New Language Project: Learn Portuguese

Interested in learning Portuguese?

Join me as I embark on my latest language project — learning Brazilian Portuguese!

Portuguese will be the 16th language I either am in the process of maintaining, learning, or using on a somewhat regular basis. Interested in finding out more about some of my past language projects? Find out what I did to learn Japanese, Persian, Korean, and more.

What’s the motivation for starting to learn Portuguese? Let’s get my motivation behind learning this language.

My New Language Project: Learn Portuguese

As you may know, I’m a professional musician. I work for an incredible company, Roland, as a part of an international team. Through my work, I collaborate on projects based in the Americas, and of the languages we work in — French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese — Portuguese is the only language I haven’t learned.

And so, it’s my new mission to take it on.

My Goal Learning Portuguese

Given that Portuguese is similar to several languages I already speak — French, Spanish, and Italian — it’s going to need quite a bit of love and attention so that I can avoid as much language interference as possible.

I’m going to focus on vocabulary acquisition early on, test out how effective language learning with just apps can be, and delay taking lessons in the language. This is different than what I’ve done the last several years and a similar return to what I might have done when I first embarked on my independent language learning journey.

The reason I’m doing this is to experiment with just how far I can get on my own, without diving straight into the speaking approach I’ve grown so used to. So be sure to follow along if you’re interested in seeing my results!

How I’m Going to Learn PortugueseMy Portuguese Language Learning Tools

Duolingo

Drops

To start building my vocabulary and foundation in the Persian language, I’ll study new words each day with Drops.

LingQ

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge

I’m joining a challenge a bit late (just over a week), but I plan on taking part in an Fi3M challenge for the extra accountability and community while learning a language.

Pimsleur

One of my favorite resources when starting to learn a new language is Pimsleur because it’s been a great way to get in both listening and speaking practice.

Memrise

My Language Learning Routine

My routine for learning Persian will look like this at the start of this project:

Every day:

5-15 minutes of vocabulary study with Drops and Memrise15-30 minutes of video lessons with Duolingo and LingQ30 minute Pimsleur lesson

Every week:

Additional research and study as neededMy Initial Plans for My First Week of Learning Portuguese

In the first week of learning Portuguese, I’d like to accomplish the following:

Learn around 100 words beyond the few I already know such as oi and obrigadaMeet my daily study commitments on Drops, Memrise, Duolingo, and LingQMy Updates

I’ll update you on my progress about once every two weeks either by blog post or by video. To keep everything in one place, you can always visit my language projects page.

Have any questions about this project? Let me know in the comments below! I’ll aim to answer them in my next update!

I also plan to make regular videos on Instagram and Youtube – so be sure to follow me there.

In the meantime, do you have any advice for me as a new Portuguese learner? Have any resource recommendations you couldn’t live without while learning the language? Let me know in the comments below! I look forward to hearing from you.

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