Food

Ricardo explores a Portuguese sweet shop for the first time.

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.

Take a peek inside Rui and Joel’s pantry and fridge to learn some European Portuguese food vocabulary.

As Francisca shares one of her favourite recipes with Alex, you’ll learn vocabulary related to food and cooking, and hear how the imperativo mood is used to give instructions.

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

Do the Portuguese celebrate Halloween?

Joel chats with locals about their least favourite Portuguese dishes.

Joel asks the public about their favourite foods from Portugal, Cabo Verde, and Angola.

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

Mafalda has a pleasant chat with her neighbour.

A customer asks questions about prices and quantities while shopping for fruits and vegetables.

I want to learn how to cook!

Joel and Rui discuss some of Joel’s views on adapting to life in Portugal, from the lack of “real salads” to the differences in work culture.

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

How much does 20 euros get you at a restaurant outside of Lisbon?

Rui doesn’t share snacks!

Do you prefer dining out or ordering in? Join us for a conversation about food, drinks, and dining in Portugal, with a special appearance from Rui’s mom who shares a story about the ultimate Portuguese food faux pas.

Mário compliments Helena’s cooking. Listen for examples of the passive voice through their conversation.

Joel and Rui battle it out in a blind taste test of the strangest Portuguese food items they could find. Who can guess the most correctly? Get ready for a flavour overload as you learn about some typical food items from Portugal, enrich your vocabulary, and watch the duo struggle through unexpected tastes and textures.

A short and simple dialogue about ordering at a Portuguese café.

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.

Have you been to Santini in Portugal? Learn more about the history of this famous ice cream shop!

In addition to being one of the most difficult Portuguese words for foreigners to pronounce correctly, is Portugal’s most treasured dish and it is highly associated with its national identity.

Here’s a little glimpse of what our Easter Sunday looked like at home earlier today. The struggle was definitely real, spending the day arguing with our 3-year-old about how much chocolate she should be allowed to eat! Almost as impressive as her negotiating skills, you’ll get to hear how our daughter’s language is coming along, […]