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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I quite like this grammar. It is very clear on the basics of Portuguese grammar. You get the feeling that it was written by someone who knows the language in depth and can extract what is essential but still give full information. The reference system makes different points easy to get to, when you use the book as a reference tool. You can also use it as a course book, though there are no exercises for practice. Perhaps it would be asking for too much in a book of this size. The information on verbs is also clear and fine but in my case I needed more. I have found a superb book on Portuguese verbs, another five star book. It is called 'Portuguese Verbs Explained An Essential Guide' and the author is Manuela Cook. If you want more than the Prista book has to say on verbs, I strongly recommend this one. Like Prista, this is an author who knows her Portuguese (and her English too)!
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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For intermediate students or anyone following a course in Portuguese, this book is fantastic. I've been having trouble finding a good grammar book for Portuguese, as my required course book explains all the grammar in Portuguese, making it difficult to thoroughly understand everything.
This book is detailed but not difficult to understand, with clear examples, instructions and parallels in English. It doesn't look very glamorous but I found it incredibly useful. The standard of grammar included ranges from simple things like articles and plurals to things which I have found impossible to pick up from the aforementioned Portuguese grammar book, like the subjunctive and the personal infinitive.
There has not been anything that I have needed which has been excluded from this book, including irregular verbs, summaries of every tense and voice that I have had to learn, and even a bit of idiomatic vocabulary.
It's not the only thing you need to learn Portuguese, but it's by far the best grammar book I've found. Great value for money.
109 of 112 people found the following review helpful
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This is the best portuguese grammar book I have come across out of my vast collection of portuguese study materials. The author simplifies the distinction between the use of various tenses, demonstratives, articles and other aspects of grammar usage through narratives and examples. This book has been absolutely essential to my learning. My fiance's family have commented that I articulate better than their relatives in Portugal. With the help of this book, I am able to write letters overseas. My fiances' family overseas are very impressed especially since I am not portuguese. I highly recommend this book. The overall format, content and strucuture is better than any language textbook I have come across.
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Poor
This "book" looks like someone photocopied something and then printed it on the cheapest available paper. The text is very difficult to orient in. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E
Thorough enough for a beginner
This is an excellent little book. Verbs are well explained: how to form the different tenses, explanation of the different tenses and their Portuguese uses, Regular, consonant... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Michael Domnin
Old-Fashioned
This book is great for people who like to learn by analyzing the structure of a language. However, it was written before the idea of Communicative Language Teaching so some of the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Wolika
Old but good.
Very old - published in 1965! But Portuguese grammar has not changed, so its age does not really matter. You have to work hard to follow it, nobody dumbed down in the 1960s! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Trudi
concise but effective
This book is packed with many notions of brazilian portuguese grammar in a little print format. Very portable and easy to browse. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Doriana Cellura
A very good self-study tool
Bearing in mind this book is only 114 long, it contains a remarkable amount of information, well organized and targeting key points, the work of a good Portuguese language teacher. Read more
Published 19 months ago by B. Evans
Not Brazilian Portuguese
I bought this book without realising that it was European Portuguese. The book is a bit confusing. My English-speaking husband didn't like it very much.
Published 23 months ago by G. Loureiro
essential portuguese
I hope to find this book very useful when I can find the time to do some serios studying
Published on 6 Jan 2010 by B. Mulhall
A great book.
This a great grammar book-easy to follow for begginners-gives all the essentials of grammar in short easy steps.
Published on 27 Nov 2009 by Gomes
Crams a lot in for a little book
Although a beginner in Portuguese, this book has broadened my understanding of the grammer of the language considerably thereby letting me find order in the overwhelming amount of... Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2009 by R. S. Bacon
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