European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

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.

The arrival of spring reminds Rita of the weekends spent at her grandparents' farm. As you hear about her favourite memories, you can practice your "R" pronunciation and the pretérito imperfeito do indicativo tense.

Need more practice conjugating regular -er verbs? Listen for these verbs: comer, beber, crescer, parecer, escrever, correr, aprender, entender, conhecer, and responder. They are all conjugated following the same patterns! Follow along as Cassandra shares her typical Saturday routine. She eats breakfast with her son, writes an email to her mother, and then meets up with her friend Maria. They go for a run, practice Portuguese together, and enjoy some drinks. Sounds like a nice day! Can you describe your own routine?

Luísa stops at the bakery to buy some bread and chat with Sr. Ramiro, an old family friend who seems to have had every profession imaginable! Notes for this episode: Notice how Luísa treats Sr. Ramiro with the formal form of "you" and he treats Luísa with the informal form (tu). Learn more about informal vs. formal forms of "you". Can you find examples of diminutive forms? Notice how Portuguese typically does not always use articles (um, uma, etc.) when naming a profession (ferreiro vs a blacksmith)

Mónica attends an old friend's wedding reception and has a quick chat with the father of the bride.

Learn how to celebrate New Years Eve, Portuguese style!

It's almost time for the Consoada and Joana and Pedro are already anxious about spending Christmas-time with their quirky family members.

Rodrigo complains to Adelaide about how cold their home is. Familiarize yourself with a number of reflexive verbs throughout the dialogue.

Carolina can't wait to open her Christmas gifts!