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.
A Estrada Mais Longa de Portugal
The Longest Road In Portugal
Preparação para o Teste
Test Preparation
A teacher prepares her class for an upcoming test and Agostinho has plenty of questions ready!
Uma Surpresa Para o Igor
A Surprise For Igor
Cláudia and Vasco plan a surprise for Igor’s birthday. Take note of how the personal infinitive is used throughout their conversation.
O Jardim de Arca d’Água
The Water Ark Garden
Learn more about Arca d’Água, a beautiful park in the city of Porto.
Magusto
St. Martin’s Day
Magusto is a celebration that happens on o Dia de São Martinho in Portugal. Follow along for an amusing retelling of the legend of St. Martin, and to find out what type of food and drinks you can enjoy on this day.
Matilde Vai Às Compras
Matilde Goes Shopping
Matilde picks out some bed linens and towels with some help from the shopkeeper.
Perfeitos Desconhecidos
Perfect Strangers
It was love at first sight for these two perfect strangers.
Óbidos
Óbidos
Learn more about Óbidos, a picturesque village framed by a castle wall.
A Primeira Casa Da Matilde
Matilde's First House
After inheriting her grandparents’ cherished home, Matilde decides to do some renovations.
Dia De Teste
Test Day
Learn useful classroom vocabulary in this Shorty about students receiving some disappointing test results.
Noite De São João
St. John's Night
Learn about the São João festival in Porto! This famous festival has many unique traditions and symbols, from plastic hammers to the cascatas that are built and displayed along the streets. Cascatas means waterfalls or cascades, but here it refers to models of miniature villages, showing scenes from life long ago.
Número de Identificação Fiscal
Tax Identification Number
Clark visits the local Loja do Cidadão to get his NIF (Portuguese tax number). He has to wait a while, but once his number is called, it’s a quick and easy process! One important vocabulary word to note is senha. This translates to password, but it also refers to the tickets you take from a […]
Aqueduto Das Águas Livres
Águas Livres Aqueduct
Have you ever noticed the huge structure of pointed arches stretching high above some of the roads and buildings in Lisbon? This is the aqueduct that brought water to many generations of Lisbon’s people for over 200 years.
Cozinha Inundada
Flooded Kitchen
A tenant calls her landlord to report a problem in the kitchen.
O Dilema
The Dilemma
Júlia has to decide whether or not to reveal a secret. Notice how the personal infinitive, imperfect subjunctive, and the conditional are used throughout the dialogue.