European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

Júlia has to decide whether or not to reveal a secret. Notice how the personal infinitive, imperfect subjunctive, and the conditional are used throughout the dialogue.

A woman visits a clothing shop to exchange a blouse she received as a gift.

Sónia and Manuel meet by chance and talk about their old friends from high school, using lots of adjectives to discuss their personality traits!

Ricardo recognizes an old classmate at the gym. Explore the variety of uses of the verb andar throughout their conversation.

Learn about the controversy surrounding bullfighting in Portugal.

Practice that tricky "lh" sound as Carlos tells Sara about his daily troubles. Try listening line by line and repeating the words containing 'lh' out loud.

A blogger narrates a new entry about her favourite activity: watching television shows. Notice how she uses the verbs vir (to come) and ver (to watch) throughout the post. The conjugations of these verbs are similar, so they are easy to mix up. 🙂 Conjugation of vir Conjugation of ver

Sílvia picks up her bicycle from the repair shop.

The arrival of spring reminds Rita of the weekends spent at her grandparents' farm. As you hear about her favourite memories, you can practice your "R" pronunciation and the pretérito imperfeito do indicativo tense.

Need more practice conjugating regular -er verbs? Listen for these verbs: comer, beber, crescer, parecer, escrever, correr, aprender, entender, conhecer, and responder. They are all conjugated following the same patterns! Follow along as Cassandra shares her typical Saturday routine. She eats breakfast with her son, writes an email to her mother, and then meets up with her friend Maria. They go for a run, practice Portuguese together, and enjoy some drinks. Sounds like a nice day! Can you describe your own routine?