European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

Leiria is a lively city in central Portugal with a beautiful castle, year-round festivals, and plenty of pine trees!

João asks his grandmother to teach him how she makes her delicious oatmeal.

Hear how a number of Portuguese idioms are used in conversation as Sónia discusses her love life. Check out the Idioms 2 unit for more descriptions and practice with these expressions.

Catarina and Tiago discuss their favorite literary genres as they look for new books to read at the library.

Learn more about a group of students and their visit to the National Museum of Ancient Art.

Learn more about the famous Portuguese actress, Alexandra Lencastre.

Teresa and her son Adriano enjoy their usual Sunday lunch together.

Miguel has a short conversation with Bruna before heading to the grocery store. Notice how the preposition “por” is used in a variety of different contexts throughout their dialogue.

Learn about the legend and traditions behind the holiday of São Martinho.

Vera and Duarte start getting hungry while discussing what they like to eat. Notice how the regular -ar verbs, such as ficar, precisar, gostar, comprar, apanhar, and chegar are conjugated throughout the dialogue.