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Lumi Language is Portuguese for São Paulo, three weeks in Lisbon, or following a Brazilian family at the table. You say which side of the Atlantic, and the course follows — Brazilian and European Portuguese are not the same first unit.
Not “Portuguese, beginner” — “moving to São Paulo in February for work — I need to open a bank account and chat with colleagues”.
Bank and workplace phrases before colours and farm animals.
First-month Portuguese phrases
- Housing — Viewing a flat, asking what is included, agreeing a date.
- Town hall — Registering, asking where to queue, the document they will ask for.
- Doctor — Booking, saying where it hurts, understanding the next step.
- Neighbours — The first hello in the stairwell, and the first small ask.
Longer: what to say at Polícia Federal · what to say at a São Paulo flat viewing.
Questions
Brazil or Portugal?
Say which. São Paulo and Lisbon should not produce the same course. The default path leans Brazilian (pt-BR audio); a Lisbon goal shifts the generated phrases.
Will I learn você or tu?
Brazilian courses use você in most situations. A Portugal goal uses tu more. If a form on a card surprises you, ask why without leaving the exercise.
Do I need to already speak Spanish?
No. Knowing Spanish helps you guess, and sometimes it tricks you. The tutor is there when a word looks like Spanish and is not.
Can I use this for European Portuguese later?
Change the goal, or add a second course goal. Audio for the default path is Brazilian; generated lessons follow the place you name.