(The top image link is for Brazilian Portuguese. The second links to the European Portuguese product.)
Talk Now! Learn Portuguese offers a software package that trains individual learners to speak basic Portuguese words and phrases from a home computer. These lessons include audio files that read the phrases out loud, games & activities for each topic, [...]
Jan
28
2010
28
2010
Talk Now! Learn Portuguese by EuroTalk Interactive
Dec
22
2009
22
2009
Portuguese: A Language Map by Kristine Kershul
Score:
1 2 3 4 (5) 6 7 8 9 10
“Five outta ten!”
Pros:
artistic and visual; good choice of survival phrases; clear division into topics; fold-out may attract some on-the-go travelers and language learners; stays basic and doesn’t go off on any tangents like travel tips or cultural notes (phrases only!)
Cons:
despite its visual appeal, visual learners would [...]
Dec
17
2009
17
2009
Portuguese Made Nice & Easy by REA
Score:
1 2 (3) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
“Three outta ten!”
Pros:
sixty pages of Portuguesee phrases; decent attempt at conceptualizing “fill-in” phrases (to help you build a variety of Portuguese sentences); price
Cons:
attempts to be Portugal-centric (European only), but includes some Brazilian without indicating the difference; does not TEACH you Portuguese like the name suggests, only [...]
Dec
11
2009
11
2009
Portuguese Phrases For Dummies by Karen Keller
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 (6) 7 8 9 10
“Six outta ten!”
Pros:
decent coversage of phrases; lots of explanations about language and phrase use in Brazil; pronunciation guide; introduction to grammar; strong vocab index with page numbers; engaging text and formating; Portuguese phrases given in useful spurts rather than long lists
Cons:
Brazilian only (explicitly treats language usage [...]
Oct
7
2009
7
2009
Berlitz Portuguese Phrase Book & Audio CD by Emily Bemath
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8) 9 10
“Eight outta ten!”
Pros:
covers Brazilian and European usage; lots of phrases; well organized; color-coded and easily searchable; audio CD reads some examples to you
Cons:
Portugal-focused, leaving out info about Brazil and some Brazilian usage; no reference page numbers in the vocabulary/dictionary (needs quick search by word or phrase); [...]
Oct
7
2009
7
2009
Say It Right in Brazilian Portuguese: The Fastest Way to Correct Pronunciation by EPLS
Score:
1 2 3 4 (5) 6 7 8 9 10
“Five outta ten!”
Pros:
short, small travel phrasebook; decent organization; index and table of contents; a couple basic cultural and travel bullet points at each section; English-Portuguese vocabulary list; helpful, if not gimmicky, pronunciation key alongside all words for those readers that “get it”
Cons:
if you don’t get the [...]
Sep
28
2009
28
2009
goPortuguese: Speak and Read AudioBook CD (Pimsleur)
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 6 (7) 8 9 10
“Seven outta ten!”
Pros:
good way to sample the Pimsleur method; decent booklet accompanies the course; strong Portuguese audio lessons; coverage of the basics; MP3s and standard audio CDs for diverse ways of using the program
Cons:
Brazilian Portuguese only (a “con” for European Portuguese learners); these first eight lessons [...]
Sep
21
2009
21
2009
Conversational Portuguese in 7 Days by Fleming and Rainbow
Score:
1 2 3 4 (5) 6 7 8 9 10
“Five outta ten!”
Pros:
covers a good mix of phrases and vocabulary; some audio to get an ear for Portuguese; decent price; explains some basic grammar in context
Cons:
some “days” will take you longer than a day to process; skims over some major points so fast you might not [...]
Aug
6
2009
6
2009
Portuguese: Start Speaking Today! (Language 30series) by Charles Berlitz books.
Score:
1 (2) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
“Two outta ten!”
Pros:
a good many of the basic phrases you’d need to just survive (but not all!); a small dose of exposure to the spoken language
Cons:
short sections on grammar more of a distraction; very limited in scope; disorganized; learning means repeating along with random phrases; Brazilian-only [...]