Transportation

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… 😉

Joel tells Luís about his friends’ travel plans.

Joel and Rui continue to spy on people from their hotel window, but not in a creepy way. 👀   If you don’t understand Joel’s dad joke at the end, check the Vocabulary section for clues! 😉

Rui describes the view from the hotel window.

The São Bento train station is an important landmark in Porto.

We’re back with another video from our European Portuguese for Beginners  series. This time, we’re continuing the discussion about travel and transportation vocabulary. We’ll focus on common Portuguese words you may hear during arrivals and departures, whether you’re on the metro, comboio, or autocarro. Stay tuned until the end for a short demo lesson, featuring […]

The new episode from the European Portuguese for Beginners series is here! Today our topic is travel and transportation. We’ll teach you the Portuguese words for different modes of transportation to help you plan your next trip, discuss your travel plans, or make your way around the city. Stay tuned until the end for a […]

Years after walking the Caminho de Santiago in our first “Passo a Passo” film, your favourite Portuguese / Canadian pilgrims are back at it again, this time to walk the beautiful Rota Vicentina! To spare you from the foot blisters, Rui and Joel do the hard work for you, trekking through challenging sand dunes all […]

Let’s learn about a popular mode of transportation in Portugal, as well as the rest of Europe: motorcycles!

Vera and Duarte start getting hungry while discussing what they like to eat. Notice how the regular -ar verbs, such as ficar, precisar, gostar, comprar, apanhar, and chegar are conjugated throughout the dialogue.

Andreia and Filipe have a long day of travel ahead of them as they make their way to Lisbon by bus, plane, metro, and train.

Marco is lost! In more ways than one…

Ana is trying to get to Coimbra for an important business meeting. Will her train ever arrive?

Luís is visiting Lisbon for the first time and plans to travel by metro. As he’s not familiar with this form of transportation, he decides to ask for some help!

Maria has a train to catch, but first she has to stop at the post office. Will the taxi driver get her to the train station on time?

Alfredo is waiting for his friend Rute at the train station. Follow along as they find their seats and discuss their future travel plans!

Mr Mário just arrived in Lisbon for the first time. As he searches for his hotel, Mr António kindly provides some information and tips to help him find his way around the city.

Lisbon is a large city with plenty to explore! Save yourself some time and money by taking a closer look at some of the various options for public transportation.

Eduarda, the mechanic, deals with a customer who thinks he knows exactly what’s wrong with his car… when in fact, the biggest problem might just be the driver!
(Special guest: Eliana Silva)

Previously audio-only, this episode has been turned into a fully-animated cartoon. With this newly-animated version of one of our early podcast episodes, we flash back to a time when Joel’s Portuguese skills were in their infancy! (Can you hear a difference?) In this episode, Joel arrives to Lisbon and is faced with a challenging (and […]

Diogo is invited by his friend Marco to attend a special event.

A tourist struggles to find his way to his hotel… but not as much as he struggles with understanding Portuguese expressions.

A hopelessly late traveler finds no sympathy from a bus station’s ticket seller, as he tries to find a way to his destination.

A taxi driver tries to help a very confused passenger.