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Totally recomend. He has been learning very fast and loves it. I got this audiobook for my boyfriend who is American and has been trying to learn portuguese. As a genuin Brazilian I can definitely say that it works great.
One man in our group had been studying Portuguese for a year and a half using Rosetta Stone, averaging 2 hours a night.though of course he could speak better than I could, I was amazed at how close I was to him in overall comfort level. As others have said, it is not a complete program at all, but it gets you started with basic conversational phrases and an intuitive understanding of Portuguese sentence structure. I recently went to Brazil for a week with a group, and used this program along with learning a few phrases recommended by the group to prepare myself. I didn't have near the extent of vocabulary yet, but I could usually pick out the words that I did know even as the Brazilians were speaking at their normal speed, and I could communicate the essentials at restaurants and in most of our typical conversations.I highly recommend this program as a starting point for learning Portuguese. For the price, it's a great launching point for long-term study, and adequate for cramming before a last-minute trip. I had about two months to study Portuguese, and I am really surprised at how comfortable I was with the language. I was easily in the top half of the group for how well I could speak Portuguese, and probably more in the top quarter (though many of the folks couldn't say anything in Portuguese).
The price was a steal for what I'm getting out of it. Each lesson is 30 mins long, so I can listen to it on my commute to work and it doesn't take any extra time out of my day. I wish there was a Conversational II so I could continue my lessons. Someone recommended Pimsleur brand to me, and I am very impressed with the Brazilian Portuguese conversational I CDs. I am on 10 out of 16 lessons, and I feel like I'm really speaking Portuguese.
I am hooked and can't wait to order the next levels.I highly recommend this method. What a great way to get into a new language. I used the first level CDs in my car and my long commute has become really enjoyable.
If you will need to read and write in Portuguese, you will need to supplement with a visual program or workbook. If you want something to listen to only - this is a good program. I'm taking the Rosetta Stone course online and wanted something to listen to while driving or listening to my ipod. The two programs start out in different directions but eventually come together.
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