Learning Portuguese
Learn with clear explanations, practical examples, and native guidance.
Learning Portuguese is a complete resource for English speakers who want to understand and speak European Portuguese with confidence. Created by experienced teacher and author Daniel Cardoso, the site offers a beginner-friendly textbook (Learning Portuguese – A1), private lessons, and helpful tips tailored to real-life situations in Portugal. Whether you’re just starting or need a structured path, this is the place to begin.
*The Free Sample available to download is the next edition of the book.
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Start your journey today with Learning Portuguese (A1) – the essential guide for English speakers who want to learn European Portuguese with confidence and clarity.
About the author
A certified native teacher with years of experience, Daniel helps English speakers learn European Portuguese clearly and confidently – both in lessons and through his book, Learning Portuguese (A1).
Daniel Cardoso is a certified native teacher and the author of Learning Portuguese (A1). With years of experience teaching European Portuguese to English speakers, he understands the common challenges learners face – and how to overcome them. His teaching style is clear, structured, and focused on real-life communication, helping students gain confidence from the very first lesson.
Daniel has thought really well about how to structure his lessons and has provided some excellent resources, so I feel like I am already making good progress. Muito obrigado, Daniel!
Richard @ Classgap
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Ótimo.
José @ Classgap
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Obrigada Daniel.
Brenda @ Classgap
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Daniel is a great tutor. Very thoughtful with his lessons, and his learning resource has been helpful also. Looking forward to many more lessons with Daniel!
Stevan @ Classgap
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Very good professor, knows the topics, was prepared and a nice person to talk to. I strongly recommend him
Sabine Sidi-Ali @ Classgap
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Daniel is clear, concise, informative and quickly established the level I was at and how to structure the learning.
Stuart Williams @ Classgap
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Daniel is an amazing teacher, very well structured and fits the classes to the students needs. His e-book is also amazing and helps a lot to get started with portuguese!
Tim Ulbrich @ Classgap
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Daniel es un muy buen profesor, se adapta a tu nivel y hace las clases muy amenas. Sin duda, de los mejores profesores que he tenido en esta plataforma, lo recomiendo!
Celtia CRG @ Classgap
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He is a great teacher!
Carolina Chobadindegui @ Classgap
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Muy buen profesor. Tiene mucha paciencia conmigo y me corrige bien la pronunciación y las faltas gramaticales.
Martin BAUMANN @ Classgap
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Daniel is a very good teacher, patient but thorough. He is generous with his time, and offers cultural insights as well as language skills. Delighted I found him!
Alex Mose @ Classgap
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Great, would highly recommend
Jana Ulbrich
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Daniel is a lovely Teacher and I look forward to working with him.. tailors classes to individual needs and levels Thank you Daniel x
Mary @ Classgap
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Daniel is a great Portuguese teacher who makes every class fun and engaging. He can explain the grammar very well and adapts to your level of knowledge. His lessons include a variety of exercises and helpful homework. He is also flexible with the timing of the classes. I recommend learning Portuguese with Daniel! 🙂
Sina Warncke @ Classgap
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