Lexie Languages Portuguese From Italian

Portuguese for Italian speakers

Lexie runs in Italian while you count and conjugate in Portuguese. The hints and the tutor explain in the language you already speak.

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Portuguese numbers, next to Italian

NumberItalianPortuguese
1unoum
2duedois
3tretrês
4quattroquatro
5cinquecinco
6seiseis
7settesete
8ottooito
9novenove
10diecidez
11undicionze
12dodicidoze
15quindiciquinze
16sedicidezasseis
17diciassettedezassete
20ventivinte
21ventunovinte e um
30trentatrinta
40quarantaquarenta
50cinquantacinquenta
60sessantasessenta
70settantasetenta
80ottantaoitenta
90novantanoventa
99novantanovenoventa e nove
100centocem

Where Portuguese numbers get hard

These are the hints Lexie shows when a number falls in a tricky range.

  • 11 to 15: special forms: onze, doze, treze, catorze, quinze
  • 21 to 99: use 'e' between tens and ones (vinte e um)

Two verbs to start with

ser Italian: essere
eusou
tués
eleé
nóssomos
vóssois
elessão
estar Italian: essere
euestou
tuestás
eleestá
nósestamos
vósestais
elesestão

First words

ItalianPortuguese
il caneo cão
il gattoo gato
l’uccelloo pássaro
la casaa casa
la portaa porta
la finestraa janela
il tavoloa mesa
il libroo livro
l’alberoa árvore
l’acquaa água
rossovermelho
bluazul

These come from Lexie's starter deck. You add your own by photographing things. All starter words.

How the practice works

  • Three ways to drill: a quiz, your voice, or by ear.
  • The blob reacts to every answer and thrives when you practise.
  • Rounds are short, and the numbers get longer as you level up.

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