European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

Diogo is in a bad mood and just wants some breakfast. Unfortunately, everywhere he goes seems to be closed. Listen for regular -ir verbs in the present tense throughout the story, including abrir, desistir, vestir, and decidir. Remember, they're conjugated with almost the same endings as regular -er verbs!

A young woman asks for her father’s help with some shopping and home renovations. Learn new vocabulary for tools and home supplies.

Remote learning and working is not easy! Carlota logs into her online class just as her mother starts a work meeting. With so many voices, it becomes difficult for either of them to focus...

Rita realizes that she has quite a bit in common with Marcelo's siblings! Listen for lots of possessive pronouns and possessive determiners throughout their conversation.

Listen to some Portuguese slang words in action as Alfredo and Sílvia grab a beer while waiting for their friends.

João is determined to become famous. He just doesn't know how yet... This narrative uses many Portuguese-English cognates, so even as a beginner, you may be able to guess the meaning of many words!

Learn about Pico, one of the beautiful islands of the Azores and home to the highest peak in Portugal.

Elsa's boyfriend just broke up with her, so she goes to her friend Flávio for support. Notice how the imperfeito do conjuntivo is used throughout the dialogue.

Learn more about the only Portuguese pope elected in two millennia of church history.

Explore the basics of using gender in Portuguese. Listen for the feminine and masculine words within these back to back introductions. The meaning of each introduction is the same, except for one important difference: the first is spoken by a female and the second is spoken by a male. Notice how the words used are affected by the gender of the speaker or the gender of the person/thing in reference.