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300px|thumb|Docks in Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese Wikibook Welcome to the Portuguese language Wikibook. Here you can learn the different parts to the Portuguese language through our grammar references and our course. Why not start with the feature word? Previous knowledge on a closely-related languages (Romance languages—occasionally called the Latin languages or, less often, the Romanic or Neo-Latin languages) like Catalan, French, Italian and Spanish might make studying Portuguese much easier. There are several differences among the three main dialects of Portuguese: as it is spoken in Portugal (European Portuguese), as it is spoken in Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese), and as it is spoken in Africa (African Portuguese). While their written forms are very similar, there are some differences in the spoken language (both in phonology and syntax) that are specific to each of them. Galician, which is a language spoken in Galicia, is not a Portuguese dialect, as sometimes it is stated, but Galician and Portuguese can be seen as two dialects of the same language - Galician-Portuguese). Brazilian and African Portuguese show a great influence in their vocabulary from aboriginal languages and Bantu languages which are not present in European Portuguese. Their phonology is more similar to older European Portuguese variants. Brazilian Portuguese also has several unique Americanisms. This course still focuses mainly on the European variety of Portuguese. If you'd like, there is also a course on Brazilian Portuguese.Since the several variants of Portuguese have been unified, some effort should be made as to merge the works. Courses for Portuguese spoken in Portugal Level One - Beginners Eight lessons for the absolute beginner. Level Two - Intermediate Continuation from the beginner course. A guide to Portuguese pronunciation Courses for Portuguese spoken in Brazil See also an alternative course in Brazilian Portuguese. Planning Introduction Introduction to the language. Level One - Beginners Ten lessons for the absolute beginner. Level Two - Intermediate Continuation from the beginner course. A guide to Portuguese pronunciation Appendix A - Vocabulary Palavra em Destaque jantar - to eat (dinner) (verb) Nouns Rooms of the House Parts of the Body Days, Months, SeasonsAdjectives & Adverbs Common adjectives Common adverbs Numbers Colours VerbsSlang Slang (Portugal) Slang (Brazil) Common phrases What time is it? Appendix B - Grammar Articles Definite and Indefinite Articles Practise Definite and Indefinite Articles Common Prepositions and ContractionsVerbs Variation of the Portuguese Verbs Regular verbs (explanation) Irregular verbs(explanation) 'To be' in Portuguese: 'ser' and 'estar'Pronouns Personal Pronouns of Subject Personal Pronouns of Object Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives How To Say "You" in PortugueseRegular Verbs Present tense Conditional tense Future tense Imperfect tense Preterite tense Pluperfect tense Present Subjunctive tense Imperfect Subjunctive tense Personal infinitiveMiscellaneous Conjunctions InterjectionsIrregular Verbs Present tense Conditional tense Future tense Imperfect tense Preterite tense Present Subjunctive tense See also Online resources Learn Portuguese in German - Lernen Sie Portugiesisch auf Deutsch Learn Portuguese in French - Apprendre le portugais en français Learn Portuguese in Portuguese - Aprender português em português ca:Portuguès de:Portugiesisch: Übersicht es:Portugués fi:Portugalin kieli fr:Portugais he:פורטוגזית ברזילאית/הגיה nl:Portugees pl:Portugalski pt:Português zh:葡萄牙语