Ultimate Portuguese Beginner-Intermediate (Book) (Ultimate Beginner-Intermediate) [Large Print]

By Living Language

This deluxe course has everything you need to learn Portuguese from scratch or to revive the Portuguese that you learned years ago.Ultimate Portuguesecombines conversation and culture in an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400021146
• ISBN13: 9781400021147
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Living Language
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Great if you're learning Brazilian Portuguese.

I couldn't begin to tell you how difficult it is to find books on learning continental (aka, European) Portuguese, and I thought I had finally hit the gold! This book seemed wonderful, from what I could tell from previews, and word of mouth. However, I ordered the book only to find that it is Brazilian Portuguese. If that is what you are looking for, then I highly recommend this book to you; it's easy to understand, although if you don't have any practice with the romance languages it may be a bit confusing, and even after you've finished it, it will remain a good resource. I do recommend, however, that you make sure when you order this that you expect only the book, when it seems you would do best with book, audio, and dictionary (not sure where to get these, or I would have them myself). As for continental Portuguese references...alas, my search continues. Four out of five stars!

not perfect, but it's the best for the price

If you're good at learning languages and you already have some knowledge of one of the romance languages, this book is for you. If not, don't buy it. Actually, when I bought it, I thought the CDs came with it, but they don't! So I returned it and got the package set with the book, CDs, and dictionary. It's the easiest to use for the price. All the other language systems are way more money. I would suggest getting some supplimental materials too, like 501 Portuguese Verbs, and Essential Portuguese Grammar to really flesh it out.

A good set, worth the $50 I paid for it.

I bought several different sets of Portuguese books (Living Language, Teach-Yourself, Colloquial) but I've returned all of them except for the Living Language set. I'd have to say this one was one of the better ones. The book is well made, but I found the CDs to be a necessary supplement to the book unless you have a firm grasp of pronounciation. I'd recommend this series, with the following supplementary books as well: Larousse Portuguese dictionary, 501 verbs, and essential Portuguese grammar. As good as the Living Language book is, it is not thorough enough for a full study of the language. If you are just looking to learn how to converse in Portuguese, I recommend the Pimsleur system. I didn't have a good experience with the Behind the Wheel Portuguese CDs, but I guess I'll give them another try later. I am also considering taking classes at the Berlitz language center to further improve my ability to speak the language, but it does cost an arm and a leg.