European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

Hear the legend behind why almond trees grow in the Algarve. For more, you can enjoy the longer version from our podcast archives!

Vanda and António discuss how to handle a work emergency. Notice how the speakers use acabar + de + infinitive verb to refer to the recent past, i.e. something that “just" happened.

Sofia and Jorge forgot to buy Jessica something for her birthday. Explore the conditional and the subjunctive as they talk about what they should do.

Ivo emails a cover letter along with his resume to apply for a position as a Chief Financial Officer.

Notice the many different uses of the word “assim” throughout this couple’s argument. Will they work out their issues? Assim espero!

Ivo’s plans to take a simple walk get a bit more complicated when António asks him to run some errands.

Learn about Peneda-Gerês National Park, a beautiful place in the north of Portugal.

Learn about the Mosteiro da Batalha, an emblematic monument in the history of Portugal.

Learn more about António Egas Moniz, a Portuguese neurosurgeon who won a Nobel Prize.

Filipa and António make small talk after meeting in the park with their dogs.