In the third lesson in my basic Brazilian Portuguese series, I present the subject pronouns and the forms of the verb SER. In other words, I teach the equivalents of I, we, you, you guys, he, she, it, and they and the Portuguese equivalents for am, is, and are.

1. Letters and Sounds
2. Greetings, Farewells, and Courtesy Expression
3. Subject Pronouns and the Verb SER
4. Using Nouns and Articles: Objects and Colors
5. Days of the Week, Months, Numbers 1-31, and Dates
6. Numbers and Common Uses
7. Present Tense Forms of Regular Verbs
8. Gender, Number, and Agreement
9. Forms, Meanings, and Uses of 34 Must-know Verbs
10. Forms, Meanings and Uses of 20 Versatile Verbs
11. Asking and Answering Questions
12. Using Descriptive Adjectives

This course is not an exhaustive exploration of Brazilian Portuguese or an in-depth guide for advanced learners. It's also not a complete course for tourists, although it does provide a solid foundation for travel and further study.

So what does this course do? Well, as its name implies, Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese is designed to jump start your study of this fascinating language. Specifically, the video lessons in this series equip learners with enough information about Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and culture to...

- travel to Brazil and participate in simple but meaningful exchanges
- recognize and understand high frequency vocabulary and grammar structures
- begin interacting online with native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese to build fluency
- go into a beginning Portuguese classroom with a leg up on everyone else

Jump Start Language courses provide content consistent with a first-semester university course.