Wayne, the talented animator and good friend of Practice Portuguese, is back at it again with this reimagining of one of our podcast episodes, based on a famous Portuguese tale.
A Lenda do Galo de Barcelos (Animated!)
The Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos (Animated!)
Pizza Na Hora Está a Contratar!
Pizza on Time is Hiring!
Márcio o Brasileiro calls in once again to everyone’s favourite Portuguese pizzeria, but this time to ask the owner for a job. Will they be able to overcome their cultural differences and work together? Have a listen and find out in this 3rd episode of Pizza Na Hora!
3 Video Lessons (Special Announcement)
Attention Practice Portuguese podcast subscribers!
This is not a regular podcast episode, but a special announcement to tell you about a 3-part video series we’re launching starting today.
Check out the first lesson now: practiceportuguese.com/words.
In these 3 lessons, we aim to solve a few of the biggest challenges our members run into when learning European Portuguese.
In the first video, we start with a list of simple rules you can use to quickly add 5000 words to your European Portuguese vocabulary, just by using words you already know.
In the second video, we’ll tackle the challenge of oral comprehension. We’ll explain what it is that spoken European Portuguese more difficult to understand than Brazilian. We’ll give you the necessary tools for you to not only better understand what they’re saying, but also make your own accent sound a lot more authentic when you speak Portuguese.
This second lesson will also have an interactive tool that you can use to practice what you learn in the video to make sure it sticks.
In the 3rd and final video, we’ll walk you through valuable tips and resources to help you throughout your Portuguese learning journey. We’ll also show you how to confirm that the words and grammar you’re learning are specific to Portugal (instead of the Brazilian vocabulary that you’ll find in most dictionaries and apps).
At the end of that third video we’ll also be announcing the biggest addition to Practice Portuguese since the launch of our podcast in 2013… but that’ll come later.
In these 3 videos, we worked hard to deliver very high-quality content to make the best use of your time. We could have easily sold these videos as a course, but we decided to offer them completely free so they could reach as many European Portuguese learners as possible.
If you want to get started with the first lesson and learn 5000 new words, head on over to practiceportuguese.com/words.
You’ll be able to download the free PDF e-book that goes along with the video lesson, as well as sign up to be notified when we launch videos 2 and 3. There won’t be another announcement for each video, so make sure you don’t miss out.
Once again, that’s practiceportuguese.com/words. Thanks for listening and we hope that this video series helps you learn a lot more about European Portuguese!
Portugal Campeão (Part 2)
In this second half of “Portugal Campeão“, we continue to celebrate Portugal’s futebol victory!
Just like the last few episodes, we discuss vocabulary and grammar useful in every day life, even if (like us) you don’t follow sports! Make sure to listen until the end where Rui gets a little bit hyper… and musical! (Too much galão, perhaps?)
(00:55 Slow reading, 07:31 Discussion, 26:38 Fast reading, 31:02 Outro)
Portugal Campeão (Part 1)
Portugal the Champions (Part 1)
We celebrate Portugal’s futebol victory with a play-by-play of how it all went down, including tons of useful expressions and vocabulary, soccer/football related and otherwise.
With Rui and Joel’s lack of sports knowledge (sports experts, you’ve been warned), we hope this episode is as educational as it is wacky!
Show up for the multiple musical outbursts, stay for the in-depth analysis of Ronaldo and his pet moth!
(Photo courtesy of Leticia De La Fuente)
A Lenda do Galo de Barcelos
The Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
February 2017 Update: Wayne, the talented animator and good friend of Practice Portuguese, is back at it again with this animated reimagining of this formerly audio-only episode. Hope you like!
The truth works miracles. Discover how in another Portuguese legend.
Um Passeio de Carro Com a Avó ~ Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo!
A Car Ride With Grandma ~ Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!
Rui and Avó Odete drive around and talk about the best of Portugal, Christmas, and TAP strikes. She also reveals her grandmother’s secret use for soaps!
O Fado, Património Imaterial da Humanidade
Fado, Humanity's Intangible Patrimony
If you know Portugal, you’ve heard of Fado and you know what it means to the Portuguese. But how much do you really know about this traditional music? Test your knowledge about Fado and practice your listening comprehension in a two-speed episode, suitable for those who are starting to learn Portuguese.
O Regresso da Avó
The Return of Grandma
One year ago, we attempted to record a commercial with Rui’s avó informing our visitors of our premium podcast features. But why was that footage was never released? Watch this special behind-the-scenes video we created to find out for yourself!
Os Turistas, o Brasil e o Mundial
Tourists, Brazil, and the World Cup
Find out what tourists are doing in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup and what Brazilians think about it!
Ano Novo…Língua Nova?
New Year...New Language?
Rui and his mom have a question: where on the planet is the New Year celebrated first? Does anyone know?
Cara de Segunda-Feira
Monday Face
What’s your favorite day of the week? Listen to the article and show us a picture of your worst “cara de segunda-feira”!
O Fim do Mundo… Vem Do Espaço?
The End of the World... Coming from Space?
The end of the world will be in 2032! Can you learn Portuguese by then?
Notícias em Português: Redes Sociais
News in Portuguese: Social Networks
A new article format – now with a brief summary of the news in simpler words!
Entrevista com os Avós
Interview with the Grandparents
Avó Odete is back! And she’s not alone… For the first time, Avô Manuel decided to talk to tell us what he thinks about snails!
Dicas Para Aprender uma Segunda Língua
Tips for Learning a Second Language
It’s not easy to learn a new language, much less Portuguese, but here are some tips that we think could be useful!
O Que É Português Europeu?
What is European Portuguese?
European Portuguese…who knows the main characteristics?
A Revolução dos Cravos
The Carnation Revolution
Listen to this dialogue about the 25th of April, a Portuguese national holiday commemorating the Carnation Revolution.
Diálogo 2 – A Nossa Brincadeira
Dialogue 2 - Our Joke
In this episode we ask someone special to help us with marketing! Can you guess who it is?
Os Óscares
The Oscars
The first episode with dialogue only! Rui calls Avó Odete and Luís about the Oscars.
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Como Fazer as Pessoas Gostarem de Nós
How to Make People Like Us
Don’t miss this episode… we have a very special guest!
Síndrome do Sotaque Estrangeiro, Como Sobreviver Muitas Horas no Avião
Foreign Accent Syndrome, How to Survive Many Hours on a Plane
We present the second episode! The topics are:
- Síndrome do Sotaque Estrangeiro
- Como Sobreviver Muitas Horas no Avião
We hope you enjoy it!
Fotografar Comida em Restaurantes / O Sono e o Álcool
Photographing Food in Restaurants / Sleep and Alcohol
Update: August 3, 2018 – As a gift to us and all Practice Portuguese fans, our friend Wayne has turned this episode into a fully-animated cartoon! The video is free for everyone to watch, plus our supporting Members get access to a special version with subtitles for improving comprehension. ~~~ The articles in this first […]