Reviews Archives

So impressed by the level of education you provide

location: Portugal
posted: 5 lutego, 2025

Name: Tim

I just wanted to drop you all a note and congratulate you on a great program, on the tremendous website / app / and content. I was a University Professor for 34 years – and my 'minor’ on my PhD was in Curriculum Design … I’ve spent most of my adult life teaching and trying to convey thoughts and content to adults, and you guys blow it out of the water! Everyday, I’m so impressed by the level of education that you provide. It is obvious that all of you are serious, committed, and thoughtful about your program.

Consistently happy

posted: 4 lutego, 2025

Name: Emily

Many thanks to you and the PP team: in my European Portuguese learning quest, I’ve tried nearly every resource out there, and PP is the only one I’ve been consistently happy with over the two years and know I will continue to use and enjoy. Great team and great learning resource!

Excellent website to learn Portuguese

posted: 30 stycznia, 2025

Name: Dan

I find this to be an excellent website to learn portuguese I really love when you have real people speaking in the lessons… Also, the customer support is outstanding.!

Helped to accelerate my learning

location: Portugal
posted: 22 stycznia, 2025

Name: Perry

Thank you for the great service you provided and for how much I learned while I was with you. We’ve been in Portugal about three years now, and we’re at the point where we’re somewhat comfortable with the language…Your lessons were invaluable, and certainly helped to accelerate my learning.

Made a tremendous difference

location: U.S.A.
posted: 22 stycznia, 2025

Name: Jennifer

I have been trying to learn European Portuguese for probably 3 years now but the first year was slow moving. I’ve tried a handful of other European Portuguese classes/academies but Practice Portuguese makes learning Portuguese so much easier than the other ones out there. I love all the different ways to learn that you guys offer at Practice Portuguese. I love having the two perspectives as well. It has made a tremendous difference. I am (finally) going to Portugal for the first time…I am so excited to be able to practice speaking Portuguese when I’m there.

O melhor que há no que toca à língua portuguesa

location: Spain
posted: 10 stycznia, 2025

Name: Ingo

Estou a aprender português há quase dois anos. Apaixonei-me pela língua há mais de dez anos, já que os meus pais moravam lá, mas, na verdade, comecei a aprender há um ano e meio.
No dia de ontem, recebi o resultado do meu exame de português, que fiz no mês de novembro, e… passei no exame do DIPLE!!
Isto, em parte, é graças ao vosso projeto, onde aprendi muitas coisas…
Quero dar-vos os parabéns pelo vosso conteúdo e animar-vos a continuar com o vosso projeto, que é, indiscutivelmente, o melhor que há no que toca à língua portuguesa.

Most comprehensive learning platform

posted: 3 stycznia, 2025

Name: Michael

My family and I have recently moved to Portugal…and have invested much time in our Portuguese learning. We subscribed to a popular online/app platform that was helpful. In addition, we are currently taking in person Portuguese classes here in town. However for me, this has been the most comprehensive learning platform I’ve used. The sequential way in which you have structured the lessons along with the multiple modalities of practice reinforces the material in a way that frankly, I have not gotten from the other methods. I am looking forward to my increased progress and just wanted to say thank you again. You all have struck Portuguese gold 🙂

Completely invaluable

posted: 26 grudnia, 2024

Name: Michael

I just literally wanted to say thanks and that I am so grateful to this site. I am preparing to move for work and learning Portuguese in an intensive University program, and with a private Tutor, AND this site in addition to all of that has been completely invaluable and I just want to thank you all for all of the work you do.

Amazed

location: U.S.A.
posted: 23 grudnia, 2024

Name: Cecilia

I want to send my thanks for such a great learning system, your videos, and infectious enthusiasm. I had your app since day one, but for past month been studying twice a day 30 minutes and am amazed. Also want to say I worked in learning environments as graphic designer…and your whole process is very good, very. I look forward to learning more…that is sign of positive learning environment!! OBRIGADA

Good value

posted: 16 grudnia, 2024

Name: Anthony

Very good app and content. Very clear speakers in Portuguese and l have time to process and translate. 10 out of 10 so far👍. Very good value for money too.

Suits my pragmatic approach to learning

posted: 6 grudnia, 2024

Name: Ian

I want to say what a great job you’ve done. I’ve gone from zero knowledge to, well, I can construct a few basic sentences! I’m halfway though the A1 course. I like the linear structure, it suits my pragmatic approach to learning.

Helped me to improve

location: Ukraine
posted: 3 grudnia, 2024

Name: Lena

thank you for your podcasts, they really help me to improve my Portuguese

Nice insight

location: Netherlands
posted: 2 grudnia, 2024

Name: Anja

Your method of teaching is very pleasant and useful. It also gives a nice insight into life in Portugal.

Helped me so much

posted: 15 listopada, 2024

Name: Erika

I had a wonderful vacation in Portugal and this app helped me so much.

Organized so beautifully and carefully

location: Portugal
posted: 14 listopada, 2024

Name: Lynn

I…came to Portugal last year when my daughter and her family decided to move here. The day she surprised me with that invitation, I did a Google Search, found you both, and was delighted. I started your program that day, and completed level B2 yesterday. As a former language teacher (30 years- Spanish), I was so happy to follow the lessons that you organized so beautifully and carefully. How can I thank you enough?!

Significant achievement

location: U.S.A.
posted: 14 listopada, 2024

Name: James

As an applied linguist…who works in technology and language learning…and as a current student of European Portuguese…I’ve been making extensive use of your app and A1 course and greatly enjoying them. You’ve no doubt heard this before, but language learning apps typically excel in only one or two of three crucial areas: technology, pedagogy, or language/cultural content. Your product stands out by doing an outstanding job with all three, and I’ve been wanting for some time to commend you for this significant achievement.

Read and listen at the same time

location: UK
posted: 2 listopada, 2024

Name: Rosie

I just wanted to send a message of great appreciation, thanking Practice Portuguese for all that you do in supporting people to learn the Portuguese language. I wouldn’t be anywhere near as good as I am now without your help, because there is literally zero material out there which helps people read and listen at the same time to Portuguese. It is so great that you have the English available as well, it makes it so easy to understand what is being said and to look at the meaning of the words. You’ve made language learning simple and not laborious. Please carry on forever!

Joel’s and Rui’s enthusiasm

posted: 28 października, 2024

Name: Shannan

I really love Joel’s and Rui’s enthusiasm and commitment to helping us learn Portuguese. We…have grandchildren in Lisbon…and we love going to visit them. We need to be able to speak the language as we hope to make frequent trips to Portugal! Thank you.

Well done folks

posted: 19 października, 2024

Name: Brian

I’ve found Practice Portuguese punching above its weight class as far as quality and ease of use. The big corporations may have more resources but your organization brings more passion and better customer service!

Well explained

posted: 15 października, 2024

Name: Alex

I love your platform! I’ve really enjoyed your detailed and well explained grammar points, as well as the podcast conversations.

Very helpful

posted: 3 października, 2024

Name: Diane

I subscribed to your website so I could refresh my memory and learn more Portuguese before visiting Porto and Lisboa in September. You have created a wonderful, very helpful website for learning a language, and it helped me very much.

Muito obrigado!!!

posted: 22 września, 2024

Name: Mike

I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed using Practice Portuguese!!! I want to thank you so much for the amazing content and maybe someday (if my wishes come true) we’ll be back and I’ll continue learning this amazing language with your help.

The knowledge really sticks

location: Sweden
posted: 6 września, 2024

Name: Fedde

I have tried a couple of other online sites for learning Portuguese, but even if those sites are quite acceptable and useful, I feel they don’t even come close to how you have structured your learning! The combination of short lessons, informative texts, exercises (written, audio and speech) and the variety and width of the material really force a students brain to practice in a way where the knowledge really sticks in a far more effective way!

You have also added a nice touch with the „gamification” of the learning process, which makes it fun to progress and improve.

I simply felt I could not sit in silence and NOT give you this feedback. You really deserve it.

In my eyes you are REALLY doing your stuff really, really well! Keep up the amazing job!

Learning so much

posted: 25 sierpnia, 2024

Name: Amy

Thanks for your constant work to keep making content. I am learning so much!

Really good structure

location: Poland
posted: 20 sierpnia, 2024

Name: Mateusz

I really think that the course is amazing and has a really good structure for people completely new to the language as well as for intermediate, but also is very well organized for people who don’t have their own learning plan or idea of how to manage it.

Nothing useful until I found you

location: Germany
posted: 18 sierpnia, 2024

Name: Angelika

I cannot say how glad I am to have found this app together with your wonderful little films on YouTube and the podcasts I can listen to when I cannot look on a display. For a whole year I tried to find a way to learn (and practise) European Portuguese and found nothing useful until I found you. Living in Germany, I can’t just talk to Portuguese people to train my listening because there are none… Your explanations are so thoughtful when someone has a question, and the whole thing is structured in the best way I can imagine.

Perfect for me

location: U.S.A.
posted: 17 sierpnia, 2024

Name: Megan

It’s really perfect for me right now to review and establish my current level for listening and speaking to try to catch them up and improve. I was a foreign language textbook writer/editor for 17 years and really love what you and the PP team have put together here!

This is THE app to learn European Portuguese

location: Budapest
posted: 14 sierpnia, 2024

Name: Balazs

I have been using your app for just under a year, and let me tell you, I am absolutely loving it! I feel like this is THE app to learn European Portuguese, the grammar explanations are excellent, and the rooster for the app is adorable!

Talking with our neighbors

posted: 10 sierpnia, 2024

Name: Lyssa

This app is absolutely amazing. It has been so helpful. My daughter and her partner moved to Portugal and it has helped them get started talking with our neighbors … What a great job you all have done!

Opens the door culturally

posted: 8 sierpnia, 2024

Name: Emily

Muito muito obrigada for all these new videos and podcasts over the last few months. I especially enjoy the combo of Joel plus a native speaker (Rui or guests 😊) as I’m very inspired by how well Joel speaks and he opens the door culturally (coming from a fellow North American) and asks the kind of questions I’d like to ask myself.

Makes learning fun

posted: 1 sierpnia, 2024

Name: John

We love your website and teaching mode. It makes learning fun!

Absolutamente incrível

posted: 28 lipca, 2024

Name: Riccardo

Devo dizer que é absolutamente incrível! É muito cativante! Deve ter levado muito tempo (e conhecimento) para construí-lo!

A definite 'go to’

location: Portugal
posted: 16 lipca, 2024

Name: Simon

I think Practice Portuguese is a definite 'go to’ to have alongside before, during and after any course!
I wish I had started using it much earlier on…I can’t praise Practice Portuguese enough for style, format, content and user friendliness!

Thank you for the hard work

location: Netherlands
posted: 6 lipca, 2024

Name: Zinzy

Just wanted to say thank you for the hard work you do on this product. I’m so pleased something like this exists. I’m a product designer, and…I’m impressed by the interaction design of the iOS app.

No other Portuguese apps come close

location: England
posted: 23 czerwca, 2024

Name: Adam

My Portuguese has improved significantly, and I genuinely appreciate the effort put into making such an excellent tool for language learning … I absolutely love this app, and I have only you to thank for my progress. No other Portuguese apps come close to the detail, quality, and explanation that yours provides.

Útil

location: Egypt
posted: 19 czerwca, 2024

Name: Ali

Tenho agradecer o seu canal que é em premeira lugar mais útil para estudantes estrangeiros quem querem aprender português europeu, por quem estudam sozinhos, é mesmo podem se utilizar como curso intensivo

Well thought out

posted: 17 czerwca, 2024

Name: Francis

Thank you for your cheerful, well thought out and practical learning method.

Absolutely the best

posted: 3 czerwca, 2024

Name: Larry

This is absolutely the best online language educational course that exists. These people are very involved and personally passionate about what they doing.

Content with real conversations

location: Portugal
posted: 2 czerwca, 2024

Name: Doug

I just wanted to tell you how much I love everything you all do. Estou a aprender Português e a aplicação é a melhor! I tell all of my expat friends here in Porto to become members! I also love the recent podcasts and short videos you are posting to TikTok! The content with real conversations are awesome! Keep up the great work!! 😊😊👍

Absolutely wonderful

posted: 13 maja, 2024

Name: Renee

The Practice Portuguese program is absolutely wonderful – I have taught ESL years ago and the PP app uses so many wonderful second language learning aides.

Details

posted: 4 maja, 2024

Name: Maryam

I really appreciate all the small details that you did not forget to explain it for us, you make my Portuguese learning journey much easier. Muito Obrigada!

Far superior

posted: 18 kwietnia, 2024

Name: Kevin

Your language learning site and app is far superior in its organization and execution compared to any of the many alternatives I have evaluated for various languages, and it is really the best anyone could hope for to learn European Portuguese.

So much content

location: Portugal
posted: 15 kwietnia, 2024

Name: Peter

It is astonishing how you manage to put together so much content, organize it, and create an app that leaves behind even the likes of Duolingo.

Explanation of nuance

posted: 13 kwietnia, 2024