Hobbies

We go for a walk, talk about our favourite music genres, play a “name the first artist you think of” game, and arrive at the gym still arguing about who really is the king and queen of pop. In this episode you’ll hear natural Portuguese around music vocabulary and genres, plus useful expressions for opinions, […]

Rui and Joel take you on a walk to the train station while they talk about their hobbies!

Laura introduces herself, sharing details about her family, work, and hobbies. Then you’ll hear the same introduction from a 3rd-person perspective.

Joel interviews people about their hidden talents.

In today’s Shorty, we’ll answer the simple question, “What did you do yesterday?”, using the Portuguese simple past tense (pretérito perfeito), as well as the past continuous tense (pretérito imperfeito).

Meet Olga, a German expat living in Portugal, embracing rural life with her wife Lucie and their two dogs.

Find out how Joana likes to spend her free time.

I want to learn how to cook!

A blogger narrates a new entry about her favourite activity: watching television shows. Notice how she uses the verbs vir (to come) and ver (to watch) throughout the post. The conjugations of these verbs are similar, so they are easy to mix up. 🙂 Conjugation of vir Conjugation of ver

Sílvia picks up her bicycle from the repair shop.

These brothers take game night very seriously… While they play, you can practice differentiating the verbs saber vs. conhecer.

In today’s European Portuguese Listening Practice episode, Pedro teaches Joana how to meditate! Listen to this short dialogue and let us know what you’d like us to cover next on our channel!