Hi Carol. Thanks for your article. My wife and I moved to Porto from Kuala Lumpur 2 weeks ago. We learnt Portuguese first on Duolingo for 7 months in 2020 not knowing that it was Brazilian Portuguese. Then we switch to Memrise. It teaches us the basic vocab and pronounciation. They really help us during our first 2 weeks here as we don't…
Hi Carol. Thanks for your article. My wife and I moved to Porto from Kuala Lumpur 2 weeks ago. We learnt Portuguese first on Duolingo for 7 months in 2020 not knowing that it was Brazilian Portuguese. Then we switch to Memrise. It teaches us the basic vocab and pronounciation. They really help us during our first 2 weeks here as we don't feel totally alien to the new language shown in all the supermarket items. Mind you, we spent 2-3 times longer in a supermarket or pharmacy compare to home not wanting to buy the wrong items. I agree with you that we both want to learn the new language because we want to build meaningful and authentic relationship with the locals here. We want to belong in our new home. Thanks for writing.
Thanks for your comments, Kevin and welcome to Portugal! We've been living in Portugal for nearly a year, and we still spend a lot of time in supermarkets and pharmacies. My post next week is about shopping online for groceries in Portugal. It actually helps with learning Portuguese but in the comfort of my home office. Thanks again for taking the time to comment on my post. - Carol.
Hi Carol. Thanks for your article. My wife and I moved to Porto from Kuala Lumpur 2 weeks ago. We learnt Portuguese first on Duolingo for 7 months in 2020 not knowing that it was Brazilian Portuguese. Then we switch to Memrise. It teaches us the basic vocab and pronounciation. They really help us during our first 2 weeks here as we don't feel totally alien to the new language shown in all the supermarket items. Mind you, we spent 2-3 times longer in a supermarket or pharmacy compare to home not wanting to buy the wrong items. I agree with you that we both want to learn the new language because we want to build meaningful and authentic relationship with the locals here. We want to belong in our new home. Thanks for writing.
Thanks for your comments, Kevin and welcome to Portugal! We've been living in Portugal for nearly a year, and we still spend a lot of time in supermarkets and pharmacies. My post next week is about shopping online for groceries in Portugal. It actually helps with learning Portuguese but in the comfort of my home office. Thanks again for taking the time to comment on my post. - Carol.