European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com)

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!

Four punishments in one day?! Note: pôr de castigo basically means to punish (someone). In this Shorty, the phrase takes on a few different meanings given the different contexts (detention, time-out, grounded, etc.).

Zé throws a fit after realizing he forgot to buy parsley. Pay attention to the false cognates (a.k.a. falsos amigos - false friends) throughout the dialogue.

Sara gives Ana recommendations for new TV series to watch.

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

Learn more about the life of António Costa, the prime minister of Portugal.

Paulo hasn’t received his order yet, so he writes an email to customer service.