Portuguese Classes in Chicago, IL

Work on the future, preterit, and imperfect tenses, and expand vocabulary and conversational skills

This course reviews present tense, adds the present progressive and near future in addition to vocabulary and conversation building.

Olá e Bem-Vindo! These workshops are currently meeting online. Join us! Whether you are preparing for a trip to Brazil or just want a quick intro to the language, this class is for you! Our 1.5-hour intro workshop will take you through the vocabulary and phrases you will need to get through a couple of typical travel situations and equip you with...

This intro course to Brazilian Portuguese is for absolute beginners or for people who studied the language years ago but need to brush up on the basics. Together, we'll cover: pronunciation and intonation the present and simple past basic grammar including articles, gender, plurals and prepositions Each lesson will...

Olá e bem-vindo! Whether you are interested in one-on-one lessons or have a small group of friends and family who you want to study with, ABC Languages customized online program is a great way to build your Portuguese skills with lessons designed just for you! Here is an outline of how our program works:   Scheduling Your First Lesson: Choose...

This Level 2 course is for people who recently completed a beginner course or have basic knowledge of Portuguese including the present and simple past tenses. Together, we'll focus on building conversation skills and mid-level grammar including: forming the present progressive and future tenses regular and irregular verbs in the past tense direct...

This class trains basic vocabulary, key regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, and essential conversational phrases. In order to reduce paper waste and promote green practices, we provide materials in PDF format and encourage students to bring laptops and tablets to class to refer to the text. Students are responsible for printing their...

Olá e Bem-Vindo! ABC Languages Total Beginner Portuguese is for students with little to no background in Portuguese. In the first 6 weeks, you will be introduced to basic vocabulary and sentence structure in the present tense. In 8-12 weeks, students can expect to cover most of the present tense, negations, questions, and adjectives, as well as some...

Designed to focus on contemporary and colloquial usage of the language and to draw students’ attention to differences between the spoken and written language. Students with advanced proficiency will initiate and participate in discussions on topics related to current events and Brazilian culture. Grammar concepts are reviewed as needed in context....

Designed for students with a solid knowledge of basic grammar concepts and the ability to conduct conversations on familiar topics including at the work place. Students will be introduced to the subjunctive mode and other more complex structures. Authentic materials will be used and will form the basis of classroom discussions. Text used: Falar…Ler…...

Designed for students with a basic knowledge of Portuguese, this course focuses on the development of fluency. Students will expand their ability to carry out simple conversations on a limited range of topics. Previous grammar concepts are reviewed and more complicated structures are introduced in context. Upon completion of the course students will...

This course is designed specifically for native speakers of Spanish. The emphasis will be on pronunciation and grammatical and semantic similarities and differences between Portuguese and Spanish. The pace is accelerated to allow students to progress to the Intermediate II level after completing this course. Text used: Falar…Ler… Escrever…Português...

This course is designed specifically for native speakers of Spanish with no prior knowledge of Portuguese. The emphasis will be on pronunciation and grammatical and semantic similarities and differences between Portuguese and Spanish. The pace is accelerated to allow students to progress to the Intermediate II level after completing Beginner I and...

Olá e Bem-Vindo! PORTUGUESE HIGH BEGINNER: If you are comfortable using the present tense in conversation but to work on the preterito this level is for you! HOW TO JOIN A CLASS: We have a rolling admission policy which means, you will be joining one of our existing group classes that fits the level description above. PLEASE NOTE, this is not...

Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Portuguese, the Beginner I course teaches how to communicate in simple everyday situations. While the emphasis of the course is on developing speaking proficiency, it also introduces basic grammar concepts and teaches beginning reading skills. Upon completion of the course students will be able to participate...