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Multilingual Books FSI Programmatic Portuguese Course New! Level Two now on CD! This course is based on educated speech drawn principally from Brazilian sources but is designed to also serve the needs of students who are travelling to Europe and Africa. The guidance of an instructor can help with making such adaptations as are necessary for Contintental or African Portuguese as well as regional variations in Brazil. But the course is designed so that it can be learned through self-instruction along with the recordings, so an instructor, tutor, or native speaker is not strictly necessary, though it is of course always beneficial to have one. This course is divided into two volumes. Level 1 concentrates on speech and grammar and contains units 1 through 25 in transcription, and comes with 15 CDs and two books; Level 2 focuses on more advanced grammatical features, irregular verbs, expansion of vocabulary, and the development of reading comprehension, and contains units 26-48 in transcription, and comes with 17 CDs and a book. Level 1 - 15 CDs and book $225   Level 2 - 17 CDs and book $285   Levels 1 and 2 on CD Now On Sale For $399 (Previously $475 - You Save $76) $399   And now buy either of the FSI Portuguese 1 and 2 Digital Editions for $75 from the Portuguese Download Store and receive them today! This is the same content from the hardcopy editions, but with the text in PDF format and the audio in MP3 format. More information for FSI Portuguese... More information for FSI courses... PDF and MP3 Samples of the Digital Courses

(Brazilian Portuguese is somewhat different than the Portuguese spoken in Portugal. Some of the following items are specifically designed for either Brazil or Portugal, while other products will work equally well for both. Whenever relevant, we will note the country for which each product is designed.)

Multilingual Books FSI Programmatic Portuguese Course New! Level Two now on CD! This course is based on educated speech drawn principally from Brazilian sources but is designed to also serve the needs of students who are travelling to Europe and Africa. The guidance of an instructor can help with making such adaptations as are necessary for Contintental or African Portuguese as well as regional variations in Brazil. But the course is designed so that it can be learned through self-instruction along with the recordings, so an instructor, tutor, or native speaker is not strictly necessary, though it is of course always beneficial to have one. This course is divided into two volumes. Level 1 concentrates on speech and grammar and contains units 1 through 25 in transcription, and comes with 15 CDs and two books; Level 2 focuses on more advanced grammatical features, irregular verbs, expansion of vocabulary, and the development of reading comprehension, and contains units 26-48 in transcription, and comes with 17 CDs and a book. Level 1 - 15 CDs and book $225   Level 2 - 17 CDs and book $285   Levels 1 and 2 on CD Now On Sale For $399 (Previously $475 - You Save $76) $399   And now buy either of the FSI Portuguese 1 and 2 Digital Editions for $75 from the Portuguese Download Store and receive them today! This is the same content from the hardcopy editions, but with the text in PDF format and the audio in MP3 format. More information for FSI Portuguese... More information for FSI courses... PDF and MP3 Samples of the Digital Courses

Portuguese Download Store Buy either of the FSI Portuguese 1 and 2 Digital Editions and From Spanish to Portuguese now and receive them today! This is the same content from the hardcopy edition, but with the text in PDF format and the audio in MP3 format. Downloads are a single (per level) compressed RAR format file, so when you purchase, please be prepared to download a large (>100 MB) file. Software to unpack RAR files is commonly available; a free open source compression manager is available at 7zip.org. Upon purchase you will leave this site; this is normal, our download store is supplied through Paypal by a separate service provider. We accept payments for download products by Paypal, Visa, and Mastercard. And your get BIG Savings! Why are our downloads less than half the price of the hardcopy courses? Well, when you buy in downloadable format, we save, so you save! No printing, reproduction, packaging, handling, and shipping costs for us means big savings for you. Go to the Portuguese Download Store... PDF and MP3 Samples of the Digital Courses

Multilingual Books FSI From Spanish to Portuguese
(Now available in a Digital edition (MP3/PDF)!)
This course is designed for native speakers of American English who have a good command of Spanish, and want to learn Portuguese. Since the languages are similar many students get confused by the similarities and end up mispronouncing and jumbling words. This course explains the differences and allows the student to leverage their knowledge of Spanish to help them learn Portuguese faster. The content in the course includes units on sounds (Spanish vowels with counterparts in Portuguese, Portuguese vowels not occurring in Spanish, diphthongs, and consonants); grammar (word order, negation, contraction, verbs, and nominals, with focus on the differences between the two languages); hints on vocabulary transfer (sounds, words endings, and false cognates); and supplementary pronunciation exercises. The tapes illustrate the features of spoken Portuguese that are included in the text. With 2 tapes or CDs and a book. And now Spanish to Portuguese is available in a Digital Edition on CD-ROM, with the recordings in MP3 audio files and the text in PDF format!
Cassette version
$65  
CD version
$59  
Digital Edition
$49  
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Linguaphone Portuguese Complete Course The Complete Language course helps you learn all four language skills - listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. This in-depth course uses a series of real life dialogues in each lesson to help you learn your new language. You first listen to each short conversation, then read the written script of that conversation while listening again--then the handbook (like your personal tutor) gives explanations of grammar, verbs,etc -helping you to fully understand that dialogue conversation while learning step-by-step about your new language and how to communicate effectively. The Handbook is your tutor. Written in your own language, it provides you with all the necessary language guidance and explanations. It also includes a list of vocabulary and covers all the grammatical points as new words and phrases are introduced in the recordings. The Exercise Book allows you to practice reading, writing, listening and speaking. Eight CD audio recordings of native speakers ensure a good accent, and the Textbook is a printed and illustrated transcription of the CD recordings. This means that you can follow the text whilst listening to the CD and so become familiar with the spelling and structure of the language. $399   More about the Linguaphone Complete Course...

Pimsleur Comprehensive Brazilian Portuguese Courses This is a state-of-the-art language learning course for spoken Brazilian Portuguese. The popular Pimsleur course does not use a book but uses a completely aural approach to language learning, perfect for learning quickly. The course features a proficiency-based system that helps the student learn through listening and speaking practice. 16 CDs for each level; buy the three-level package and save $336! Level 1 (CD)  Retail Price $345 - Our Price $249 (You Save $96) $249   Level 2 (CD)  Retail Price $345 - Our Price $249 (You Save $96) $249   Level 3 (CD)  Retail Price $345 - Our Price $249 (You Save $96) $249   All Three Levels (48 CDs)  Retail Price $1035 - Our Price $699 (You Save $336) $699   More information for Pimsleur Brazilian Portuguese...

Pimsleur Continental Portuguese Compact Course This is a state-of-the-art language learning course for spoken Continental Portuguese. The popular Pimsleur course does not use a book but uses a completely aural approach to language learning, perfect for learning "on-the-go". Features a proficiency-based system that helps the student learn through listening and speaking practice. Includes 5 CDs. $115   More information and pricing for Pimsleur...

Pimsleur Bookchips for Comprehensive Brazilian Portuguese Bookchips are compact digital memory cards that can hold five, ten, fifteen hours of spoken audio or more. A single Bookchip - not much larger than a postage stamp - can hold entire audiobooks that would traditionally require a half-dozen to a dozen compact discs or cassettes. Bookchips work on many desktop computers, laptops, other handheld PDA devices and mobile Smartphones with SD memory card slots. Bookchips move seamlessly from device to device, remembering your listening position each time. With Bookchips, it's easy to pick up from where you left off the day before, or skip to any chapter you like. Not only do Bookchips hold hours and hours of high-quality digital audio, they are rugged and reliable. Bookchips are completely electronic, and can be played by devices without any spinning or moving parts - which means Bookchips never skip! Bookchips are much easier to travel or exercise with than cassette or compact discs... and lighter, too. The Bookchip contains the Pimsleur Brazilian Portuguese Comprehensive course, with 30 lessons, normally on 16 CDs. $199   Brazilian Portuguese I Brazilian Portuguese II Brazilian Portuguese III    All Three Levels bundled with iofy Audio Player $575   More about Pimsleur Bookchips...

iofy Audio Player The iofy Player is back and better than ever. With new enhanced features it delivers the same reliable performance of the original in a sleek new design. Easy to use, the iofy Player is designed specifically for audiobook chips, such as the Pimsleur Bookchip. This intelligent device is the only audiobook chip player on the market today that automatically bookmarks your listening position! Unlike cassettes or CDs, just one audiobook chip can hold 5, 10, 15 hours or more of reading material, and plays without spinning parts that might break or cause skipping when you're on the go. With an iofy player, you can "zip" downloaded audiobooks to chips and listen to them anywhere - while you're driving, exercising, or just relaxing. Alternatively, you can buy premade chips, or you can put your own music or other MP3 content on a chip and listen to that as well. The iofy player comes with Earphones and two AAA batteries. With a 16GB SD Memory Card (not included), it holds up to 2400 hours of spoken audio, or 3840 songs in 128-Kbps MP3 format. Supports Content on SD card, MMC-ROM, MMC Flash, Mini-SD, and Micro-SD (requires adaptor). Skip-free playback; Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz; MP3 (8 to 192 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Speex; One step MP3-CD to chip conversion; CEA 2003 compliant; MPV compliant. $49   More about the iofy Audio Player...

Colloquial Portuguese The Routledge Colloquial courses cover all the basics of the language including grammar and speech. The Colloquial series is our most popular series of language courses, due to its excellent quality, low cost, and amazing range of available languages. These are beginning to intermediate level courses, perfect for travellers, brushing up on skills, or supplementary use. Two CDs and a book are included. $79.95   Continental Portugese - CD version Brazilian Portugese - CD version    More about Colloquial Language...

Fala Brasil - Brazilian Portuguese for Foreigners Pierre Coudry Fala Brasil is a modern method for teaching Portuguese vocabulary and grammar by idioms, conversation, and stories, all taught in Brazilian. Highly recommended. $59

Bilingual Baby for Portuguese Bilingual Baby is a revolutionary series of videos that exposes your child to the world of language - a priceless gift that will give your child the opportunity to actually gain knowledge and brainpower. Bilingual Baby features the Total Immersion Method, a well-established teaching system that has long been used by both educators and language experts, which advocates immersing the child in the new language. While watching the video, the child will only hear the language being taught, but there is also small on-screen text in English to help parents learn too, plus a fold-out guide that gives an overview of the phrases and words presented as well as native translations. Bilingual Baby teaches more than 60 words and phrases to children while their ability to develop a second language is highest - between birth and age five. These 45 minute videos come in versions for 12 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. DVD $29.95   VHS Videocassette $22.95   More about Bilingual Baby...

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Tolkien in Foreign Language Editions Note: these books are special orders, so they will take longer to ship than other products. When J.R.R. Tolkien penned The Hobbit, which was published in 1937, he couldn't have known that he was beginning one of the most famous and beloved story cycles the world has ever known. Its initial popularity prompted his publisher to ask for a sequel and Tolkien started writing The Lord of the Rings, which turned out to be a huge opus requiring twelve years for completion - and history was in the making. By the time of Tolkien's death in 1973 The Lord of the Rings had a huge word-of-mouth cult following, with many popular editions, and was part of the cultural background for youth and adults of all ages. Peter Jackson's movie Ring cycle of the Tolkien series has made history again (and is in its own way an achievement in cinema much like Tolkien's in literature, but that is another story) - and has brought Tolkien's writings into a prominence that is perhaps at its peak. Happily, this means that the many foreign editions of Tolkien will probably remain in print for some time, and more may be brought to the fore. O senhor dos anéis) (Lord of the Rings) 3 volumes in one book - paperback $99.95   O Hobbit (The Hobbit) - paperback $49.95   More about Tolkien in Foreign Language Editions...

Harry Potter in Portuguese   Now in Stock Now your children (and why not yourself as well?) can read the best-selling, fly-off-the-bookshelf Harry Potter series in the language of your choice! The beloved series that enchants kids and keeps adults spellbound is now available in 47 languages. Seven titles are available: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter is rumored to be habit-forming, so don't read one unless you're ready to read them all! Harry Potter e a pedra filosofal 1 (paperback) $47.95   Harry Potter e a câmara dos segredos 2 (paperback) $47.95   Harry Potter e o prisioneiro de Azkaban 3 (paperback) $47.95   Harry Potter e o cálice de fogo 4 (paperback) $69   Harry Potter e a ordem da fénix 5 (paperback) $89   Harry Potter e o enigma do Principe 6 (paperback) - now available! $89   All Six Volumes $425   More about the Harry Potter series...

The Little Prince in Portuguese Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Note: these books are special orders, so they will take longer to ship than other products. Equally loved by children and adults alike, The Little Prince is one of the most translated books on the planet - which is fortunate, as we are able to offer here editions in many languages for your (or your child's) enjoyment! With wonderful and whimsical illustrations by the author, this delightful tale straddles a world between adulthood and childhood, philosophy and fantasy, satire and fable, and reminds one not of great children's authors of the past, but of more unclassifiable writers like Carroll, Milne, and Tolkien, who seem to be writing as much for older as younger readers, and whose writings can be enjoyed on many levels. Written in 1943 by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who disappeared shortly after in WWII during a flying mission for the Allies in Northern Africa, it became an instant cult classic and has remained so ever since. Enjoy The Little Prince in the language of your choice, and check regularly, as we will be adding new versions as they become available. O Principezinho (paperback) Translated by Joana Morais Varela $47.95   More about The Little Prince...

A Dictionary of Informal Brazilian Portuguese (with English Index) Edited by Bobby J. Chamberlain, Ronald M. Harmon As in the ever-changing English language, Brazilian Portuguese is colorful and ever-changing in its gíria or slang (from the simply conversational to the vulgar) - and advanced students are often only exposed to the formal or classic literary forms of the language. A Dictionary of Informal Brazilian Portuguese, originally published in 1983, remains a profitable reference tool to help bridge the gap between the classroom and the streets and contemporary literature of Brazil. Beyond students and researchers, this dictionary, containing over 7500 Brazilian expressions, will be invaluable to travelers, businesspeople, translators and others who are seeking insight into the rich nuances to be found in informal Brazilian Portuguese. Enhanced often with Portuguese sentences to place the words or phrases in context, this dictionary will reward the reader with the colorful inventiveness of the language-and this is not bafo-de-boca (hot air!). Paperback, 728 pages, 2003. $49

Modern Portuguese: A Reference Grammar Mario A. Perini This is the first comprehensive modern Portuguese grammar written for the English-speaking reader. The book covers in detail all the patterns of modern Portuguese as spoken and written in Brazil, focusing on those points that are especially challenging for the English-speaking student, for example, the use of the subjunctive and of the definite article, preterit versus imperfect verb forms, prepositions, and many others. With a wealth of examples to clarify every topic and an extensive index, this indispensable grammar offers students and teachers easy access to all the information they need for in-depth study of Portuguese. Key features of the book: It focuses on the needs of the English-speaking reader; incorporates the results of recent linguistic research in jargon-free language; emphasizes modern spoken Brazilian usage; describes current Brazilian pronunciation in detail; devotes a separate chapter to spelling problems; and discusses trends of the modern spoken language. 2002, hardcover, 621pp. $99

Portuguese: An Essential Grammar Amélia P. Hutchinson, Janet Lloyd This new edition of Portuguese: An Essential Grammar is a practical reference guide to the most important aspects of modern Portuguese. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language that combines traditional and function-based grammar. The book sets out the complexities of Portuguese in short, readable sections. Explanations are clear and free from jargon. Throughout, the emphasis is on Portuguese as used by native speakers around the world. The Grammar is the ideal reference source for the learner and user of Portuguese. It is suitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. This second edition features coverage of both European and Brazilian Portuguese and information on the lexical differences between the two; detailed contents list and index for easy access to information; full use of authentic examples; coverage of traditional grammar and language functions; and a new section on the history and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world. 2003, paperback, 208 pp. $44.95

501 Portuguese Verbs
This is the Portuguese version of the popular verb book. 501 of the most popular Portuguese verbs are fully translated into English and conjugated. A must-have for any serious language learner.
$16.95  

Music Translation Dictionary An English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish Vocabulary of Musical Terms Contains 1,300 musical terms, computer registered, in 13 languages. The terms were gathered from 113 lexicons and dictionaries for the languages involved. Main entries are offered in English with other languages following in each case, including Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. A one-alphabet index (including all languages) makes reference to the English entry. $145

Foreign Language Cassette Bibles in 21 Languages Experience the New Testament in your choice of 21 different languages! Each New Testament Bible is narrated by a popular celebrity or spiritual leader chosen for a rich, full voice, style, and love for the gospel. Each of these recordings is a treasure of inspiration and literary understanding. 12-16 cassettes per version, packaged in a colorful volume. in Portuguese $59.95   More about Foreign Language Cassette Bibles...

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