Jéssica is upset after a fight with her best friend Daniela.

Inês gets lost looking for a café and a kind woman helps her with directions.

Join Diogo and Sandra in a silly conversation about money troubles and relationship drama. Along the way, take note of how the verb “andar” is used in context.

Caught at a bus stop with a talkative stranger, Ana patiently contributes to the one-sided chat using simple comments that say “I’m listening”, without saying much at all. Coincidentally, this is also helpful for language learners who want to keep the conversation flowing, despite not having much to say yet… 😉

When was the last time you cried?

Join the Practice Portuguese team at their headquarters for a festive “White Elephant” gift exchange. Will they steal “presentes” from each other like savages, or play fair like good little Portuguese citizens?

What’s better than stuffing your face with bolo-rei? Sharing it with friends, of course! Join the Practice Portuguese team as we explore the delicious holiday sweets that make Christmas time in Portugal so special.

Get in the holiday spirit with the Practice Portuguese team as they gather around the Christmas tree to decorate, share their favourite memories, and even belt out some Christmas tunes!

Joana asks José to help her practice for a job interview.

Inês and Maria consider the pros and cons of Inês’s new home.

The team celebrates Dia de São Martinho with roasted chestnuts and jeropiga.

In today’s Shorty, we’ll answer the simple question, “What did you do yesterday?”, using the Portuguese simple past tense (pretérito perfeito), as well as the past continuous tense (pretérito imperfeito).

António’s job interview takes an unexpected turn! Note: Candidatura espontânea is a term used if someone applies for a job when the company is not even hiring. In this Shorty, it ends up having a double meaning. 🙃

Learn Portuguese with Joana and Damiana as they organize the office and try a questionable protein bar. 🥴

Manuel offers to help his neighbour with some yard work. This Shorty includes the personal pronoun vós (another pronoun for “you”) and conjugation of verbs in that form. We don’t use vós in most of our content, or in the Verbs section, because it has fallen out of use nowadays, except in specific regions and […]

Joel takes to the streets to find out just how friendly Portuguese people really are.

A talkshow host interviews Joaquim Silveira, a notorious (fictional) Portuguese thief.

Find out how Joana likes to spend her free time.

I want to learn how to cook!

Pedro arrives early to Sofia’s party and offers to help with the decorations. Throughout their dialogue, pay special attention to the plural forms of different words.

Eduardo and Mariana spend the morning planting almond trees in the beautiful Alentejo region.

During summer festivals in the Algarve, many crowds have been captivated by the music of Humberto Silva, Portuguese singer and accordion player. After interviewing the musician, Lena Strang shares his story with us through this Portuguese adaptation of her article.

Are you doing any “lides caseiras” this weekend?

Don’t get apoquentado! Joana is here to teach us more about pronunciation and vocabulary variations in the Alentejan Portuguese dialect.