Health

Adapted from an article by Julie Fox, the founder of Feel More Connected, a women’s wellbeing blog that focuses on connecting with nature, yourself, and other people.

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

Joel and Pedro chat about their allergy woes.

Coworkers João and Camila chat about family responsibilities and routines on their way into the office.

Luís and Joel have a casual chat and end up debating the nutritional value of lettuce.

Rafa shows us around his new gym.

Who’s more organized, Joel or Rui? Find out, while learning vocabulary related to personal hygiene and daily routines!

Nuno talks to Helena about her sleeping problem.

Ana goes to the doctor for a checkup.

Gustavo makes an emergency call.

Rival neighbours Marina and José attend a yoga class. For more context, we suggest you first listen to the 3-minute Shorty – À Procura da Gata Perdida. Thanks to one of our members, Sarah, for writing this episode! ❤️

A woman goes shopping for new eyeglasses. Follow along to learn some new vocabulary you could use in this situation.

Need another reason to plan a holiday? Find out more about the health benefits of travel!

Dionísio goes to the hospital for a doctor’s appointment. Correction: On line 2 you’ll hear ‘passando’, but it should be ‘passado’ as shown in the text. Desculpe!

Luís calls to set up a health insurance plan, just in case of any “hypothetical” injuries…

In today’s European Portuguese Listening Practice episode, Pedro teaches Joana how to meditate! Listen to this short dialogue and let us know what you’d like us to cover next on our channel!

Can football (soccer) players eat Pastéis de Nata every day❓🤔 In this video we are going to practice European Portuguese together while we talk to a personal trainer (and good friend) Rafael Cabrita. He shares some of his fitness and nutrition secrets, despite Rui and Joel’s best efforts to derail him with their silliest questions. […]

Anselmo gets the Covid-19 vaccine. Follow along to prepare for the questions you may be asked at your appointment. This episode is longer than usual (a Longy rather than a Shorty!), but it includes lots of useful vocabulary and expressions as the characters discuss medical history, symptoms, and some myths about the vaccine. Members can […]

(Personal note from Joel): Sue Williams and her husband David are long-time Practice Portuguese members. After I read Sue’s sailing memoir about their adventures and hardships while crossing the ocean from Canada to Portugal (and beyond… then back home again!), I enjoyed it so much that we requested permission from Sue and her publisher to […]

Learn more about António Egas Moniz, a Portuguese neurosurgeon who won a Nobel Prize.

Pedro tries to teach Joana how to meditate.

Learn more about the international athletics competition known as “Ironman”.

Renata just signed up for a gym membership and she’s determined to actually go this time…