European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

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.).

Zé throws a fit after realizing he forgot to buy parsley. Pay attention to the false cognates (a.k.a. falsos amigos - false friends) throughout the dialogue.

Sara gives Ana recommendations for new TV series to watch.

Martim finds his calling. Verbs practice: irregular Portuguese verbs in the simple past tense (pretérito perfeito).

Learn more about the life of António Costa, the prime minister of Portugal.

Paulo hasn’t received his order yet, so he writes an email to customer service.

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

Learn more about Vasco da Gama, a famous Portuguese explorer who sailed to India.

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!