António tells Vítor about one of his favourite plays.

Navigating bureaucracy in Portugal can be quite the adventure.

Mário compliments Helena’s cooking. Listen for examples of the passive voice through their conversation.

Nuno talks to Helena about her sleeping problem.

Learning a new language has its ups and downs.

As a storm rages in Portugal, Joca is convinced he can brave the elements. Keep an eye and ear out for many different uses of the preposition até.

Learn more about the structure of Portugal’s government and the different political parties.   *Quick lesson on the word ‘chato’: This word has a lighthearted connotation, similar to annoying/boring/pesky/unpleasant. If the grocery store doesn’t have your favourite brand of cereal, that’s ‘chato’, but a dictatorship is obviously much worse than ‘chato’. When we use this […]

Filipe’s flirting skills might just be cheesy enough to work!

Martim finds his calling. Verbs practice: irregular Portuguese verbs in the simple past tense (pretérito perfeito).

Learn more about Vasco da Gama, a famous Portuguese explorer who sailed to India.

Rival neighbours Marina and José attend a yoga class. For more context, we suggest you first listen to the 3-minute Shorty – À Procura da Gata Perdida. Thanks to one of our members, Sarah, for writing this episode! ❤️

Have you ever driven on Portugal’s longest road? Adapted from an article by Julie Fox, of the popular Julie Dawn Fox in Portugal travel blog.