European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

Ana goes to the doctor for a checkup.

Zé tries some cheesy pick-up lines in an attempt to flirt with Cláudia.

Tiago's mother goes away for a few days and calls her son to make sure he’s taking care of things at home. Need more practice with clitic pronouns? You’ll notice there are many examples of how to merge clitic pronouns throughout the dialogue.

Pedro is shocked when he returns home to find the aftermath of Sofia's wild house party. Notice how the verb ficar is used in different ways throughout the dialogue.

As Bernardo and Jaime discuss a tennis tournament, keep an eye/ear out for Portuguese-English cognates. Can you guess the meaning of some words without turning the translation on?

Pedro and Rita make plans to go to a concert.

Learn more about the structure of Portugal's government and the different political parties.   *Quick lesson on the word 'chato': This word has a lighthearted connotation, similar to annoying/boring/pesky/unpleasant. If the grocery store doesn't have your favourite brand of cereal, that's 'chato', but a dictatorship is obviously much worse than 'chato'. When we use this word in the first line, it comes with a hefty dose of irony.

Maria and Felipe have a simplified conversation about some of their likes and dislikes.

José and Diogo watch the game together. Keep an eye (or ear) out for irregular verbs in the present tense, such as ter, poder, querer, and ir, plus many common conversational phrases.

Filipe's flirting skills might just be cheesy enough to work!