Essential Portuguese Grammar: All the Grammar Really Needed for Speech and Comprehension

by Alexander da R. Prista

Book Overview

This is the first Portuguese grammar designed specifically for adults with limited learning time, who have as their objective simple, everyday communication. The author covers the most important points of Portuguese grammar in the clearest possible way, concentrating upon the expressions that you would be most likely to use. All grammatical rules are illustrated with phrases and sentences that you can incorporate directly into your working vocabulary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486216500
• ISBN13: 9780486216508
• Release Date: June 1966
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great concise grammar book

This book was a valuable book in my study of Portuguese. Coming from a bi-lingual English and Spanish speaking background, this small book gave me all of the essential elements of Portuguese grammar in a concise format. I highly recommend it for your study of Portuguese, especially if you are at all familiar with Spanish.

The Strunk and White of Portuguese

I just received this book the other day, and it is a gem. I have gone through many Portuguese and Spanish grammar books in my time and discarded most as cumbersome and unusable. This is by far the most concise, clear book of this type I have ever seen. Between the Portuguese audio course I am working through and this book, I am there! It is the Strunk and White of Portuguese and a whole lot more.

Phenomenal

This book is fantastic -- it's small, concise, clear, and complete. I referred to it constantly when I was studying Portuguese, and often found it much more useful than my textbook. An amazing value.

Just Great

This is a must have. It has rules on conjugations, highlights differences between continental and Brazilian Portuguese, and explains the background behind grammar. It's also concise and not all that voluminous, therefore, I bring this book when I travel.

Highly recommended

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.