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Moved to Portugal? Here's How to Actually Learn Portuguese as an Expat
You moved to Portugal expecting the language to sink in over pastéis de nata and conversation. Then you hit your first appointment to get your NIF (tax identification number — you'll need this for literally everything, from opening a bank account to signing for a phone plan), someone switched to careful English, and you walked out with a number and no new vocabulary. Portugal's large and growing international community, especially in Lisbon, means English is more available than the immersion ideal — which makes a deliberate study plan more important, not less.Why frequency-based learning works especially well hereA frequency dictionary...