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Indonesian speakers learning Portuguese
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (Bahasa Indonesia) quietly pushes you into specific Portuguese errors. Here are the ones to watch — and the fix for each. This is exactly how WordSlick coaches you, every day.

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from your first language

Verb endings replace time words

Indonesian marks time with sudah/akan and never touches the verb; Portuguese bakes tense AND person into the ending: falei (sudah), falarei (akan), falava (dulu, habitual).

from your first language

Articles + gender

Indonesian has neither; Portuguese wants o/a/um/uma with almost every noun, and the adjective agrees: "a casa branca".

from your first language

Noun-then-adjective (an advantage!)

"Mobil merah" and "carro vermelho" share the same order — lean on it. Just remember the adjective must also AGREE: casa vermelhA.

from your first language

Plural -s, not doubling

No buku-buku doubling — Portuguese adds -s and spreads it across the phrase: "oS livroS novoS".

core challenge

Gender + agreement

Articles and adjectives agree: o livro vermelho / a casa vermelha.

core challenge

ser vs estar

ser = permanent/identity; estar = temporary/state.

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