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Good afternoon! Today is the right time to publish second part of my blog of "how did I learn portuguese".

How should I study portuguese while out of Brazil?
This was the first obstacle. There are several ways, hundreds of applications, thousands of schools, hordes of teachers. When I started i did not really go for any of these. I had a huge advantage – native speaker. My girlfriend who is Paulistana – born and bred in São Paulo.
Everything started in February 2016. One night I decided that I want to speak portuguese. We had our regular skype call (I was in Prague, she was in São Paulo) and I told her to speak in portuguese. Simple sentences. Things like “how are you, how was your day” etc. It was really tough at the beginning as I did not understand a word. But every day as she was repeating the same sentences, I could get and absorb words. Then I was putting together words and creating sentences by myself. It was not grammatically correct but I was talking.
Apart from that, I was reading news at a Brazilian website – www.globo.com. At first everything seemed to be “Chinese language” as I did not understand at all. I was reading every day, translating every single word. After a couple of months I could read and speak better. Also an important part of my studies was listening part. My tip would be to browse on youtube and type in “easy Portuguese” and get yourself some Brazilian experience from the streets!

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Hello everybody! Today I would like to share with you the first part of my article about how did I learn portuguese! Hope you enjoy.

How did I learn portuguese?

1) Find your will to study!
In my opinion, this is the most important point. You need to find a will to study. Once you get yourself a good reason to study, then the studies will go easily.
When I came to Brazil for the first time, I could not say much. Just the basic phrases – „Bom dia, obrigado“. That was it. Nothing more than that. It is a pitty because if you do not speak the local language you will most probably not be able to talk to people on the streets, make friends, manage things and so forth. My intention was to come back to Brazil at least one more time and I really wanted to understand the world here. I was surrounded by my girlfriend´s family and everybody wanted to talk to me but I just could not talk to them as they spoke in portuguese.
My motivation for speaking portuguese was to enjoy Brazil in the real way and understand people around me. From my point of view, if you want to spend longer period of time in a foreign country, than the knowledge of the local language shows respect and people will appreciate that! They will treat you in a different way, better way.

Next part will follow soon!

Good afternoon! By many, Prague is considered as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe! "There is no place quite like Prague". My favorite Picture is "Charles Bridge - Karlův most", and yours?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/13/proof-that-prague-is-europes-prettiest-city_n_5282587.html

Proof That Prague Is Europe's Prettiest City (Photo: Getty Images)

Hi folks!! English classes with me are fully available and will be adjusted according to your needs!

Oi galera!! Aulas de inglês comigo estão disponíveis, de acordo com suas necessidades!

Hello everybody! I had an opportunity to see one of the nature´s wonders here in Brasil. Can anybody guess where was this picture taken??

Hello people! How much I love your brazilian tradition on the new year´s Eve! Wearing white clothes and at the end of the day jumping over the waves!

Oi Pessoal! Como eu amo a sua tradição no ano novo! Usando roupas brancas e no fim do dia pulando as ondas!

http://brazilianguru.com/new-years-traditions-in-brazil/

New Year's Traditions in Brazil - Brazilian GuruBrazilian Guru

Oi pessoal! "Saudade" would be the word I keep using here a lot! Check out a few more words in portuguese without equal translation to english!

Oi pessoal! "Saudade" é a palavra que eu mais uso aqui! Veja mais algumas palavras em português sem tradução para inglês!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/11/portuguese-words-no-english-translation_n_5440988.html

5 Beautiful Portuguese Words That You Just Can't Say In English Here's a fact: Some foreign words just really don't have equivalents in other languages. It's too bad -- people who don't speak the native tongue may nev...

Hello everybody! Let´s discover the beauty of the Czech republic - my lovely country! Enjoy!

Olá a todos! Vamos descobrir a beleza da República Checa - meu país lindo! Aproveita!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ezBXebEtc

UNESCO - Czech Republic Set out to the Czech Republic and get to know the 12 Czech UNESCO monuments. This year marks exactly 20 years since the first of them was entered into the pr...

Good evening everybody! Check out the selection of BBC´s finest pictures of various places from all over the globe! Some of these places are on my bucket list!

Boa noite pessoal! Dá uma olhada nessa seleção da BBC das melhores fotos de vários lugares de todo o mundo! Alguns desses lugares estão na minha lista!

http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20161122-50-reason-to-lovetheworld--2016-edition

50 Reasons to #LoveTheWorld For a second year, BBC Travel goes beyond the headlines to bring you 50 Reasons to , a celebration of this planet and the joy of travelling around it. Here's what we said.

Have you ever considered different accents? Check this out ! I am facing the same issues with Portuguese here in Brasil :)

Já pensou que existem diferentes sotaques na língua inglesa? Saca só! Eu estou enfrentando os mesmos problemas com o Português aqui no Brasil :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUm-2x-2dM

Do You Speak English? - Big Train - BBC comedy Simon Pegg and the Big Train comedy sketch team perform a funny short on life of an English speaking tourist in France.

Are you looking for some tips on how to learn English?

Most Important rule: "Never give up on learning!".

Você está procurando algumas dicas sobre como aprender Inglês?

Regra mais importante: "Nunca desista de aprender!".

http://www.ef.com/blog/language/how-to-learn-english-faster/

How to learn English faster: 10 tips - EF Blog English is a fun language to learn, but learning it quickly can seem like a massive challenge. Here are 10 tips that will help you learn English faster.

Taste of Brasil! Amazing gastronomic experience in "Mercadão de São Paulo".
Sabores do Brasil! Experiência gastronômica surpreendente em "Mercadão de São Paulo".