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Portuguese Foundations
Your first words and sentences, from day one.
1,716 flashcards that take you from your first Portuguese word to everyday conversation, in 60 short lessons. Every flashcard has a picture, audio and an example sentence built only from words you’ve already met.
- 1,716 flashcards
- 1,576 words
- 140 grammar patterns
- 60 lessons
You study it in the Misu app on iPhone and Android. Translations are in English.
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60 lessons · 1,576 words
Sixty short lessons.
Each lesson is a small set of words you can use together. Every example sentence only uses words from earlier flashcards, so you can read it from the first day.
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Lesson 01
First steps a água · o café · o chá · por favor 28 words -
Lesson 02
People and introductions ele · ela · nós · a gente 29 words -
Lesson 03
Places and everyday life estar · aqui · aí · ali 30 words -
Lesson 04
Numbers and amounts zero · dois · ou · três 26 words -
Lesson 05
Everyday actions fazer · ir · vir · ver 26 words -
Lesson 06
Time and routine o dia · hoje · amanhã · ontem 26 words -
Lesson 07
Describing and comparing grande · pequeno · novo · velho 28 words -
Lesson 08
Connecting ideas mas · porque · por · a 25 words -
Lesson 09
People around us nosso · tu · o senhor · próprio 26 words -
Lesson 10
Places and ideas o mundo · o país · a cidade · o lugar 26 words -
Lesson 11
Actions and experiences dever · dizer · achar · pensar 24 words -
Lesson 12
Words and communication a palavra · a frase · a língua · a pergunta 27 words -
Lesson 13
Food and meals a comida · gostoso · o arroz · o feijão 27 words -
Lesson 14
Adding detail apenas · nem · desde · além 25 words -
Lesson 15
Daily routines dormir · acordar · levantar · sentar 27 words -
Lesson 16
Around the home a porta · a janela · a parede · o chão 28 words -
Lesson 17
Clothes and colors a roupa · a camisa · a camiseta · a calça 26 words -
Lesson 18
Body and health o corpo · a saúde · doente · doer 28 words -
Lesson 19
Dates and plans o minuto · o calendário · a data · o aniversário 28 words -
Lesson 20
Getting around a rua · o bairro · o centro · o caminho 26 words -
Lesson 21
People and society o estado · o governo · o presidente · a política 28 words -
Lesson 22
Feelings and preferences o amor · o medo · a atenção · a vontade 27 words -
Lesson 23
Actions and changes haver · existir · seguir · manter 27 words -
Lesson 24
Work and study a empresa · o emprego · o serviço · o negócio 25 words -
Lesson 25
Paying and booking custar · o preço · o valor · o garçom 29 words -
Lesson 26
Space and descriptions a frente · trás · atrás · esquerdo 24 words -
Lesson 27
Reasons and choices a maneira · o jeito · o modo · a base 26 words -
Lesson 28
Numbers and quantities onze · doze · a dúzia · treze 26 words -
Lesson 29
Out in the world o sol · a lua · o céu · a estrela 27 words -
Lesson 30
Connecting and judging porém · portanto · entretanto · senão 27 words -
Lesson 31
Reading and media o jornal · a revista · o artigo · a página 27 words -
Lesson 32
Culture and occasions a cultura · a arte · o museu · o cinema 25 words -
Lesson 33
Acting and communicating partir · contar · possuir · significar 25 words -
Lesson 34
Describing more precisely humano · social · comum · simples 26 words -
Lesson 35
Wellbeing and support a idade · o nascimento · a morte · a força 25 words -
Lesson 36
Everyday ideas a desculpa · a licença · o favor · a pena 25 words -
Lesson 37
Work and public life o período · a época · a posição · o controle 27 words -
Lesson 38
Plans and decisions apoiar · defender · atacar · lutar 26 words -
Lesson 39
Institutions and society a economia · economizar · o ambiente · a direção 29 words -
Lesson 40
Describing the details federal · municipal · mundial · militar 26 words -
Lesson 41
Places around town reto · a esquina · virar · a ponte 25 words -
Lesson 42
Change and care buscar · funcionar · aparecer · sumir 27 words -
Lesson 43
Information and measures o tema · o modelo · o estilo · a fase 26 words -
Lesson 44
At the table o alimento · a refeição · o lanche · a sobremesa 27 words -
Lesson 45
Learning and sharing ensinar · treinar · praticar · a matéria 28 words -
Lesson 46
Time and progress o metro · o centímetro · o quilo · o grama 26 words -
Lesson 47
Commitments and reactions exigir · durar · demorar · adiantar 24 words -
Lesson 48
Materials and objects o objeto · o material · a madeira · o metal 27 words -
Lesson 49
Making meaning precise ambos · aliás · enfim · afinal 27 words -
Lesson 50
People and languages o diretor · o gerente · o funcionário · o empregado 24 words -
Lesson 51
People and feelings justo · injusto · honesto · sincero 26 words -
Lesson 52
Thoughts and connections a lembrança · a memória · a mente · o pensamento 27 words -
Lesson 53
Stories and performances o personagem · o conto · o poema · a poesia 27 words -
Lesson 54
Nature and the senses o porto · a ilha · a costa · o oceano 24 words -
Lesson 55
Everyday actions entregar · trocar · mover · mexer 23 words -
Lesson 56
Causes and outcomes matar · fugir · salvar · sobreviver 24 words -
Lesson 57
Connected everyday life online · o blog · o botão · apertar 26 words -
Lesson 58
Body and daily care o sexo · sexual · o gênero · o peito 23 words -
Lesson 59
Qualities and impressions lento · prático · básico · intermediário 26 words -
Lesson 60
Choices and next steps o risco · o acordo · a opção · o pedido 26 words
The story
Anna in São Paulo.
You follow Anna, a Londoner spending a year in São Paulo, with her friend Rafa, her teacher Beatriz and her cat Misu, so the sentences add up to one small world.
For complete beginners. This is Brazilian Portuguese, as you’d hear it in São Paulo.
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Can I download it for Anki?
No. Misu decks are made for the Misu app, where every flashcard keeps its audio, picture and review schedule.
I already know some Portuguese. Where do I start?
Take the Portuguese level test first. Its 25 questions give you an idea of how many words you know.