Where the action lands

Practice 01 -tion to -ção 02 Making ã and õ 03 -sion to -são 04 -ity to -dade 05 -ly to -mente 06 -ous to -oso 07 -ble to -vel 08 -ist to -ista, -ism to -ismo 09 English verbs to -ar, -er, -ir 10 -ment to -mento11 The ct/pt drop12 Breaking words apart13 pão, mãos, leões14 avô vs. avó15 One R, two sounds16 ti and di17 lh and nh18 Where the accent goes19 Every syllable counts20 Silent h, tricky x21 Gender from endings The agreement key22 The other plurals23 grande homem vs. homem grande24 mais, menos, -íssimo25 o Mario, a vida26 este, esse, aquele27 tu vs. você28 nós → a gente29 do, na, pelo, num30 vou na praia31 Questions without "do"32 Double negatives welcome33 já, ainda, mesmo, até34 -inho and -ão as feeling35 The present tense36 Where -ing goes37 Hearing -am, -em, -ão38 ser vs. estar39 tem, not há40 ficar, the workhorse41 dar, the other workhorse42 gostar de, pensar em The preposition is part of the verb43 acabei de fazer44 estar com fome Where the action lands Being and having45 The -se verbs46 saber vs. conhecer47 levar vs. trazer48 pôr and its family49 The "vou fazer" future50 eu fui, eu fiz51 eu ia, eu fazia52 Preterite vs. imperfect53 tenho feito ≠ "have done"54 há, faz, desde55 faria + será que Asserting vs. not56 The subjunctive switch57 espero que, duvido que58 embora, para que, antes que59 que fale vs. que fala60 se eu fizesse61 se eu tivesse, eu faria62 quando eu chegar63 quiser, puder, tiver64 para eu fazer65 Infinitive or subjunctive?66 fala vs. não faça67 me, te, lhe, o, a68 Pronouns, the spoken rules69 vende-se casas70 deveria ter feito71 tá and tô72 cê, pra, num, pro73 Vowels in fast speech74 Gluing words together75 The R that marks you76 né, viu, sabe77 tipo, então, aí78 beleza, valeu, falou79 eita, nossa, oxe80 mano, cara, senhor81 rapidinho, not small82 Four ways to say it83 "O que significa?"84 Fixing it mid-sentence85 "Tô boiando"86 Holding the floor87 aí, daí — telling the story88 por vs. para89 pretender ≠ pretend90 Idioms by metaphor91 saudade and the untranslatables92 muito to pra caralho93 Dating the slang94 The WhatsApp ear95 Native-speed listening96 Five minutes solo97 The launch, not the finish

The slot English forgot

English bolts the doer to the front of the sentence and barely thinks about anyone else. Portuguese keeps a second slot open — for whoever the action lands on. Feel that slot, and three things stop being things you memorize and start being one idea.