Portuguese Courses in the UK

Portuguese Language Courses: Learn Portuguese with Cactus

Portuguese Language Courses are moving online (until further notice).

Learn Portuguese with our Portuguese language courses, which are delivered using a proven method.  Our Portuguese language courses will give you the confidence to speak and write in Portuguese, and offer you a continued sense of progression and achievement.

Learning a new language, or improving on your current language skills, takes time and dedication. But don’t worry, our enthusiastic and highly qualified teachers will keep you motivated and engaged during your Portuguese lessons.

Why Learn Portuguese?

A language of rapidly growing popularity, Portuguese is the official language of 8 independent countries, including Portugal and Latin America’s super power, Brazil. Learning Portuguese will open the door to 230 million speakers worldwide, from a variety of wonderful cultures, landscapes and accents.

As a Romance language you will find Portuguese easier if you have prior knowledge of French, Spanish or Italian – or even Romanian. That said, it is a beautiful language to learn from scratch and your small group evening classes will give you the skills you need to speak Portuguese with confidence. Our Portuguese courses are taught by native Portuguese and Brazilian teachers.

Where to Learn Portuguese in the UK? (Online courses – until further notice)

Portuguese Language Course Options in the UK

Cactus offers a variety of Portuguese language course options to learn Portuguese in the UK. You can choose a course to suit your schedule and preferred learning pace. Cactus offers 10-week Portuguese evening courses, that consist of 2 hours of tuition, one evening per week. We also offer 5-week intensive Portuguese courses for those who wish to cover the same content and material in a shorter period of time. If you prefer to learn Portuguese online, Cactus also offers online Portuguese courses.

How Our Portuguese Language Courses Work

Cactus group Portuguese evening language courses will introduce you to Portuguese through small group classes with native-speaking, experienced and qualified teachers, using the communicative approach and focusing on speaking and listening.

You will engage in pair-work and group-work during the course, maximising your opportunities to use Portuguese during class time.

Cactus also offers you the opportunity to keep up the momentum by progressing through the levels from Beginners (A1) through to Advanced (C1) and mastering this increasingly important global language which is highly sought after by employers in a wide range of industries.

Read more about Cactus teaching methodology…

Portuguese from Portugal or Brazil?

Cactus Portuguese evening language courses are based on European Portuguese course materials and a European Portuguese course book. However, your teacher may be European Portuguese or Brazilian Portuguese and will teach their accent and vocabulary. We cannot confirm whether your teacher will be Brazilian Portuguese or European Portuguese until one week before the start of the course. The difference between the two is similar to the difference between American English and British English. There are differences in accent, vocabulary and minor syntax and grammatical differences.

Learn more about the few differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese ⇒

If you have a strong preference for either Brazilian Portuguese or European Portuguese you must state this, in writing, at the time of booking. We will endeavour to place you in a class with a teacher of the preferred accent/origin. If you fail to advise us of your preference in writing at the time of your booking but later request a refund on the basis that the teacher does not match your preference then your refund request will be rejected.

Beginners Portuguese Language Courses

Are you a beginner? If so, we have a comprehensive range of Portuguese language courses for beginners. Whether you are a complete beginner or a false beginner find out which level to choose and what to expect from your course with our beginner level language learner page. For a greater insight into what to expect check out our reviews from an independent reviews platform: Cactus language course reviews.

Start Learning Portuguese

Before starting to learn Portuguese, please check our page on the best ways to start learning Portuguese. If you are interested in booking onto one of our Portuguese Courses to learn Portuguese why not take our free online Portuguese level test to check your level?

Please visit our Portuguese course outline page for full information on the course content, Portuguese Course Materials page to know which course book to buy and check our Language Course Questions page for detailed information on what to expect from our courses.

To support your language classes, you can check out the free Portuguese resources carefully assessed by the Cactus Team and listed for your reference.

More Information on our Portuguese Courses

For more information on our Portuguese language courses or about learning Portuguese, check our Language Course Questions page and FAQs page, contact us or call us on 01273 830 960. Our multilingual team will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Useful links before booking a Portuguese course:

Other Portuguese Course Options

For those who prefer individual tuition, Cactus offers face-to-face and online one-to-one Portuguese classes through our Private Tuition division. Cactus also offers Portuguese immersion courses in the country where the language is spoken.