You already know two words. Can you construct a brand-new sentence from them?
I wantquiero
coffeecafé
So how would you say “I want coffee.”?
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The LanguagePath Method™
Reason it out — don't cram it in
You won't memorize phrases. You'll construct real sentences, then listen and rebuild them. Every step reuses what you already built — so the language compounds.
1 · UNDERSTANDGet one piece of the language.
2 · CONSTRUCTBuild a sentence you've never seen.
3 · SAYSay it out loud before you reveal.
4 · HEARListen and compare with the target.
5 · REBUILDReuse those pieces in the next sentence.
Language Bridges™
You're not always starting from zero
Every language you already know hands you free bridges to a new one. Words stick on first contact when you spot the connection.
English — information
French — informations
Spanish — información
Portuguese — informação
Real sentences you'll learn to build
Tap any phrase to hear it — then you'll build them yourself.
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No. Your progress is saved in your own browser's local storage. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
How is LanguagePath different?
You don't memorize phrases — you reason them out. The teacher gives you a piece, you build real sentences yourself, say them aloud, then reveal and check. Every step reuses what you already built.
Which languages can I learn?
Nine flagship courses (Mandarin, Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Telugu, Farsi) plus dozens more in the picker. Each Path rolls a new eastbound line of cities from languages you can practise here.
What is Path?
Path is LanguagePath’s race: construct a sentence at each city. Misses cost days; a clean build costs nothing. The eighty-day clock is the rule, not the title. Explore → Path, or tap Play Path above.
🧠 How this works
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🔊 Voice
Pick the most natural voice your device offers. A female voice is chosen automatically when available.
The 3 rules of the method
🗣️ Say everything out loud. Silent reading doesn't build speech. Speak before you reveal.
⏸️ Always pause and try first. When you hit a challenge, actually work it out — getting it slightly wrong is how it sticks. Then tap Reveal.
🔁 Don't fear forgetting. Everything comes back through use in later steps. Keep moving; understanding beats memorizing.
Your course (≈10 min each)
Do roughly one a day. They build in order — each lesson reuses the last.
🎧 Lessons
Tap to begin. Speak each answer aloud before revealing.
🔁 Spaced recall
Your daily warm-up. Sentences you've built come back at growing gaps — but don't recall them from memory. Rebuild each one from its pieces, every time; that's what makes them permanent. Read the English, work it out aloud, then reveal.
🧩 Build
The real test of the method: brand-new sentences you've never seen, made only from words and structures you've already learned. You can't recall these — you have to construct them. That's fluency in miniature.
👂 Listening drills
Real conversations hit your ear with no subtitles. Here you only hear the language — work out the meaning, then reveal. This trains the skill you'll actually use in real conversations.
🗣️ Shadowing
A powerful way to develop more natural rhythm and pronunciation: hear a line and repeat it immediately, copying the rhythm and melody — not translating. 10–15 focused minutes beats an hour of tired mimicry.
✚ Chunk builder
Heard a useful phrase out in the world? Capture it here. Every chunk you save joins your Recall, Listen, Shadow and Quiz automatically — so it actually sticks.
📺 Resources & daily plan
Free listening you can understand and enjoy — the comprehensible-input piece. Mix these with your lessons.
💬 Real conversations
Full exchanges you'll actually have, start to finish. Tap 🔊 on any line, or play the whole conversation. Try covering the English and reading the other language aloud.
🎯 Quiz
Test yourself across everything you've learned. Multiple-choice both ways, plus a typing challenge. You need 80% to call a set solid.
🤖 Conversation partner
The practice no drill gives you: a real back-and-forth. Chat with an AI partner that stays at a beginner level and gently corrects you — a powerful way to turn what you've learned into speech.
🌍 Culture & etiquette
Speaking well is half of it — these unwritten rules will make locals warm to you instantly.
🗂️ Pocket phrases
Grab-and-go reference for real situations — greetings, numbers, emergencies that you just need ready. Search or filter, tap 🔊.
🔊 Sounds
Quick grammar
🌐 Hub
Your command centre — progress across every language, one daily plan, a single review that spans them all, and a phrase explorer that shows how your languages connect.
Portuguese numbers 1–10: notes and examples
Portuguese numbers 1–10 with pronunciation and how to count things.
Worked examples from the course
Numbers
Key pieces: um to dez
um(oong) — 1
dois(doysh) — 2
três(traysh) — 3
quatro(KWAH-troo) — 4
cinco(SEEN-koo) — 5
seis(saysh) — 6
sete(SEH-tuh) — 7
oito(OY-too) — 8
nove(NOH-vuh) — 9
dez(desh) — 10
To say “twenty” in Portuguese: vinte(VEEN-tuh). Built from vinte = 20.
To say “one hundred” in Portuguese: cem(seng). Built from cem = 100.
To say “How much is this?” in Portuguese: Quanto custa isto?(KWAN-too KOOSH-tah EESH-too). Built from isto = this.
Money & prices
Key pieces: o dinheiro · o troco
Big numbers: cem is 100, duzentos 200, mil 1000.
o dinheiro(oo dee-NYAY-roo) — the money Memory hook: ≈ dinero (Spanish).
o cartão(oo kar-TOWNG) — the card Memory hook: ≈ card (English).
o troco(oo TROH-koo) — the change Memory hook: trocar = to exchange.
cem(seng) — one hundred Memory hook: ≈ cento (Italian).
mil(meel) — one thousand Memory hook: ≈ mille (Italian).
To pay by card, ask posso pagar com cartão?
To say “Can I pay by card?” in Portuguese: Posso pagar com cartão?(POH-soo pah-GAR kong kar-TOWNG). Built from posso = I can; pagar = to pay; com cartão = by card.
To say “How much is it in total?” in Portuguese: Quanto é no total?(KWAN-too eh noo too-TAHL). Built from quanto é = how much is; no total = in total.
To say “Here is the money.” in Portuguese: Aqui está o dinheiro.(ah-KEE shtah oo dee-NYAY-roo). Built from aqui está = here is; o dinheiro = the money.
To say “You forgot my change.” in Portuguese: Esqueceu-se do meu troco.(shkeh-SEH-oo seh doo meh-oo TROH-koo). Built from esqueceu-se = you forgot; do meu troco = of my change.
To say “It costs one hundred euros.” in Portuguese: Custa cem euros.(KOOSH-tah seng EH-oo-roosh). Built from custa = it costs; cem = one hundred; euros = euros.
More phrases for this topic
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Meaning
um
oong
1
três
traysh
3
cem
seng
100
Written by the LanguagePath editorial team from our own course material. Pronunciation guides are approximate English respellings; tap any phrase in the app above to hear it. Native-speaker review of every course is ongoing — tell us if you spot an error.
Portuguese numbers
Portuguese numbers 1–10
One to ten in Portuguese — the base for counting and prices.
Build it:dois cafés (two coffees) — number before the noun.
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