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May 6 ⋅ May 13 ⋅ May 20 ⋅ May 27 ⋅  June 3 ⋅ June 10 ⋅ June 17

Portuguese Verbs Word Search – Jan 27

Did you find all 15 verbs? The hidden verbs were:

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Pastel de Nata Challenge – Feb 3

Solution and audio here: O Delicioso Pastel de Nata

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Leonor and Pai – Feb 10

Listen to the full audio for this dialogue here: Palavras Opostas

The Portuguese words were:

paifather longolong (sing.,masc.) caroexpensive(sing.,masc.) erradowrong(sing.,masc.) o diaday a noitenight Claro que simYes of course NãoNo altotall(sing.,masc.) baixashort(sing.,fem.) magraskinny (sing.,fem.) os elefanteselephants  gordofat (sing.,masc.) Faz-me mais perguntasAsk me more questions Deixa-me pensarLet me think a lojastore fechadaclosed (sing.,fem.) abertaopen (sing.,fem.) vaziaempty (sing.,fem.) cheiafull (sing.,fem.) poucasfew (fem.) a criançachild o adultoadult  jovemyoung (sing.) velhoold (sing.,masc.) O quê?What? mais velhoolder

You may have noticed that many (but not all) of these words are adjectives. Adjectives have to match the noun they modify in gender and number, so that’s why you see different variations of the same word. For example, the masculine forms for the Portuguese word for “tall” are alto (singular) and altos (plural). Similarly, the feminine forms are alta (singular) and altas (plural). You can read more about adjectives here: Introduction to Portuguese Adjectives

Small Talk – Feb 18

Here are some of our favourite European Portuguese phrases for keeping the conversation flowing.

Comments:

Que bomThat's good Que giroHow cool, How cute, How nice  Que fofoHow cute Que penaToo bad, What a shame Que chatoHow boring

Wishing you well:

Parabéns!Congratulations! or Happy Birthday! Boa sorte!Good luck! Espero bem!I hope so!

Agreeing and disagreeing:

Está bemAll right, Okay, It’s fine Gosto muitoI like it a lot ConcordoI agree Não concordoI disagree Isso é mentiraThat's a lie

Small talk:

Muito prazerVery nice to meet you Já não a via há algum tempoI haven't seen you (sing.,formal,fem.) in a while Temos de pôr a conversa em diaWe need to catch up O tempo está muito bomThe weather is very nice

Filler words:

Pois éThat's right, So it is PoisYeah, well, right EntãoSo, then

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Need more help making small talk in Portugal? Don’t worry, we have you covered:

Prepositions – Feb 25

Here are the answers to the fill-in-the-blanks challenge:

How did you do? To learn more about prepositions, you can access all the Learning Notes from these Units for free! (Members also get access to the Lessons.):

You can also listen to audio dialogues that feature prepositions here: Shorties – Prepositions

Logo – March 4

Learn more about the word “logo” and hear audio examples here: Demystifying the Word Logo in Portuguese

Questions – March 11 and March 18

To learn more about forming Portuguese questions, and to hear audio examples, you can access all the Learning Notes from this Unit for free: Portuguese Questions

The Learning Notes are the items marked with a blue circle / piece of paper icon. (Members also get access to the Lessons.)

For audio and video dialogues featuring questions, browse the episodes here.

Here are the answers to the open-ended questions fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

Do you have any questions about questions? 😉

Ordering Coffee – March 25

Listen and learn in these video/audio episodes about coffee in Portugal:

Ordering Coffee in Portugal | European Portuguese Listening Practice

Um Convívio no Café

O Vício Do Café

Uma Bica Cheia? Impossível!

Portuguese Words You Already Know – April 1

You’re on your way to quickly growing your vocabulary! Learn more, check your answers, and listen to audio examples here:

(Members can also access the Lessons in these Units – Cognates & False Cognates.)

Diminutives – April 8

To learn more about diminutives and hear pronunciation for the Portugal News article examples, please read more here: Diminutives

Or, have a little fun with the diminutives in this video:

Don’t Make This Mistake with Diminutives!

Augmentatives – April 15

Here are the answers to the fill in the blanks:

Ready to learn more about augmentatives in European Portuguese? Discover more patterns and listen to examples here: Augmentatives in Portuguese

(Note: Practice Portuguese members also get access to the Lessons for this Unit: Diminutives and Augmentatives)

Ir & Ser – April 22

We hope you enjoyed that quick lesson on the simple past tense conjugations for the Portuguese verbs irto go  and serto be (permanent) !

Challenge answers:

A couple notes to keep in mind:

(Note: Practice Portuguese members also get access to the Verbs section to practice conjugating 100s of Portuguese verbs in different tenses.)

Time & Date – April 29

Here are the answers to the “What Time Is It?” challenge:

To learn more about dates and time in Portuguese, the Learning Notes (📄 icon) for these 3 units are completely free (the Lessons (? icon) are only available to Practice Portuguese Members):

Want a more difficult challenge? Try listening to the audio for this Shorty episode and see how much you can understand. 🙂

Math in Portuguese – May 6

How are your Portuguese matemáticamathematics skills? 😉 Here are the answers to the questions from this issue:

  1. quatro4 + nove9 = treze13  
  2. quinze15 / cinco5 = três3  
  3. dez10 x dez10 = cem100  
  4. vinte20 + trinta30 = cinquenta50  
  5. doze12 – três3 = nove9  
  6. seis6 + onze11 = dezassete17  
  7. There are vinte e quatro24 horashours  in um dia1 day
  8. There are sessenta60 minutosminutes in uma horaone hour
  9. There are dez10 anos (years) in a décadadecade
  10. duzentos200 – oitenta e um81 = cento e dezanove119
  11. 760 – 2 = 758758  
  12. Half of mil1000 is quinhentos500  
  13. Your dinner cost 25,50€ and you paid 30€. You will receive 4,50€ in change.
  14. três mil trezentos e seis3306
  15. trinta e cinco mil oitocentos e sessenta35860
  16. um milhãoone million – um1 = novecentos e noventa e nove mil novecentos e noventa e nove999999

To learn more about numbers in Portuguese, the Learning Notes (📄 icon) for these 3 units are completely free (the Lessons (? icon) are only available to Practice Portuguese Members):

For a more difficult challenge, you can also listen to the free audio for these episodes that relate to Numbers.

Introducing Yourself in Portuguese – May 13

How Are You?

Who Are You?

Pleasure to Meet You

Where Are You From?

More information here:

Conversation Breakdowns – May 20

Here are a few episodes in which you can hear conversation breakdowns and repairs:

No Balcão da Operadora

Uma Conversa Na Sala De Chá

3 Ways to Talk About the Future – May 27

Learn more and hear examples here: Talking About the Future in Portuguese

Listen to the informal future in this dialogue: Música Para os Ouvidos

Can You Say Você in Portugal? – June 3

Learn more and get the free flowchart here: Tu and Você in European Portuguese

The Word Já in European Portuguese – June 10

More examples of how to use já in a sentence:

Vocabulary: Around the House – June 17

In a sala de estarthe living room , sit on o sofáthe sofa , watch a televisãotelevision , or grab um livroa book from a estantethe shelf, bookcase if you like lerto read . It’s best to find a seat near uma paredea wall with a a tomadapower socket , if you like to read under o candeeirothe lamp .

In a cozinhathe kitchen , grab some food from o frigoríficothe refrigerator and a despensathe pantry , and prepare it on a bancadathe countertop . Cook the food on o fogãothe stove , in o fornothe oven , or in t micro-ondasthe microwave . When it’s time to clean-up, put os pratosthe plates, dishes in a máquina de lavar loiçathe dishwasher , or wash them by hand in O lava-{loiça}the kitchen sink .

In a casa de banhobathroom , you can tomar um duchetake a shower , tomar banhobathe , or style your hair in front of o espelhothe mirror . After you use a sanitathe toilet , don’t forget to wash your hands at o lavatóriothe sink and dry them on a toalhathe towel .

In your quartoroom, bedroom , you can store a roupathe clothing in o roupeirothe wardrobe . To add some life to the room, put os cortinadoscurtains in as janelasthe windows , or some quadrospictures, frames, paintings or fotografiasphotographs on as paredesthe walls . You can sleep on a cama de casalthe double bed or a cama de solteirothe single bed . Some people use 1 almofadapillow , while others use 2. When the weather is colder, use o cobertorthe blanket or o edredãothe duvet . If it’s hot, maybe you’ll only need o lençol de cimathe top sheet . If you like it dark at night, don’t forget to turn off a luzthe light with o interruptorthe light switch and close os estoresthe blinds .

Learn more home-related vocabulary and phrases in the Units below. The Learning Notes are completely free (Lessons are available just for Members).