School

Damiana’s advice on how to be a good Portuguese student!

Have you already seen the controversial tradition of university hazing in Portugal?

Four punishments in one day?! Note: pôr de castigo basically means to punish (someone). In this Shorty, the phrase takes on a few different meanings given the different contexts (detention, time-out, grounded, etc.).

A teacher prepares her class for an upcoming test and Agostinho has plenty of questions ready!

Learn useful classroom vocabulary in this Shorty about students receiving some disappointing test results.

Explore how the word “já” is used in this dialogue between a mother and father discussing their children returning to school.

Rodrigo must finish his food before he can leave the table. Language features: personal infinitive the preposition “para”    

Remote learning and working is not easy! Carlota logs into her online class just as her mother starts a work meeting. With so many voices, it becomes difficult for either of them to focus…

Leonor has a test on opposite words tomorrow, so she asks her father to help her study while they walk home from school. Throughout their practice, you’ll learn lots of Portuguese adjectives, plus many examples of when to use ser vs. estar.

Working from home with kids is no easy task! Follow along as this family does their best to adjust to the new routine.

Have you ever seen young people in black cloaks walking around the streets in Portugal? Learn about the origin of this tradition and how it inspired a very famous author.

Two parents meet and realize their children go to the same school. Hear some basic conversation skills in action: introductions, greetings, simple comments, and questions.

Patrícia and José discuss whether to send their son to public or private school.

A teacher reads aloud to her class and then assigns homework. One student decides to share his disappointment.

João visits a kindergarten to find out if it would be a good fit for his 5-year-old daughter.

Vera and Miguel meet to catch up. They talk about their studies, their schedules, and their interest in taking a language course.

Ricardo is a law student who is studying far away from his hometown. Follow along as he talks about his life and what he likes to do in his spare time.

Always looking for ways to escape school, Maria and Pedro figure out how many public holidays there are in the school year.

Overwhelmed with work, Patrícia curbs Hugo’s expectations when it comes to planning family holidays.

About to take a challenging exam, João and Pedro talk about their expected grades.

Miguel reminds João of the difference between book smart and street smart and also shares some big news.

A history teacher describes a new class assignment.

Tiago makes his father’s life difficult as he gets ready for school in the morning. Hugo finally finds a way of motivating him to cooperate.