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Babbel Integrated Brazilian Portuguese Language Learning Website, iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad Application, Social Network, More

Learn Brazilian Portuguese Quickly in Style

Babbel combines multi-media visual and auditory learning, social networking interactivity, sound educational methodology, mobile apps (for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad - Babbel Mobile) and desktop goodies (Babbel Refresh) in a one-stop integrated platform for learning Portuguese.

They've very recently expanded their platform by adding loads of new features to the Web interface as well as mobile and desktop apps to enhance your Portuguese learning efforts online - and take them mobile:

Babbel Refresh: Bite-sized units catered to your individual Portuguese learning program, spaced out appropriately and delivered to your via a free desktop app! (Free, works with Windows and Mac.)

Babbel Mobile: Synchronizes your Babbel account with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, allowing you to study Portuguese on your mobile device - even if you're offline! Babbel Mobile is free to download for everybody, and access to the Vocabulary is available for free for those who already are subscribers to Babbel. If you're not on Babbel, you can purchase the vocabulary as a stand alone app, which has 3000 words and phrases, for a onetime $7.99 USD.

Posted Tue, 2010-04-27 22:38

PortuguesePod101.com: Learn Portuguese Quickly Online and Mobile with Audio-Video Lessons, Apps & Fun Exercises

Proven Course Teaches Portuguese Quickly with Audio, Video & Apps

Beginner and advanced levels alike will enjoy PortuguesePod101, an excellent online and mobile way to learn Portuguese quickly.

PortuguesePod101's fun method and modern platform immerse you in the Portuguese language, giving you just what you need to achieve your goals for travel, business, family and other needs.

PortuguesePod101 is web and mobile based, giving you a custom Portuguese Learning Center anywhere. Download podcasts on your iPhone, Android, iPod Touch, iPod or any mp3 player and take them with you for practice and learning on the go.

High-Quality Content for Learning Portuguese

A key aspect to learning a language is quality content. PortuguesePod101 creates a steady flow of fresh content covering everything from cultural aspects of Portuguese to tidbits about navigating in Brazil to Portugal, Mozambique to Macao, plus practical information to help you get by.

Beyond Audio and Video

Engage in a combination of audio and video lessons, lesson notes and checklists, transcripts, PDFs, vocabulary training with flashcards and quizzes plus a Portuguese dictionary, grammar bank, a verb reference, social network and plenty more.

It's simple to get a free lifetime account.

Posted Thu, 2012-04-19 20:09

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Learn Portuguese Online: Easy, Quick, Fun (Plus Apps!)

Have Fun Learning Portuguese Fast

Busuu Portuguese offers Portuguese learners a dynamic combination of online lessons, language exchange and mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android.

Busuu offers many of their features for free :) This includes picture-based vocabulary training, writing exercises, reading comprehension exercises, video chat, interactive exams and a bustling community for social exchange in Portuguese.

The Busuu system allows you to keep a track record of your Portuguese studies and mark your progress as you complete each lesson. You can work through your lessons at any time, enabling you to fit your study schedule into your daily life however you choose.

Find Friends and Practice or Exchange

Finding friends is easy in the Busuu community! Quickly search and contact other Portuguese learners to practice with as well as exchange partners to share and trade with. Plus, there's a free video chat function for easy access to language exchanges right in the same interface you're using to learn.

Stay Motivated in Style

In order to keep you motivated, Busuu has created a beautiful interface which allows you to grow and visualize your own language garden as you make progress learning Portuguese. If you are interested in learning more than one language, you will have a tree for each language that sprouts and shoots to the sky as you progress through the lessons and levels. It's quite a thrill to see this grow and know it's a visual representation of your language skills!

Free Portuguese Mobile App for iOS and Android

Busuu offers free mobile apps for learning Portuguese on the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. The free app takes you through the basics for getting around, and is especially useful while traveling.

Posted Mon, 2011-09-19 21:28

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Babbel Urban Explorations: Learn French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, English and Swedish Quickly for Travel

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A recent addition to it's online and mobile language learning suite, Babbel, winner of the 2011 European Award for Technology Supported Learning, has just released a new and very useful set of online foreign language courses called "Urban Explorations", available in:

Babbel's "Urban Explorations" are specifically designed courses to help the casual traveler quickly and effectively prepare for a visit abroad.

Posted Wed, 2011-03-23 19:58

Free Portuguese Phrasebook

Learn Survival Portuguese

Wikitravel users have collectively created a free Portuguese phrasebook with the goal of making it possible for travelers to "get by" while traveling in areas where Portuguese is spoken.

Wikitravel phrasebooks are available in many languages and each one varies in depth and detail. Most of the phrasebooks include a pronunciation guide, a general phrase list, information about dates and numbers, a color list, transportation-related phrases, vocabulary for shopping and phrases for eating and drinking. Some are even more in depth, and all are free!