Michel Thomas gives you the foundation for further learning after the course is over. But you will not actually learn the language (or understand how it works) with the short Pimsleur course. Doing the Pimsleur first is an option as it may help you with pronunciation and provide the learner with a vocabulary foundation. If you are looking to learn the language than just speak a couple words as a nice gesture when you get to Portugal (and hope that they talk to you in English), I would not recommend the Pimsleur over Michel Thomas. I “get” the complaints about the Michel Thomas speakers, but you also learn from their mistakes. Michel Thomas, on the other hand, has a much larger vocabulary and explained how the language functions. That 100 word count included conjugation of a couple words. It is excellent for pronunciation and I like the method, but at the end of the CDs, I only realized the lack of real understanding I had when I went back to create a word-list. Pimsleur’s European Portuguese is very limited and after 10 CDs, the vocabulary is only approximately 100 words, and you only learn the present tense in the I and you form. Having gone through the Pimsleur 10 unit and the Michel Thomas 8 unit CDs, I have to say that Michel Thomas is the better way. Portuguese with Carla – Carla is a UK-based intructor who gives European Portuguese lessons via Skype.
The audio hosted online for free, and it comes in both dialects - find the European version here. Ponto de Encontro is an excellent (though expensive) textbook that features European and Brazilian dialects side-by-side so you can choose which you’d like to learn and compare the differences. Intermediate-level podcasts and dialogues, all in European dialect. Practice Portuguese – a relatively new site that fills an important gap.
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But you can sample a bit of the first lesson for free here.
Many people seem to find the lengthy explanations and responses of the other students distracting. There is a beginner and an advanced version, though I am not sure how far the advanced version takes you compared to Pimsleur. Though it doesn’t say it’s explicitly for EP, the teacher speaks in European dialect. Michel Thomas is an audio course similar to Pimsleur, except that you are listening to a teacher instructing a live group of 2 students (they leave a gap for you to respond to the prompts as well).
As I’ve noted elsewhere, there are many ways to get Pimsleur at reduced cost: mp3 downloads via, rent-by-mail at pimsleurmarketplace, or even for free in your local library’s language section. Pimsleur offers a European dialect course, but unfortunately it only contains 10 lessons compared to the 90 for Brazilian dialect. If you know of other resources, please let me know in the comments or on Facebook. I’ve collected the ones I know about here and will keep this page updated as I find new things. Compared to the Brazilian dialect, there are few resources out there for European Portuguese.
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