How to improve my Portuguese language skills?
Portuguese is a Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the sole official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Brazil, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. It is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal and has kept some Celtic phonology and its lexicon. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language and the third-most spoken European language in the world in terms of native speakers. As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese and Portuguese creole speakers are also found around the world. With approximately 215 to 220 million native speakers and 50 million second-language speakers, Portuguese has approximately 270 million total speakers. In 1997, a comprehensive academic study ranked Portuguese as one of the 10 most influential languages in the world.
The key to learning Portuguese is to expose yourself to and practice the language as much as possible. Sure, it’s going to be more challenging if you’re not living in a Lusophone culture, but there are still numerous ways for you to incorporate Portuguese into your daily routine.