Beginner path (on this page)
A1–A2 Portuguese: one variety (EP or BP) + cognate discipline. Finishable listening, a small productive vocabulary, and sentences you invent — not streak theatre.
Four-week starter
- Week 1 — Pronunciation + 20 high-frequency words/day; lock one audio variety.
- Week 2 — First 500 through ~160; five spoken sentences/day.
- Week 3 — Topic deck (travel/food) + 45-second voice note of your day.
- Week 4 — Re-listen week-1 audio with less support; 60-word week paragraph.
Daily 25 minutes
- 3 min — yesterday’s three words aloud
- 10 min — First 500 or script warm-up (open tool)
- 12 min — graded listening + 30-second retell
Model micro-paragraph: Esta semana estudei português e escrevi palavras novas. Quero falar mais amanhã.
Portuguese-specific traps
- Bouncing weekly between Brazilian and European audio
- Spanish cognates sabotaging pronunciation
- App hopping with no finishable listening
Hub: Portuguese resources. Next: B1–B2 path.
A solid practice day
Finish one listening or reading piece you can actually complete. Invent three new sentences from today’s words. Record a short spoken retell. If the input is too hard, step down one level — don’t open another app. Repeat on three weekdays before stacking new resources.