Recursos para praticar o português

Linguistics

Out of the foreign languages I speak, Portuguese is my strongest one (well, after English). Over the years, I’ve compiled  a very short list of the resources I use to practice it. I decided to write this post in Portuguese, so it helps if you already have some knowledge of the language, but you’ll be able to catch the references and links as well.

Oi pessoal! Se você me ouvir falar português, você vai saber que não é a minha língua nativa. Eu comecei aprender português há sete meses, porque tenho muitos amigos do Brasil. Normalmente, eu posso falar espanhol com meus amigos e eles podem me entender. Algumas vezes, se não podem me entender, falamos em inglês. Agora, a minha meta é aprender escrever português corretamente. Read more

Learning Quechua 1 – pronouns

Linguistics

Two years ago, as I finished my thesis, moved to a new city, and started a new job, I’ve had to pause my Quechua schedule for about two months. However, after I settled at my new living quarters, I continued my learning process.

To start off, I found two resources that I’ve added to my list: a book by Marcelo Grondin N. called Método de Quechua: Runa Simi. I’m using the second edition (1980). It may take some time to find, but it seems to be a great resource for learning, judging by the good reviews this book has received on language learning forums. Another reason I think this book will make a good resource is because the author attempts to distance himself from the castellanismos (Spanish words adopted by Quechua) that are common nowadays, which suits me since I want to learn Quechua as my father and grandparents spoke it. Read more

Classical Greek, 1: Greek alphabet

Linguistics

This is the first in a series of Classical Greek lessons I am compiling.

The Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters, of which 19 were adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. The Latin alphabet is thought to have evolved from a variant of the Greek alphabet, and therefore there are many letters that have similarities between the Greek and Latin alphabets. The following is a list of the letters of the Greek alphabet, their name and Latin “equivalent” commonly used in transliteration. Read more