Learn English from Portuguese the way people actually speak it
Portuguese speakers, especially Brazilians, learn English for technology careers, international business, and global entertainment. Brazil's booming tech and startup scene makes English a top career skill — most international companies operating in Brazil require English fluency.
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Real Examples
Portuguese to English, word for word
These are real sentences that Portuguese speakers use every day. Each one comes with a translation and a grammar note to help you understand the difference.
Eu quero aprender inglês rapidamente.
→I want to learn English quickly.
💡 The structure is nearly identical to English. Portuguese and English share SVO order, making most beginner sentences feel natural to translate.
Estou estudando inglês há três anos.
→I have been studying English for three years.
💡 Brazilian Portuguese uses the present continuous with 'há' for time duration. English uses the present perfect continuous — a tense that does not exist in the same form in Portuguese.
Se eu tivesse estudado mais, teria passado no exame.
→If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
💡 The Portuguese past subjunctive maps closely to the English third conditional. The meaning is the same but the verb forms are constructed differently.
Você pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
→Can you speak more slowly, please?
💡 Brazilian Portuguese uses 'você' for 'you' — very similar to the English 'you'. This makes the sentence structure feel familiar.
Eu gosto muito de música inglesa.
→I really like English music.
💡 Portuguese 'gostar de' always requires the preposition 'de' after it. English 'like' takes a direct object with no preposition — a small but common mistake.
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Mistakes most Portuguese speakers make
These are the patterns that trip up Portuguese speakers most often. Knowing them ahead of time will save you a lot of frustration.
Grammar
How Portuguese and English differ
Understanding where the two languages pull in different directions makes it much easier to stop translating in your head and start thinking directly in English.
Word Order
Portuguese and English both use SVO order, which helps a lot. The main difference is that Portuguese allows more flexible word order — subjects and objects can sometimes be moved. English word order is strict.
Articles
Portuguese has four articles (o, a, os, as) that change based on the noun's gender and number. English has no gender system — just 'the', 'a', and 'an'.
Verbs
Portuguese has the personal infinitive — a unique verb form where the infinitive itself changes ending depending on who is doing the action. English has no equivalent concept at all.
FAQ
Questions people ask us
Here are the things Portuguese learners ask most when they start their English journey.
How long does it take a Portuguese speaker to learn English?
Portuguese speakers typically need 600 to 750 hours to reach English fluency — similar to Spanish speakers. Both languages share Latin roots and a large number of cognates with English, which speeds things up considerably.
What is the hardest part of English for Portuguese speakers?
Phrasal verbs are the biggest challenge. English has thousands of them and they cannot be translated directly. 'Give up', 'look into', 'run out of' — each one must be learned individually. English vowel reduction is also confusing.
Is there a difference between Brazilian and European Portuguese when learning English?
Both face very similar challenges. However, Brazilian speakers tend to have higher English vocabulary exposure from US films, games, and tech culture. European Portuguese speakers are more exposed to British English patterns.
What is the best English learning app for Portuguese speakers?
Rozy explains English grammar in Portuguese, covers phrasal verbs with real Brazilian context, and gives daily practice conversations designed specifically around the mistakes Portuguese speakers make most often.
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