Professor Jason - Learn Spanish and Portuguese

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New video, part 1 in a 3-part series on Spanish pronunciation!

Basics of Spanish Pronunciation, Part 1: Vowel Letters and Sounds This is the first video lesson in a three-part series on basic Spanish pronunciation. This is intended to be a resource for singers, other performers, public...

Olá, amigos! New video alert! I finally got around to recording the FINAL lesson in my 30-part series, Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese. It only took me 10 years to finish! Hope you learn something useful!

Introduction to Brazilian Culture (Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese Lesson 30) In this video I provide an introduction to Brazilian culture, including a discussion of cultural values held by most Brazilians and cultural aspects to expec...

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. ¡Feliz año nuevo a todos! While you wait for 2023, check out these great short texts by Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano:

www.colegioemaus.edu.ar

So... it's been a while! In this next-to-last lesson in my Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese series, I present 32 very common informal and slang expressions in Brazilian Portuguese. For each, I provide an explanation or definition, along with English equivalent expressions and examples in Portuguese.

Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese - Lesson 29: 32 Common Informal Expressions In this next-to-last lesson in my Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese series, I present 32 very common informal and slang expressions in Brazilian Portuguese. Fo...

Haven't posted for a while, but I wanted to let you know that I have made all of the slide decks for my Portuguese video lessons available here in case you'd like to use them to study:

Portuguese Slides - Google Drive

Do you like flash fiction? ¿Te gustan los microcuentos (minirelatos)? Pueden ser una forma fácil y entretenida de aprender un poco sobe la literatura, en este caso en lengua española... ¡Dále un vistazo a esta colección!

Microcuentos Hay dramas más aterradores que otros. El de Juan, por ejemplo, que por culpa de su pésima memoria cada tanto optaba por guardar silencio y después se veía en la obligación de hablar y hablar y hablar hasta agotarse porque el silencio no podía recordar dónde lo había metido.

Just posted lesson 28 in my Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese series! In this video I introduce several simple expressions for navigating basic travel situations, with a focus on greetings/courtesy phrases, asking about locations or directions, and overcoming the language barrier.

Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese - Lesson 28: Travel "Survival" Expressions In this video I introduce several basic questions and expressions for navigating basic travel situations, with a focus on greetings/courtesy phrases, asking ...