Portuguese Language Resources

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This Portuguese language page is presented as an additional supplement for Linguistic Anthropology General Resources.


BBC Languages - Talk Portuguese - Homepage __ "A lively introduction to the language in ten short parts with slideshows and video clips set in Portugal and Brazil, useful phrases with sound and quizzes. - illustrated - From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/portuguese/talk/

Brazilian Portuguese __ Introductory course to learn some basic words and phrases in Portuguese as it is spoken in Brazil, which differs from European Portuguese. - From Marko Huuhilo - http://www.sci.fi/~huuhilo/portuguese/

English to Portuguese / Portuguese to English Dictionary __ This dictionary may be consulted online or it may be downloaded to your desktop. - From freedict.com - http://www.freedict.com/onldict/por.html

English-Portuguese Dictionary __ Type in the word that you want to translate, click on the button. This dictionary has 15,000 terms to translate.- From dictionaries.travlang.com - http://dictionaries.travlang.com/EnglishPortuguese



History of Portuguese Language __ "Portuguese developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd century BC. The language began to diverge from other Romance languages after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions in the 5th century, and started to be used in written documents around the 9th century." You will find an encyclopedic article about Portuguese Language history along with links to related materials. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language#History

IPL Kidspace: Say Hello to the World __ Say hello to the world in Portuguese then scroll down the page for many other Portuguese language resources. - From KidSpace - the Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/portuguese.html

Learn to Speak the Portuguese Language Online for Free __ Free Portuguese language lessons and resources. - From elanguageschool.net - http://learnportuguese.elanguageschool.net/

Portuguese for Foreigners __ "A site for foreigners who are learning Portuguese as a second language." - From sonia-portuguese.com - http://www.sonia-portuguese.com/

Portuguese language __ "Portuguese is ranked sixth among the world's languages in number of native speakers (over 200 million), and first in South America (186 million, over 51% of the population). It is also a major lingua franca in Africa." You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language

Portuguese Language __ "Portuguese Language schools, grammar, words and other resources." - From portugueselanguage.net - http://www.portugueselanguage.net/

The Portuguese Language __ You will find an overview of the history, roots, origins, evolution, differences, dialects and use in the world. - From deltatranslator.com - http://www.deltatranslator.com/port_lang.htm

Portuguese language, alphabet and pronunciation __ "Portuguese is a Romance language spoken by about 240 million people mainly in Brazil (Brasil) and Portugal and also in Angola, Mozambique (Moçambique), Cape Verde (Cabo Verde), Guinea-Bissau (Guiné-Bissau), São Tomé e Principe, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Macau." A good overview. - From omniglot.com - http://www.omniglot.com/writing/portuguese.htm

Portuguese Language Resources __ Many Portuguese language resources online and off. - From harvard.edu - http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll/resources/portuguese/language_resources.html

Portuguese Tongue Twisters __ Fifty-seven sayings for you to obliterate. An English translation is provided for each one. - From Michael Reck - http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/pt.htm

PORTUGUESE: a language of Portugal __ Full technical overview of the Portuguese Language. - From ethnologue.com - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=POR

Resources for Portuguese Language and Literature __ Many resources online and off. - From vanderbilt.edu - http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/port.html

Tests: English-Portuguese __ This site offers 100 fill-in-the-blank, printable tests, with solutions. - From goethe-verlag.com - http://www.goethe-verlag.com/tests/EP/EP.HTM

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