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Simplified Chinese speakers learning Portuguese
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (简体中文) 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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Verbs conjugate (no bare infinitives)

Chinese verbs never change, so learners say "eu falar, ele falar". Portuguese fuses person AND tense into the ending: falo, falas, falou, falava.

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Articles, gender + plural

Chinese has no articles, gender or -s plural; Portuguese needs all three with agreement: "OS livros vermelhOS".

from your first language

No measure words

Drop the classifier habit: 三本书 → simply "três livros". Numbers attach directly to the noun — no 个/本 equivalent exists.

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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