Portuguese Facts

A pluricentric tongue, Portuguese has two man dialect groups - that of the 'Old World' (Europe) and that of Brazil

While Portuguese has many similarities in grammar and vocabulary with other Romance tongues, it is only really mutually intelligible for Spanish people - and even then communication is difficult

The vocabulary of Portuguese is mostly from Latin, but there are influences from Arabic, as well as words from the Phoenician and Carthaginian languages

Portuguese Courses in Cincinnati

Our native speaker qualified Portuguese language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning, afternoon or evening. In certain circumstances, if your home or office is not suitable, you can take your classes at the trainer's office. Course books are provided.

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Portuguese 1 to 1 Business

These Portuguese courses are intended for people who really need to learn Portuguese to help make that difference in their work. For beginners, it will be useful to learn greetings and basic business etiquette, at higher levels reading and then writing become more important. Typical students include those involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where an additional language is required, and those working with international colleagues, academia and government. Even on our most basic course for Beginners, students should expect to end the course with basic Telephone Portuguese and e-mail Portuguese skills for communications as well as Survival Portuguese required for short visits to a country.

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Portuguese 1 to 1 General

These Portuguese courses are more general in nature and are targeted at students with a whole range of different needs. While all beginners level students can expect to cover Survival Portuguese - required for short visits to a country where English may not be spoken and/or the intention is to make good contacts with the local population, students then generally progress in different directions depending on their needs. Typical students include those buying property overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people about to set off on that long-awaited world trip, Portuguese culture enthusiasts and those who are keen to pass a particular Portuguese examination.

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Portuguese Group Lessons

The Portuguese courses are also available for 2 or more people studying together (Two-to-One Portuguese Course or Small Group In-Company Portuguese Course). All participants must have the same level, the same business or general language needs and be able to study at the same time in the same location. The booking must be made for all participants at the same time. Listen & Learn do not recommend group classes of more than 6-8 people although In-Company Taster Portuguese Courses can be run with up to 12 people.

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Cincinnati

Despite being the home of the Cincinnati Reds and considered to be one of the first purely American cities due to a boomtown legacy of rapid expansion, Cincinnati isn't all about baseball and Americana. Discover for yourself exactly why the unique cultural heritage of Europe-meets-America in Ohio's third largest city is the perfect place for learning a language. In a tribute to Cincinnati's largest ancestral group, the city hosts the largest Oktoberfest in the United States. This event is the most obvious evidence of Cincinnati's German heritage and gives language learners a great chance to practice their German in a welcoming environment! Festivals abound, Cincinnati also holds one of the nation's largest street festivals and longest running culinary arts festival, 'Taste of Cincinnati.' But for international influence on foreign tongues, that's just a mere morsel about Cincinnati!

 

Portuguese Testimonials

"I'm planning a trip around Brazil next year with some friends, and we all wanted to learn some basic Portuguese. Our teacher was great - she made sure we were all up to date and we got better even faster by practicing with each other outside of classes. We can't wait to get to Brazil."

Joel Meier, TX

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