Portuguese Grammar for Beginners: Learn the basics of grammar from scratch

By Mohamed Elshenawy

Grammar is an essential thing to learn any language correctly, as it helps you speak the language correctly and makes you stand out among your peers.
Some people think that studying Portuguese grammar is difficult, but we assure you that after studying this book, you will change your opinion.
In this book, we have linked the concepts of Portuguese grammar to the English one, and you will notice this through the gradation in the lessons.

Why should I buy this book?

In this book, we have linked the concepts and grammar of the Portuguese language to the English language, and you will notice this through the gradation in the lessons.

You will learn the rules of pronunciation in the Portuguese language

You will learn the basics of writing in Portuguese

You will learn the grammar rules of the Portuguese language

You will learn all the tenses and their conjugations

Even if you are fluent in Portuguese, you will learn new stuff, in this book

If you want to apply for citizenship, this book will be a great helper for you in passing the citizenship test by learning everything in the grammar of the Portuguese language

Also, if you want to study, whether in schools, institutes, universities, or even graduate studies, you will be able to pass the Portuguese language tests through this interesting series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Aug 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781471082696

Book preview

Grammar is an essential thing to learn any language correctly, as it helps you speak the language correctly and makes you stand out among your peers.

Some people think that studying Portuguese grammar is difficult, but we assure you that after studying this book, you will change your opinion.

In this book, we have linked the concepts of Portuguese grammar to the English one, and you will notice this through the gradation in the lessons.

Why should I study Portuguese?

The sixth spoken language in the world

Portuguese is the sixth spoken language in the world. It is the official language of ten countries, in addition to having a significant presence in other regions. It is estimated that more than 350 million people in the world speak Portuguese. 80% of these people are in Brazil.

Although Portuguese is of Portuguese origin, Brazilian Portuguese is the most studied variant in the world today. Throughout the history of Brazil, the Brazilian Portuguese have added indigenous terms and gained strength with their own characteristics.

It opens new doors and more opportunities to work

Brazil and Portugal rank among the largest economies in the world. Because of this economic importance, many countries have taught the Portuguese language in schools and educational centers. Your learning of the Portuguese language will benefit you in many areas such as tourism, import and export, football, and other areas that will make you distinct from anyone.

Portuguese is fun

The Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes used to say that Portuguese, especially Brazilian, is a sweet and pleasant language, the most interesting language in the world. Indeed, Portuguese is pleasant to listen to, and even more interesting when you understand what they are saying.

Be different and unique

Only 35 million people in the world choose Portuguese as their second language. If you speak Portuguese, you are distinguished from the rest of the world.

Other interesting facts about the Portuguese language

The third most spoken European language.

1.3 million native Portuguese speakers live in the United States.

In Uruguay, Portuguese is a compulsory subject in schools.

If you speak languages like Spanish, Italian or French, learning Portuguese becomes very easy

Why should I buy this book?

In this book, we have linked the concepts and grammar of the Portuguese language to the English language, and you will notice this through the gradation in the lessons.

You will learn the rules of pronunciation in the Portuguese language

You will learn the basics of writing in Portuguese

You will learn the grammar rules of the Portuguese language

You will learn all the tenses and their conjugations

Even if you are fluent in Portuguese, you will learn new stuff, in this book

If you want to apply for citizenship, this book will be a great helper for you in passing the citizenship test by learning everything in the grammar of the Portuguese language

Also, if you want to study, whether in schools, institutes, universities, or even graduate studies, you will be able to pass the Portuguese language tests through this interesting series.

Introduction

Grammars can prescribe, describe, or analyze the historical evolutions of the language

After all, what is grammar?

Grammar's main function is to regulate language and establish patterns of writing and speaking for speakers of a language. Thanks to Grammar, the language can be analyzed and preserved, presenting units and structures that allow the good use of the Portuguese language.

Good grammar must be able to extrapolate the reductionist view that makes language a set of rules prescribed by scholars of the linguistic system and must be able not only to describe the language, but also preserve it and, above all, be useful to the speakers. 

About the author:

Mohamed Emadeldin Elshenawy

My name is Mohamed, I'm Egyptian and Brazilian, a language teacher, and the founder of the Escolaonline Academy.

I have been living in Brazil for many years now, teaching languages, translating, doing a voice-over, besides working as a personal trainer, physiologist, and chemist.

I have been working with online courses and books since 2011.

I manage many projects and courses teaching languages.

Now I'm the director of Escolaonline Academy, a platform for courses. I have a team of teachers, personal trainers, translators, and voice-over artists.

Index

Introduction

2- Morfologia

10- Conjunção

11-Interjeição

As it is a complex system, subject to different conceptions, Grammar presents different approaches, being divided, then, into different types:

The main aspects of normative grammar are phonology, morphology, and syntax.

Phonology: a study of phonemes, letters, and points of articulation. It is the branch of linguistics that studies the sound system of a language, from the point of view of its function in the system of linguistic communication. This is an area very related to phonetics, but the two have different focuses of study.

we can divide Portuguese phonology into the following aspects Phonetics, Accentuation, Orthoepy, Orthography, prosody, and Punctuation marks

Morphology:

Morphology is the study of the structure, formation and classification of words. Studying Morphology means studying, in isolation, the classes of words; unlike Syntax, which deals with the study of the functions of words in a sentence.

Syntax:

The arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases, and the study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their component parts.

Agreement:

is the correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number, and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person, number, and gender. Another term for grammatical agreement is concord.

It is divided into two main parts that you must know, Phonetics and Orthography

Phonetics

Phonetics is the study of human sounds we can divide it into the following aspects 

1-

Phonemes and letras 

In the Portuguese language, we have 26 letters and something