European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

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 machine when waiting for assistance. It's usually a little slip of paper with a number, or a letter and number, such as A3. You listen or look for that senha to know when it's your turn.

Learn more about the history of the caravel! Adapted and translated from an article by Lena Strang in Tomorrow Magazine.

Hear the disturbing story of Diogo Alves, known as the the Águas Livres Aqueduct killer.

Senhor Esteves stops by to say hello to Dona Graça and her daughter, Carla. Since it’s almost lunchtime, they invite him to stay for a meal. Notice the different levels of formality used among the different speakers.

Have you ever noticed the huge structure of pointed arches stretching high above some of the roads and buildings in Lisbon? This is the aqueduct that brought water to many generations of Lisbon’s people for over 200 years.

Dionísio goes to the hospital for a doctor's appointment. Correction: On line 2 you'll hear 'passando', but it should be 'passado' as shown in the text. Desculpe!

A woman shares some gossip about her neighbour, Diana. Notice how different demonstratives are used throughout the dialogue.

Bianca and Rodolfo meet at a mutual friend's party. Notice the variety of ways the preposition "de" is used throughout their conversation.

A teacher leads his class in a lesson about the calendar. The students answer questions about time, dates, seasons of the year, and weather.

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