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

Your native language (Русский) 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 (Russian has none)

Russian has no articles, so o/a/um/uma vanish. Portuguese wants one before almost every noun — even names in Brazil ("a Maria").

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ser vs estar (Russian drops "to be")

Russian omits present "to be"; Portuguese requires it AND splits it: ser for identity/permanent, estar for state/location.

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Perfeito/imperfeito ≈ your aspect (advantage!)

Russian aspect maps well: perfective ≈ pretérito perfeito (finished event), imperfective ≈ imperfeito (background/habit). Lean on the intuition, but check habitual cases.

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.

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