Lexie Languages Portuguese From Spanish

Portuguese for Spanish speakers

Lexie runs in Spanish 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 Spanish

NumberSpanishPortuguese
1unoum
2dosdois
3trestrês
4cuatroquatro
5cincocinco
6seisseis
7sietesete
8ochooito
9nuevenove
10diezdez
11onceonze
12docedoze
15quincequinze
16dieciséisdezasseis
17diecisietedezassete
20veintevinte
21veintiunovinte e um
30treintatrinta
40cuarentaquarenta
50cincuentacinquenta
60sesentasessenta
70setentasetenta
80ochentaoitenta
90noventanoventa
99noventa y nuevenoventa e nove
100ciencem

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

First words

SpanishPortuguese
el perroo cão
el gatoo gato
el pájaroo pássaro
la casaa casa
la puertaa porta
la ventanaa janela
la mesaa mesa
el libroo livro
el árbola árvore
el aguaa água
rojovermelho
azulazul

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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Lexie is on the App Store, for iPhone.

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