Inês and Maria consider the pros and cons of Inês’s new home.

Meet Olga, a German expat living in Portugal, embracing rural life with her wife Lucie and their two dogs.

Navigating bureaucracy in Portugal can be quite the adventure.

Fernando meets with his real estate agent, Eduarda, to tour a house that’s for sale. Notice how they navigate formal/informal treatments in Portuguese.

Jan visits the Câmara Municipal to get his certificado de registo (registration certificate).

Clara gets a lot of packages delivered, all by the same delivery man!

Matilda asks David for help with filling out her SEF application for permanent residency in Portugal.

After inheriting her grandparents’ cherished home, Matilde decides to do some renovations.

Amanda goes to her SEF appointment to get her certificado de residência (residency certificate).

Clark visits the local Loja do Cidadão to get his NIF (Portuguese tax number). He has to wait a while, but once his number is called, it’s a quick and easy process! One important vocabulary word to note is senha. This translates to password, but it also refers to the tickets you take from a […]

A tenant calls her landlord to report a problem in the kitchen.

Rodrigo complains to Adelaide about how cold their home is. Familiarize yourself with a number of reflexive verbs throughout the dialogue.

A tourist and his partner arrive in Lisbon. Follow along as they get help buying SIM cards for their cellphones.

Óscar and Mauro discuss what furniture they need for their new home as they make their way through the maze of IKEA.

Let’s learn how to talk about measurements! Andreia and Pedro grab the tape measure to figure out how to make everything fit in their first home.