Portuguese Language Classes
Pasadena Language Center offers Brazilian Portuguese lessons for adults at all levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced and conversation. Learn Portuguese in a comfortable, casual environment and make it a fun, enriching experience! We serve the areas of Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, Alhambra, San Gabriel, South Arroyo, Altadena, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Glendale, Burbank, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, La Cañada, Montrose, La Crescenta & Sun Valley.
About the Portuguese Language
Portuguese is both the national language of Portugal and Brazil. In Portugal it is spoken by about 10 million people and in Brazil by almost the entire country of more than 180 million people. Portuguese is also spoken in the countries of Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe. It is a Romance language closely related yet different to Spanish. It is softer and less emphatic than Spanish with great variety of vowel sounds and it contains a number of nasal sounds that do not exist in Spanish.
Curriculum and Structure
The Brazilian Portuguese weekly classes are structured into three levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced. Each level is divided into four sub-levels: A, B, C, and D.
For the Beginner and Intermediate levels we use “Falar, Ler, Escrever” by Editora Pedagógica e Universitaria Ltda.
For the Beginner and Intermediate levels we use “Falar, Ler, Escrever” by Editora Pedagógica e Universitaria Ltda.
We offer online private European Portuguese classes based on teacher availability. Please call or email us to inquire about this option.