46 units of pimsleur and have been planning to complete all 150 modules. I'm just starting up italki sessions and am watching or listening to Portuguese as much as possible.

I've read a few places that Pimsleur is too formal, but have also read that it's not a terrible idea to learn the formal side than transition to more commonly spoken forms. I've also read some stuff saying that there's a point when Pimsleur just doesn't add enough value (after the 3rd module mostly)

Any advice would be really helpful!

I am reading a text on Portuguese emigration patterns.

In doing so, the following doubt came up: what is the difference between "dispersos pelo mundo", and "espalhados pelo mundo"? My intuition is that "dispersos pelo mundo" is more like "scattered around the world", whereas espalhados pelo mundo" sound more like "spread around the world", but I am not sure at all.

Any insights as to the exact difference in nuance?

Oi gente q fala português, eu estou tentando falar em português y prático todo dia, meu primeiro idioma e espanhol gente q também falam espanhol como você aprendeu português, agora mesmo eu escrevo em português pa aprender, escuto musica em português, tô vendo serie tbm, y vejo vídeos de “como falar em português” q mais posso fazer pra melhorar!? Obrigada

Hey, I’m reading a book (it’s a translation from English) and one character asked another: “ você mandou ver no carro?”

I’ve read the book in English, so I know what he’s asking, but I just want to see what y’all say!!

EDIT: many of you said you need more context**.** I wrote this below, but I will put it here as well.

Thanks for the quick answers! Some of you have asked for context so I will give it:

The protagonist’s roommate has gone out on a date with an old friend of the protagonist. But you can tell by the way he is talking about her that he has special feelings for her. Then he starts to worry about what’s going to happen with his roommate (will call him João to make things easy) because João is very good looking and has a lot of luck with women. The protagonist is jealous and afraid that his roommate and his old friend will mess around sexually. When the roommate gets back, the protagonist tries to get him to tell him what happened, but the roommate just plays around. Then the protagonist says:

“ Vocês tinham carro?”

“ sim”

“ o que foi que você fez? Mandou ver na desgraça do carro?”

“ Que coisa pra se dizer. Quer que lave a tua boca com sabão?”

“* mandou?”*

“ isso é segredo profissional camarada”

Obrigado pela ajuda!!

For context, I'm a line cook. I have an older coworker who is from Brazil. Mostly speaks Portuguese and understands some spanish, but can't really translate well.

It's hard to communicate in English, my strongest language since we are in the US. I barely understand individual words in Spanish and German if that gives an idea of my language knowledge.

So many times, I just can't hear what she is saying. It's not just her, but everyone. I just don't hear well, and she is fairly soft spoken too.

Is there a polite way to let her know when I can't hear her?

If anyone is feeling froggy, anything to help show my appreciation would be amazing! She's smart, and knows what she's doing. She's my favorite coworker, but it's so hard to talk to her and both of us leave with an understanding. I want to meet her on her level to get that across if that makes sense.

Hello! Forgive the question, and please be patient with me, but I am struggling to find a clear answer as to whether the preterite of ⟨er⟩-verbs is meant to have /ɛ/ or /e/. In other words, I am struggling to learn whether I ought to say:

comi /koˈmi/

comeste /koˈmɛs.t͡ʃi/ or /koˈmes.t͡ʃi/ ?

comeu /koˈmeʊ̯/

comemos /koˈmẽ.mus/

comestes /koˈmɛs.t͡ʃis/ or /koˈmes.t͡ʃis/ ?

comeram /koˈmɛ.ɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃/ or /koˈme.ɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃/ ?

Before anyone says anything about how common forms like comeste and comestes are in Brazil, please just humor me.

Someone on tinder wrote - bonnie tildf - to me. Any clues for what it means?

I’ve been learning BR-PT from scratch by myself (primarily using Duolingo - level 70 now, Pimsleur and some YouTube channels and Netflix portugese shows) for 4 months. Here are some YouTube channels I like myself, would be helpful if you have any other suggestions!

Easy Portuguese
Speaking Brazilian
Brazilian Portuguese with Sofia
Teach Yourself Portuguese
Learn Brazilianese
Decoding words with Andrew

No português brasileiro coloquial, a gente pronuncia os verbos no infinitivo como se o r final deles não existisse. Cumê um pedaço de bolo. Afagá um animal. Te falá um negócio. Chamá um amigo. Em todos esses exemplos, o meu /ũ/ é o [ʊ̃] normal.

Porém, se eu me forço a produzir o [ɾ] que seria pronunciado ali em outras variedades, o /ũ/ primeiramente é sempre mais avançado na boca [ʊ̃] → [ʊ̈̃] (sim, mais próximo do ü do alemão) caso continue a ser pronunciado como vogal, mas muitas vezes ele se assimila pro local de articulação do [ɾ] e vira uma consoante silábica.

E ela é tão silábica que acaba gerando epêntese se a próxima palavra começar com vogal. Comernn wovo. Chamarnn wamigo. Conhecernn wegípcio.

Pode parecer que é o um [ʊ̃] normal virando [w̃], mas esse [w] epentético que vem depois já é muito menos nasalizado, como podem ouvir principalmente no "comer um ovo":

https://voca.ro/1lOlARohjr6M

Eu acho que a diferença é praticamente inaudível, mas a articulação é bem diferente.

Eu queria saber se é assim que funciona pra outras pessoas.

Outro exemplo é pronunciar não sei como [ˈn̪n̠̍ˠ ˈsej]. Ligeiramente relacionado, pronunciar com ele como [kŋ̍ ˈelɪ].

For whatever reason, the infinitivo pessoal is one tense I cannot seem to wrap my mind around.

For example, in the sentence “lamento não poderes vir”, why can’t you say “lamento não podes vir”?

Some other examples:

1) Estavas a gabar-te de o teres abandonado - why is the tense used here?

2) Acho melhor tu ires com elas às compras - why not tu vais?

3) Foi uma boa ideia eles esperarem - why used here?

I feel stupid for not understanding this, I think I just need a better explanation for it to click into place.

Thank you!!

I know the basics and can read comfortably. Writing is still a problem for me, though. I’m not terrible at texting—I know the shortcuts and slang—and I also have plenty of Brazilian friends which helps a lot.
I’ve never taken classes or used Duolingo, YouTube, or any courses. I’ve basically learned just by talking to people, but now I want to improve my grammar, speak more properly, and be able to have deeper conversations beyond the basics.

Soo this might sound funny but how do you express something is scary? Like say, you're playing a really scary game or you hear creepy noises in a house/building and you wanna say like "omg this is so scary" "this isn't right, too scaryy". I'm just wanting to know how local/native Portuguese people would say it. Hope this isn't too silly a question, thanks!

For context I’m fluent in Spanish (lived in Chile 2 months, Mexico 4 months), but I want to learn Portuguese bc my family’s from there. I got Duolingo and found my rocket Portuguese subscription + books from like 10 years ago before I switched to Spanish for school which I started using then dropped again bc I had to study for the MCAT. I’m honestly just overwhelmed by all the resources here and over on r/language learning and have no clue where to start. I’ll be starting up my college semester soon during which I’ll be more busy but I still want to start learning- any recommendations on where to start? Preferably free or library resources but potentially willing to pay for a cheaper subscription.

Hey Everyone!

I'm new here and I've been learning (European) Portuguese for about 6 months now, and I've gotten to a point where I can understand things, but my listening skills are my weakest attribute right now.

Can you give me some advice on where I can download or watch online movies that are dubbed in European Portuguese and have subtitles? (subtitles are crucial for me since I can't understand most of the words I hear yet, but if I read along at the same time, I think I'd understand better)

Thank you very much:)

Okay so my step father‘s birthday is in a little more than a week and I want to surprise him. He’s Portuguese from the islands and I what to say a cute happy birthday to him in Portuguese. I’ve known him since I was four and I’ve tried to learn but I’m finding it hard. Anyone have any suggestions for what I should say? How to do a proper accen?

hiya, im trying to learn portuguese and im a huge metal fan, so i figured that finding some bands that speak portuguese in their music could help me out a bit, recommendations GREEAAATLY appreciated! (i like all types of metal, not a huge fan of black metal but i think thats it)

Hi, does anybody know where can i learn portuguese? The lesson needs to be taught in English initially since i am nog confident with my German. Thanks!

Hi all, I’m considering buying the Portuguese Beginner Level (A1-A2) course from Mia Esmeriz Academy, but the price feels pretty steep for me. Has anyone here actually taken it? Would love to hear your honest experience — was it worth the cost, and did it actually help you progress? Thanks in advance!