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

Your native language (日本語) 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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Articles, gender + plural

Japanese has no articles/gender/plural; Portuguese needs o/a/os/as and agreement on most nouns.

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.

core challenge

Nasal sounds (ão, õe, ã)

Portuguese nasal vowels are distinctive and hard to hear at first.

core challenge

Subjunctive

Used after talvez, espero que, and conjunctions of time/condition.

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