5 European Portuguese Conversation Tips To Sound More Natural

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Do Portuguese people switch to English, when they notice that you are not Portuguese? Let me know in the comments below :)

[@AxeDharme]

They do, yes. I don't mind it though as long as they acknowledge my efforts. This is what my close friend does with me. She does a 50-50 kind of deal where she will carry out basic to intermediate conversations in Português but the advanced ones in English. It's cool.

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

@@AxeDharme that’s great too 😊😊

[@biiiiiiiiiix]

I don't speak portuguese, just the basics, I'm not able to have a normal discussion with someone. What I find funny is that I'll always ask if they speak english (I ask in Portuguese) and they ALWAYS say "no". Then I speak english because I don't have another choice and they listen and... they answer in english and speak better than me....

[@rodericksibelius8472]

"NÃO É" in Brazilian Portuguese is contracted to "NÉ" Portuguese Language European as well as Brazilian and the other 10 Countries who Speaks it is the Most Beautiful Language to HEAR, 'The Sound of the European Portuguese of Portugal SOUNDS, STANDS OUT as the Most ROYAL and ELEGANT Sounding of them ALL' = Just here is the PROOF this Beautiful Native Lady 'demonstrating it' from PORTO, PORTUGAL. I am a student of Brazilian Portuguese for 14 months, becoming at the beginning of FLUENCY and spend most of my time LISTENING to the SOTAQUE of PORTUGAL which I want to be FLUENT on. Student: American from California, USA.

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Thank you for sharing your experience Roderick :)

[@geoffl2604]

It depends how busy they are. If I begin in portuguese and they are not too busy they will often help me by continuing in portuguese even though we both know that their english is better than my portuguese. If they are busy they will just switch to english which is fair enough. I have noticed that as my portuguese has got a bit better people are more willing to stay speaking portuguese..... when I started out they just wanted to speak english because listening to me was slow and painful...... now I am a bit better they are more willing to help me which I very much appreciate ! Moral of this story : It gets easier the more more you learn ! People will help more as you get better ! Don't give up becasue it's hard at first :)

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

That’s excellent advise 🙂🙂 thank you for your answer!

[@Brunolimado]

Estou a amar o Português Original, sou do Brasil e queria que você continuasse a falar português nos vídeos!♥️😂🇧🇷🇵🇹

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Obrigada pelo apoio 😊 todas as semanas sai um vídeo em Inglês e um em Português 😊

[@SunnyIlha]

European Portugese so dashing! E muito voluptuoso.

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Obrigada 🤩

[@mariojosesantos2784]

Não esqueceremos... jamais!!

[@rodrigogr4305]

Yo nunca en mi vida hablé con portuguesas o portugueses pero si alguna vez lo hago, vou falar para as pessoas: não mudem nada não, continua a falar o português, não fale em inglês não, dale! seguí nomás en portugués 😀😀👍🏻🇵🇹

[@franciscomarques4043]

Adorei ouvir .

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Que bom! 😊

[@paulharvey2396]

Very good thank you very much.

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Muito obrigado 🌹💐🌹

[@CarlosEscube]

Saudações do Brasil, eu amo o sotaque do português de Portugal, é meu sonho conhecer Portugal, eu estive na França a trabalho e não pude conhecer outros países da União Europeia, Portugal por exemplo, amo suas aulas!Obrigado!

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Tem que vir visitar 😊 beijinhos

[@LanxyNat]

Thanks

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Oh! Unaware of them, I am using all of them in my daily conversation!🤩

[@muhammedlimam4569]

Wonderful! When you only speak portugues and we have translation in English so useful! Keep the same method thanks a lot. Muit obrigado!

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Every Wednesday 😉

[@paulotavares6667]

Nossa lingua e realmente maravilhosa!!🇧🇷🇵🇹👏

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Sim!! 😊

[@Lucky91rd]

Adoro ouvi-lo falar português. Meu pai era português e minha mãe francesa. Infelizmente eu nunca aprendi a falar português com ele. É uma pena, agora eu tento aprender sozinho e eu gosto muito. Mas eu ainda tenho muitos progressos para fazer. Seus vídeos me ajudam a me familiarizar com a pronúncia do português. Obrigado

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Ah, que bom que tens esse interesse! Espero que aprendas com facilidade e que não desistas. Beijinhos 😊

[@christianalmiron6935]

O mía, obrigado pelo video 🇵🇹🇦🇷

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

De nada ☺️

[@ethanoswald355]

ma gusta mucho Portugal!!!

[@hassnaehassnae8340]

The fiiiiiiirst 😍😍😍😍 eu sou estudante da língua portuguesa na universidade em morrcos está é minha segundo ano 😊😊 eu gostei muito

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Yay! 😊😊

[@dunc0029]

In Brazilian Portuguese, they use "Pois não?" to ask "How can I help you?" For example, if you walk into a restaurant, you could be greeted this way. (I owned a restaurant in Brazil.) Is this different in European Portuguese?

[@alavitabusinesssolutions9205]

Adorei Mia! Awesome vid!

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Obrigada pelo feedback :)

[@bouvierdan]

Muito obridado! Os teus conselhos são muito práticos :-)

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

De nada! Ainda bem que gostaste! Beijinhos 😘

[@nathanielfoote1725]

Obrigadíssimo de novo Mia!

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

De nada! Obrigada eu pelo apoio 😊

[@maxvicalv]

Yes this is the way I’ll get more exposure. Loved the video.

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Great :))

[@damodarkafle662]

Ola mia muito saudade. tao util video para nos estudar

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Yes :) I can imagine :)

[@mauricioprimo4363]

Linda!

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Obrigada ☺️

[@mauricioprimo4363]

@@MiaEsmerizAcademy Mia, já teve algum relacionamento com brasileiro?

[@guilhermesevla]

Olá, Mia! Muito bom aprender mais sobre o português de Portugal. Tu poderias fazer um vídeo sobre os diferentes sotaques em Portugal? Obrigado 😊

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Posso tentar 😊 tenho que encontrar pessoas com outros sotaques que queiram fazer um vídeo comigo 😊

[@РадкоАлександров]

Olá Mia! Boa ideia de dar conselhos como soar como um português. 🙂 Tens toda razão, infelizmente qundo morei em Lisboa o que acontecia quase sempre foi que as pessoas jovens, sobretudo estudantes tentavam falar comigo em inglês embora soubessem que se falar o português. Com certeza sempre respondia em português porque gosto muito a língua e quis pratica-lo.Enquanto as pessoas que tinham mais de 40 ou as pessoas na rua falavam comigo sempre em português . Gostaria de voltar em Portugal logo,visitar umas cidades e falar em português.🙂

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Ah, pois, percebo 😊 espero que possas voltar brevemente! 😉

[@leliomartins9391]

Vou me escrever nó teu canal

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Boa!! 😊

[@nspires1]

That was great. Obrigada. It depends on wether the person I'm speaking with actually knows English. (I've spent a lot of time in places where they don't). My feeling is, whoever knows the other person's language better, is the one we go with. So if I am in a small town in PT, and almost no one speaks English, I will struggle through with my very poor Portuguese. But if they speak English better than I speak PT, then I am happy to let them take over. (For now). If we are both about equal, we will usually muddle through using both languages.

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

That’s great! 😊 just do whatever works best for you, but don’t forget to push yourself a little bit, because like this your Portuguese will improve 😊 but it seems like you’re doing that already 🤗

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

The solution is to learn the language. There are people who live in Portugal for years, and they don't speak the language. I know it's quite hard to learn a foreign language. I had to make myself a fool in London because I wanted to communicate with local. However, my English, at that time, was rubbish. This also applies to you guys. There is no way other way. We have to learn the language if we are planning to live there. I know the feeling when you go to the bank to open a bank account, and you have no clue what to say or how to express yourself to make sure that the other person can understand you. Learn sentences by heart and use them with the first native speaker you come across in the street. I did that.

[@nspires1]

@@Theyoutuberpolyglot Read my comment again. There is no way I could be speaking Português with people who don't speak Inglês, if I wasn't ALREADY learning Português. But if they know English better than I know Portuguese, I am happy to let them use it. Mostly, because THEY get frustrated otherwise. I still take any opportunity I can to throw in some Portuguese wherever possible.

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

@@nspires1 i understood your message, however you must learn the language, if you planning to live there for a while. It is a sign of respect. If you only want to stay there for a couple of weeks, don’t learn it if you don’t. In Berlin. People used to speak to me in English as I haven’t spoken any german. Once I have learned the basics, I used my German knowledge with native. Oh yeah, indeed, they spoke to me in English because they thought my English was better. I insisted on speaking German. Neither Germans nor my compatriots will get frustrated. They just think that is a sort of help. If you say to a Portuguese person kindly “ please, speak Portuguese, I am here to practice my English, they will talk to you in Portuguese. The point here is “ Do you really want to learn the language and put your knowledge into a real test( speaking to Portuguese people or people who speak the language). I encourage you to do that. I did with English and German. I know it can be awkward when your command of the language leaves a lot to be desired. Remember this “every expert in whatever field was once a beginner” This also apply to Portuguese. Trust yourself, pull your socks up and you will excel Portuguese as thousand people do. Be a clever learner and set a good example to your compatriots. I rely on you. You are gonna make it.

[@nspires1]

@@Theyoutuberpolyglot As I have already stated: I AM learning Portuguese (every day!!!), along with the Spanish, French, and Croatian I already know, and the multitude of other languages I have attempted in EVERY country I have ever lived. The fact that you keep insisting that I am NOT, without knowing the first thing about me, then attempt to LECTURE me based on your own misassumption, says WAY more about you than it does me. Try learning to LISTEN to people! I know it can be hard, but if you're a clever learner, you'll make it, and set a good example. 😊

[@JeppeHovman]

deixe-me repetir, agradeço muito seus vídeos em que você só fala português - apoiado por subtextos.

[@marceloaparecido3744]

Nossa vc é muito linda... felicidades pra vc e ao seu conjege

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Obrigada 😊

[@michaelsparks8632]

Yeah, this happens to me. The girl will say her bad English is better than my bad Portuguese and I tell her that I can't get better if you don't let me use my bad Portuguese. ; )

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Yeah 😊👍🏼 that’s it, you need to keep practicing 😉

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

Good one.

[@umot6277]

"Certificarmo-nos" - that's a really tricky construction

[@MrLuisMManuel]

É preciso certificarmo-nos antes de agir.... (para não errarmos)

[@chansarumagar8474]

bom dia senhora como vai

[@markbr5898]

Muito obrigado pelo vídeo. No que diz respeito aos diminitivos, entendi que no Brasil as mulheres utilisam-os muito mais do que os homens. Seria que é o caso em Portugal também?

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Olá :) Não, na verdade aqui toda a gente utiliza :)

[@ryancadima]

Pode dizer "não são" em lugar de "não é " quando é plural? Brigado!

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Sim. Se tiveres uma frase como “eles são teus irmãos, não são?”, mas só quando o verbo principal da frase for o verbo “ser” 😊

[@ogator8642]

Essas palavrinhas foram muito úteis, nao e?

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Espero que sim 😊😊

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

Eu aqui usaria não foram. Eles foram muito simpáticos com a Mia, não foram?

[@mariann5245]

Are you from Portugal or Brasil? Sometimes I think that I hear a small Brasillien accent, or am I wrong?

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

I am from Portugal :) No Brazilian accent here, but it is interesting you say this :)

[@peterhelms6839]

Aren't the words "não é" an abbreviation of "não é verdade"?

[@helenajugurnauth1008]

Can you call someone with O if they are feminine?

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Yes, because this is something different from the article. This is not “o”, this is “ó” which is just something we use before the name of the person to call for them. If these were articles then you would have to say “o Manuel” but “a Maria”, but this is really something different, that we use when we want to directly call someone 😊 hope this makes sense!

[@xtenblue1863]

Tente falar o verbo ler sem a pronúncia de 'lerere'

[@clivejenkins3466]

Dam this language is difficult. She doesn't pronounce many of the sounds that are written in the subtitles. And this is probably the most well enunciated Portuguese because she's trying to teach us. It definitely sounds like Russian!

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Ahah, I have heard that before. Don't get taken aback though, you can make it!

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

Esse ó Manel é muito rude. Eu tomo isso como uma falta de respeito.

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

Olá :) Não, aqui no Porto, pelo menos (e eu acho que na maior parte do resto de Portugal também), chamar assim não é falta de respeito. É só uma forma de chamar a atenção de alguém.

[@Theyoutuberpolyglot]

@@MiaEsmerizAcademy Se for entre amigos não é uma falta de educação, porém nos contextos formais é inadequado. Eu nunca diria ao meu chefe- o Manel, vem cá, se faz favor.

[@guilhermesevla]

A entonação faz diferença nestes casos. Se tu enfatizas o ó e não o nome da pessoa que estás a chamar por certo soarás rude em algumas situações.

[@MiaEsmerizAcademy]

@@Theyoutuberpolyglot sim, claro. Isto é utilizado em contextos mais informais.