{"id":8202,"date":"2019-01-22T18:32:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T18:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=8202"},"modified":"2019-01-22T18:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T18:32:44","slug":"lets-improve-your-portuguese-skills-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/lets-improve-your-portuguese-skills-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s improve your Portuguese skills in 2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Hello, everyone! Como est\u00e1 o janeiro de voc\u00eas? How is your January going?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last post we took a look back at the year 2018 with a retrospective. But how about we focus on the future now and discuss your Portuguese learning aims for 2019? Today I thought it could be a good idea to start by reflecting on some of the most common language learning goals and combine them with a compilation of useful tips and recommendations to help you all achieve what you want!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8203\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8203\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8203\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00c9 hora de aprender! It is time to learn!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Melhore suas habilidades de leitura | Improve your reading skills<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>1) Leia as not\u00edcias | Read the news<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keeping up-to-date with what is going on in a country whose language you are studying is crucial. In addition to that, you can practice your reading abilities and increase your vocabulary while doing so. Make sure to always <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fazer anota\u00e7\u00f5es<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (take notes) when you come across relevant <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">palavras<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (words). Here are two of Brazil\u2019s top <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">jornais<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (newspapers) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">revistas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (magazines). You are allowed to read a certain number of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">artigos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (articles) free of charge:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O Globo:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oglobo.globo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/oglobo.globo.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Folha de S\u00e3o Paulo:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.folha.uol.com.br\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.folha.uol.com.br\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Revista Veja:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/veja.abril.com.br\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/veja.abril.com.br\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2) Leia um livro | Read a book<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many times have we included \u201cread more books\u201d on our New Year\u2019s Resolution list? Well, now there is extra motivation: why not trying to read a novel (or any other genre, for that matter) in Portuguese?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Landmark and Aut\u00eantica Publishing company have a wide-ranging catalogue of literature classics in bilingual editions so you can compare both languages. It is possible to either purchase them online or download it to your kindle, if you prefer it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Landmark:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.editoralandmark.com.br\/catalogo.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/www.editoralandmark.com.br\/catalogo.php<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aut\u00eantica:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grupoautentica.com.br\/autentica\/livros\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/grupoautentica.com.br\/autentica\/livros<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>3) Leia tirinhas | Read comic strips<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A while ago, families would fight over the comic strips section of the newspapers. Nowaways you don\u2019t have to fight anymore, and you can even work on your reading skills while having a laugh. Take a look at some popular Brazilian comic strips below and follow them on social media to have their work daily on your feed. You won\u2019t even notice you are <em>aprendendo<\/em> (learning)!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allan Sieber:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.uol.com.br\/allansieber\/quadrinhos.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/www2.uol.com.br\/allansieber\/quadrinhos.htm<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laerte:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.uol.com.br\/laerte\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/www2.uol.com.br\/laerte\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ad\u00e3o Iturrusgarai:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/adao-tiras.blog.uol.com.br\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/adao-tiras.blog.uol.com.br\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dep\u00f3sito de Tirinhas:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deposito-de-tirinhas.tumblr.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/deposito-de-tirinhas.tumblr.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Melhore suas habilidades de escuta | Improve your listening skills<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>1) Ou\u00e7a Podcasts | Listen to Podcasts<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walking or driving around can be a lot more productive if you load up your device with some interesting, attention-grabbing podcasts in Portuguese to escutar (listen to) while you do your tasks. So here is a list with some of the best rated Brazilian podcasts, with a variety of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">temas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (themes) and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> conte\u00fado <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(content), such as journalism, news, science and curiosities:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caf\u00e9 da Manh\u00e3: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6WRTzGhq3uFxMrxHrHh1lo\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6WRTzGhq3uFxMrxHrHh1lo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mamilos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.b9.com.br\/podcasts\/mamilos\/\">https:\/\/www.b9.com.br\/podcasts\/mamilos\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nahorodo: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/naruhodopodcast\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/naruhodopodcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xadrez Verbal: <a href=\"https:\/\/xadrezverbal.com\/category\/audio\/podcast-do-xadrez-verbal\/\">https:\/\/xadrezverbal.com\/category\/audio\/podcast-do-xadrez-verbal\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I hope this little guide may help you all to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">estudar mais e melhor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (study more and better) for this year to come!\u00a0<\/span>Did you know of follow any of these <em>p\u00e1ginas<\/em> (pages) before? Stay tuned for more tips and advice on next week&#8217;s post! Boa semana! Great week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/book-homework-learning-7354-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Hello, everyone! Como est\u00e1 o janeiro de voc\u00eas? How is your January going? Last post we took a look back at the year 2018 with a retrospective. But how about we focus on the future now and discuss your Portuguese learning aims for 2019? 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