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Fun Portuguese Resources

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Language learning in general is fun, it's partly why we do it - all the time and effort would be hardly worthwhile if the passion and interest wasn't there. That said, no doubt can it all get frustrating at times. So here's your guilt free remedy, quality Portuguese media!

Sh*t Portuguese People Say
The Portuguese Kids

Having grown up with a Portuguese mother, this video is one of the few online that have made me laugh out loud. Watching football games were always fun, with my mum shouting 'Oh! Para quem?!' every 3 minutes. I thought my family was unique, turns out we all suffered equally, hah

Medley Português
Ana Free

The lovely Ana Free, a singer-songwriter originally from Lisbon, is a youtube star, having amassed over 30 million views with her acoustic covers and original songs.

Here's Ana singing some of her favourite Portuguese songs, see how much you can understand!


OlaPortuguese Tip: In Portuguese, the second to last syllable is stressed. Aside from when: the word contains an accent, ends in a dipthong or with the letters l, r, z or i.