Join Rui and Joel in their “distraction-free” environment… as they say “tchau” to 2023, in this annual Practice Portuguese Holiday Party! Brave Portuguese learners showcased their homemade holiday recipes for a chance to win a year-long Premium Subscription. A heartfelt “obrigado” to all of you who sent in videos to make this episode possible. Thanks […]
2023 Holiday Party
2023 Holiday Contest Announcement
Win a 1 year Premium membership to Practice Portuguese (worth €153!) Send a video to @practice_portuguese on Instagram (as a DM), explaining in Portuguese a festive dish or drink you’ve prepared. You’ll be featured in our 2023 Holiday Party episode, and if your video is our favourite, you’ll win a full year of access to […]
O Dia de Portugal
Portugal Day
Happy Portugal Day!
Os Maios
The Maios
Spring is here, so it’s time to learn about the Portuguese tradition of “Os Maios”!
Negotiating About Chocolate with our Bilingual Toddler
Here’s a little glimpse of what our Easter Sunday looked like at home earlier today. The struggle was definitely real, spending the day arguing with our 3-year-old about how much chocolate she should be allowed to eat! Almost as impressive as her negotiating skills, you’ll get to hear how our daughter’s language is coming along, […]
2022 Holiday Party
Christmas has come and gone, but the Holiday Party 2022 is just getting started! Rui and Joel celebrate the holiday season with video submissions from our Instagram contest, with some hot wine mixed in for good measure. A special guest will draw the winner (or two?) to find out who wins a free Practice Portuguese […]
Resoluções de Ano Novo
New Year's Resolutions
What are your New Year’s resolutions?
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.
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.
Santos Populares (Festas de Santo António em Lisboa)
Popular Saints (Santo António Festivities In Lisbon)
Walk through Lisbon with Rui and Joel as they explore the annual festivities of Santo António!
No Copo De Água
At The Wedding Reception
Mónica attends an old friend’s wedding reception and has a quick chat with the father of the bride.
A Noite de Passagem de Ano
New Year's Eve Night
Learn how to celebrate New Years Eve, Portuguese style!
2021 Holiday Party!
Despite Clara breaking half of our decorations, Rui and Joel manage to celebrate the holidays with the help of our members, who share with us their favourite holiday decorations. As you’d expect from us, there are lots of surprises throughout, (and you’ll learn lots of Portuguese without even realizing it!) Obrigado to everyone who generously […]
Uma Consoada de Loucos
A Christmas Eve Dinner Of Crazy People
It’s almost time for the Consoada and Joana and Pedro are already anxious about spending Christmas-time with their quirky family members.
Dia De Todos Os Santos
All Saints' Day
Learn more about All Saints’ Day in Portugal.
A Cerimónia
The Ceremony
Teresa gets hungry and impatient during a long wedding ceremony.
Festas de Lisboa
Lisbon's Festivals
Dia de Santo António is celebrated in Lisbon in the month of June. Find out what Sofia and Júlio plan to do during the event.
Que Dia É Hoje?
What Day Is Today?
Happy World Day of the Portuguese Language! 📚 In 2009, the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries defined May 5 as the World Day of the Portuguese Language, and on 2019 the date was recognized by Unesco. The first celebration took place in 2020. Portuguese is the official language in 9 countries and in Macau 🇲🇴: […]
25 de Abril
April 25Th
Learn why the 25th of April was such an important day in Portuguese history.
Festa Dos 10K!
10K Party
Rui loses his mind and Joel loses his hearing as they count down to 10,000 followers on Instagram. Obrigado pelo vosso apoio! Don’t forget to join (and follow) us on Instagram for tons of exclusive European Portuguese content!
Planos De Aniversário
Birthday Plans
Practice possessive pronouns / determiners in this dialogue about Afonso’s birthday plans.
Easter in Portugal
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to celebrate Easter in Portugal? Portugal is a country with deep Catholic roots, so is a big celebration here. In fact, it’s probably the second biggest holiday after Christmas. Páscoa marks the remembrance of the death and rebirth of .
Páscoa – Limpeza Anual, Briga De Casal
Easter - Annual Cleaning, Couple's Fight
The Fonseca family is a Portuguese family that celebrates Easter according to the traditional customs. Susana has been cleaning frantically to prepare her house for this special occasion, but not everything will go according to plan.
O Aniversário Da Jéssica
Jessica's Birthday
Sofia and Jorge forgot to buy Jessica something for her birthday. Explore the conditional and the subjunctive as they talk about what they should do.