Driving

Follow Manuel Joaquim’s comical struggle to activate roadside assistance in the Portuguese countryside.

Take a walk with Rui and Joel along Avenida de Roma in Areeiro, Lisbon. Practice your comprehension skills and learn new vocabulary as they describe what they see along the way!

Rui describes the view from the hotel window.

Buckle up and join Joel and Rui for a conversation about car preferences and driving experiences. Check out our Driving unit for even more European Portuguese vocabulary and expressions related to cars and driving!

Don’t get caught off guard during a traffic stop in Portugal! Follow along to see how this driver communicates with authorities and learn useful vocabulary, such as the names of documents you may need to show. These “operações STOP” can be performed by a GNR officer (Guarda Nacional Republicana) or by a PSP officer (Polícia […]

Rui and Joel take the whole gang to Algarve for a day at the waterpark!

Have you ever driven on Portugal’s longest road? Adapted from an article by Julie Fox, of the popular Julie Dawn Fox in Portugal travel blog.

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

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.

Helena brings her car in for its required inspection. It seems she has quite a bit to learn about car maintenance…

Rita is running late to her driving class. Luckily, she runs into António who gives her a ride and asks about her upcoming test.

Petra is planning a road trip across the United States. She excitedly tells Flávio about all the preparations.

Anabela and Eusébio get lost on their way to a dinner reservation. Luckily, they meet someone who helps them find their way!

Vítor and Paula are shopping for a used car to replace the “old tin can” they’ve been driving for the past 20 years.

The gas stations in town are suddenly crowded with people rushing to fill up their tanks. What’s going on?

Cláudio and Joana are a Portuguese couple who decide to take a trip to Tomar in a rental car. When it comes to driving, they can’t seem to agree on anything. Will they make it to their destination without driving each other crazy?

Miguel and Sara have a hard decision to make: Where should they eat Francesinha? A coin toss sends them on their way, but the couple is in for an unexpected surprise.

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 […]

A taxi driver tries to help a very confused passenger.

A young man gets an unexpected reality check after trying to pretend to be someone he’s not.

Flustered after an eventful bus ride, Dona Ana shares what happened with Sr. Alberto.

A fun night out almost ends before it even begins, when Marco and Diogo have a hard time finding their way to the club.

Joel has a new project — buying a motorcycle to drive in Lisbon! Will it be easier than taking a taxi? Does Joel know how to do business in Portuguese? Vrum vrum!