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English for Portuguese Speakers

Your first language shapes how you learn English. If you speak Portuguese, many of your mistakes are not random. They come directly from Portuguese. Here you learn English as a Portuguese speaker, with lessons built around the patterns you actually need to fix.

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Do you say things like this?

These are common mistakes for Portuguese speakers, and they are easy to fix once you see why they happen.

❌ I have 25 years

✅ I am 25 years old

❌ I did a travel last year

✅ I traveled last year

❌ You like this movie?

✅ Do you like this movie?

❌ I am with doubt

✅ I have a doubt / I am not sure

❌ I depend of you

✅ I depend on you

❌ The life is difficult

✅ Life is difficult

Portuguese vs English: the key differences

PortugueseEnglish
Flexible sentence structureFixed structure (SVO)
Verb endings carry meaningAuxiliaries carry meaning
Subjects often omittedSubjects required
Articles used differentlyArticles often removed
No auxiliary verbs in questionsUses do / does / did

You do not need more vocabulary or more grammar rules. You need to understand how English is different from Portuguese.

A smarter way to learn English

Step 1

I identify your mistakes, based on Portuguese patterns.

Step 2

I show you why they happen.

Step 3

I give you a personal path to fix them.

Why is English so hard for Portuguese speakers?

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