Joel brings you along in his hunt for a birthday gift for a friend’s two-year-old daughter. You’ll hear some phrases you can use next time you’re shopping, and follow the entire transaction from start to finish. (Products and a local toy shop are featured, but as usual, this video was not sponsored – this is […]

Luís chats briefly about his work at Practice Portuguese.

Joel and Ricardo discuss kitchen design challenges, including colour choices and stove preferences.

Joel learns a little about jacuzzi maintenance as he explores the BLIP expo booths.

Rui makes a dinner reservation over the phone. Have you done this before in Portuguese?

In today’s Listening Practice episode, João finally gets through to a customer support agent at the gas company, after waiting all morning for their technician to show up.

In today’s European Portuguese Listening Practice episode, you’ll listen to a dialogue between Maria and her friend. Maria has an unusual craving for sweets, so she decides to try and create her own candy.

Listening Practice! Dona Rosa discusses her experiences selling crops at the farmer market, known to locals as the Reforma Agrária. This name is based on the Agrarian Reform which came about in Portugal following the 1974 Carnation Revolution. Through this reform, the government set up collective farms in the Alentejo region and gave subsidies to […]

Have you ever spoken to someone in Portuguese, only to have them immediately switch to English on you? The path of least resistance may be to just allow the conversation to stay in English, but in this video, Joel has had enough! He decides to keep the conversation in Portuguese, with the help of a […]

Two elegant friends bump into each other and can’t stop complimenting each other’s fabulous clothes.

Joel goes to the Cinema and is faced with various decisions… Let’s see whether his Portuguese skills are up to the challenge!

Update: April 10, 2018 – Previously audio-only, this episode has been turned into a fully-animated cartoon. The video is free for everyone to watch, plus our supporting Members get access to a special version with subtitles for improving comprehension. Telephone and Internet service companies are notoriously painful to deal with, and Portugal is no exception! […]

This is a newly-animated version of another animated version of one of our favourite episodes.   Our other Pizza Na Hora episode with Márcio o Brasileiro is one of our most-watched videos, so we know you’ll love this one too!

We are excited to share this newly-animated version of one of our classic episodes.