In-Spur to Speak

I never thought that a visit to a concert can be so inspiring, inspiring in a way I have never imagined it to be. After a concert of Brazil Bossa Nova Quartet at Kyiv Conservatory I fell for Portuguese. Actually I feel incredibly Spanish, though I am Ukrainian …
One year has passed after previous concert of Brazil Bossa Nova Quartet.They visited Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Simferopol and Odesa and come again to amuse with their music. This time Brazilian singer from Rio-de-Janeiro Maucha Adnet presents her new compositions recorded with pianist Helio Alves (BR). Flamboyance of Brazilian jazz and vivacity of rhythms are incorporated in musical quartet. Deep voice of Maucha Adnet (vocal, alto), profound piano chords of Helio Alves (piano), energetic rhythms of Duduka Da Fonseno (drums, ) and heart-touching string improvisations at counterbass by Arkady Ovrutski .

Just listen, it is such a beautiful language, even without understanding, which now I would like to have…

Some interesting facts about Portuguese I would like to share with you:

1.Portuguese Interesting facts 15-16 ages are to be considered a bloom of Portuguese, as it was quickly spreading. This happened mainly due to military operations and colonization.
2. Portuguese is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe, Macau and East Timor.
3.Portuguese is a Romance language and quite similar to Spanish, Galician to be more precise. It is also close to French. So should you happen to know any of these languages, the tasks is easier.
4. You should also take into consideration that pronunciation differs in every country, so if you like to get to learn the language select which one you want, the one spoken in Brazil, Portugal or another country.
5. All in all there are over 200 million of speakers with Brazil taking majority.
My advice:
1. Listen to Portuguese as much as possible. Here is a list of web-sites you may find helpful.
http://www.easyportuguese.com/

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz98828b52aa8.html

http://www.uni.edu/becker/PortugueseWebsites.html#quizzes
http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/portuguese/

http://www.learn-portuguese-language-software.com/games/index.htm
http://www.tudobemportuguese.com/games
http://www.ateliers-alea.com/en/games-learn-portuguese-xsl-222.html
http://www.portuguese-flashcards.com/
http://www.sol.eti.br/
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http://guida.querido.net/jogos/index.html
http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/resources/portuguese/useful-links/games-and-fun/#sthash.ImsdQKIi.dpuf

2. Visualize what you learn or it is better to say learn visually. I love picture dictionaries. If you cannot find one, use some drawings. One more interesting technique is to make stickers for objects. I saw it in one of English school all things in the office had names on them. I guess it is not because of sclerosis.:-)
3. Try to speak, just listening and nodding gives poor results The best way is definitely communicate with native speakers.
If you don’t succeed in that, no worries. I do believe that if you like the language, it inspires you, the way to realize your plan will come along. For now let me give you a spur – visuals to start with. I normally start with different “COLOURful” and “FRUITy” things.