Making Plans

Gabriel and Violeta meet in the park and bond over their love for animals and the outdoors.

A father who’s always early vs. a daughter who’s always late… It’s about time (pun intended) for an episode like this! Language focus: words and phrases related to time and numbers.

Joel and Joana chat about a concert happening this weekend. Who is going?

Zé invites Patrícia to a party. Notice how the verb dar is used in various idiomatic ways throughout their conversation.

Rui makes a dinner reservation over the phone. Have you done this before in Portuguese?

Pedro and Rita make plans to go to a concert.

Rita and Raquel talk about their plans as they get ready to go out for the evening. Listen for regular -ar verbs conjugated in the present tense.

Cláudia and Vasco plan a surprise for Igor’s birthday. Take note of how the personal infinitive is used throughout their conversation.

João is irritated that Ana keeps skipping out on their plans. Practice differentiating between the verbs ver and vir throughout the dialogue.

Dia de Santo António is celebrated in Lisbon in the month of June. Find out what Sofia and Júlio plan to do during the event.

Practice possessive pronouns / determiners in this dialogue about Afonso’s birthday plans.

Pedro arranged a Sunday lunch with his grandmother. He arrives a little after 9 a.m. to take a stroll through the city park before heading to the restaurant.

Cátia and Manuel discuss their weekend plans.

Isabel invites Manuel to go to the mall. Let’s see what they decide to buy!

Hear how a number of Portuguese idioms are used in conversation as Sónia discusses her love life. Check out the Idioms 2 unit for more descriptions and practice with these expressions.

Clara talks to Luís about her upcoming travel plans. Notice how the futuro do conjuntivo is used throughout their dialogue.

Can Carla and Marcelo last the whole weekend without their cell phones?

Ana and João meet unexpectedly in the park and make plans to catch up later that day.

Maria is in Porto on holiday. She meets up with her friend Luís and they make plans to go to a concert at Casa da Música.

João and Bianca decide to try out a new restaurant for lunch!

Luísa and Gaspar make plans for the weekend. Listen for how tonic pronouns are used throughout their conversation.

Paula invites Luís to go on a hot air balloon ride. Will he overcome his fear of heights?

Romeu meets Julieta as he is searching for his lost dog. Will this meeting of chance turn into a love story?

António decides to call Luísa after a long time apart. Follow along as they make plans to see a movie!