Expressions

Explore the personal infinitive as Lúcia and Mariana discuss life in the city vs. the countryside.

A kitchen disaster unfolds when siblings blame each other for the mess all over the floors and walls.

João and Miguel catch up and compare their work-life balance. Take note of how compound tenses are used throughout the dialogue.

Think back to the early days of learning Portuguese… When you started talking about simple likes and dislikes, you probably paused at phrases like and wondered what that was doing there. This was your first encounter with regência (regency), a grammatical principle which relates to how words depend on others to complete their meaning. In […]

Guilherme and Teresa watch the drama unfold at a wedding with a very unconventional priest.

Join Diogo and Sandra in a silly conversation about money troubles and relationship drama. Along the way, take note of how the verb “andar” is used in context.

Caught at a bus stop with a talkative stranger, Ana patiently contributes to the one-sided chat using simple comments that say “I’m listening”, without saying much at all. Coincidentally, this is also helpful for language learners who want to keep the conversation flowing, despite not having much to say yet… 😉

Follow Manuel Joaquim’s comical struggle to activate roadside assistance in the Portuguese countryside.

As Francisca shares one of her favourite recipes with Alex, you’ll learn vocabulary related to food and cooking, and hear how the imperativo mood is used to give instructions.

Joel is definitely not going to post this video… 🤫 … Note: As Rui clarifies at the end, Jogaste de jeito?  was incorrect because de jeito typically follows a negative form, as in Não jogaste nada de jeito? – You didn’t play well? / Did you play badly? Instead, Joel could have said Jogaste alguma […]

Joel and Pedro chat about their allergy woes.

A customer asks questions about prices and quantities while shopping for fruits and vegetables.