Work

Joel and Rui discuss some of Joel’s views on adapting to life in Portugal, from the lack of “real salads” to the differences in work culture.

Joel talks about career choices and adapting to life in Portugal. (Listeners: Rui & Joel are outside filming, so the sound in the background is a nearby water feature.)

Explore relative pronouns in this passage about how Anabela began her new career.

A man talks about what he did yesterday and today. Notice how different forms of the past tense are used throughout the story.

Joel gets an inside look into the strike happening in Lisbon tomorrow. Márcia explains the reasons behind the strike, including the struggle for fair wages and better working conditions. Practice your Portuguese listening skills and learn vocabulary as you hear about the challenges workers are facing in Portugal!

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

Sara writes an email to her colleague before leaving for vacation.

Marcelo gets fired after stinking up the office one too many times.

After almost a decade of Practice Portuguese, it’s time for us to move onto the next phase…

In today’s European Portuguese Listening Practice, a brother confronts his sister about an exciting job offer she has been keeping a secret. Why has she been trying to hide it from everyone? 🚀 Explore the difference between the verbs dizer, falar, and contar.

Luisa finally stands up to her terrible boss.

Mónica and João are coworkers who are getting ready for an upcoming holiday. Will they accomplish everything they planned during their time off work?