In this episode of Coffee Break Portuguese we hear two dialogues which will help you practise your listening skills in Portuguese. These conversations were recorded on location in Porto, Portugal, when Ava and her friend Mariana were out souvenir shopping, then visiting the well-known Mercado do Bolhão. Back in the studio, Rafael and Ava talk through all of the useful words and phrases in the two conversations, to help you understand everything. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus...

Welcome to lesson 34 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this lesson we’ll be hearing multiple voices and accents in Portuguese. We’ll be listening to two conversations that took place while Ava was having breakfast in the hotel in Porto during her trip. Listen to the episode to practise your listening comprehension and to join Rafael and Ava as they talk through all of the language used in the conversations. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of...

Join teacher Rafael and learner Ava in the latest episode of Coffee Break Portuguese to review useful words and phrases for checking into a hotel. We'll hear a conversation recorded on location in Portugal between Ava and the hotel receptionist, which will help you expand your vocabulary on this topic and practise your listening skills. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese...

In this lesson we'll be listening to the second recorded conversation that Ava had on her trip to Portugal. This time, she was practising her Portuguese by asking for travel information at the airport. The conversation contained many useful words and phrases, which Rafael and Ava then discussed back in the studio. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here. Would you like a...

Welcome to a new episode... on location in Portugal! It's time to put everything we've learned in our course so far into practice in real-life situations. Over the next 10 episodes, we’re going to be following Ava’s trip to Portugal. Back in the studio, Rafael and her will listen to the conversations recorded while she was there and discuss the interesting language, words and phrases used by all of the speakers we hear in a variety of contexts. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of...

We've reached lesson 30 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this episode we're reviewing everything we've learned in our beginner's course so far. We’ll be doing this by listening to and studying two short dialogues, which contain words and phrases on many of the topics we’ve covered. After this episode, we will be taking a break and will be back with episode 31 in a few weeks, so stay tuned! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you...

In lesson 29 of Coffee Break Portuguese, we're learning how to make a phone call in Portuguese. Join Rafael and Ava to find out what to say when you answer the phone in Portuguese, learn other useful phrases you'll need for a telephone conversation, and hear everything in context in a practice dialogue. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here. Would you like a free...

Welcome to lesson 28 of Coffee Break Portuguese! The topic of this lesson is free time. We’re going to learn how to talk about your hobbies and the activities you enjoy doing, as well as how to say when and how often you do them, using adverbs of frequency in Portuguese. We'll also be joined by Catarina in a Cafezinho com Catarina all about Portuguese food and cooking. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full...

In lesson 27 of Coffee Break Portuguese, we’re covering another useful, everyday topic – telling the time. We’ll learn how to ask someone for the time, how to say what the time is in Portuguese, and how to say at what time events start and end. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here. Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning tips in your...

Olá! The topic of today's lesson is work. In this episode we're learning new vocabulary to refer to different types of work and professions, as well as finding out how to ask someone what their job is and how to talk about what you do. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here. Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning tips in your inbox every week? Sign...

We've reached lesson 25 of our course and today's topic is describing people in Portuguese. We'll be learning useful words and phrases to describe someone's appearance and say what they are like. This means that we'll also be reviewing the basics of adjective agreement in Portuguese. Finally, we'll be joined by Catarina, who has a fascinating cultural segment about a very famous writer from the Portuguese-speaking world. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a...

In lesson 24 of Coffee Break Portuguese we're covering two essential topics to help you take your beginner's Portuguese further. Join Rafael and Ava to learn how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense and learn the Portuguese alphabet. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here. Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning tips in your...

Welcome to lesson 23 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this lesson we're covering the transactional language that you'll need on a trip to the pharmacy in a Portuguese-speaking location. We'll be learning how to ask for medicine and ask how to take it, as well as other useful words and phrases on the topic of health. This episode expands on what we learned in the previous episode, so make sure to check out episode 22 wherever you’ve found this episode. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus...

In lesson 22 of our course, teacher Rafael and learner Ava are talking about aches and pains, and how to say that you’re not feeling well. We’ll be learning some parts of the body in Portuguese, how to say that we are experiencing a problem with one of these, the vocabulary for some other health problems, and some other useful phrases that you can use if you’re visiting a doctor. We'll also be joined by Catarina in today's Cafezinho com Catarina, in which we'll be learning all about fado. If...

Welcome back to another lesson of Coffee Break Portuguese! We’re now halfway through our 40-lesson course and in lesson 21 we are talking about the weather. We’ll be learning how to ask what the weather is like today and what it is going to be like tomorrow, how to answer these questions to describe various types of weather, and hear a weather forecast for Portugal in today’s Cafezinho com Catarina. We’ll also have a more in-depth look at one particular aspect of Portuguese grammar – the...

We've reached lesson 20 of Coffee Break Portuguese, which marks the halfway point in our beginners' course. In this episode we’re reviewing what we’ve learned throughout the first 19 lessons. We’ll be doing this by listening to a dialogue that incorporates many of the topics we’ve covered so far. We hope you enjoy seeing how much you’ve learned over the past 19 lessons and we'll be back soon with lesson 21! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version...

This lesson of Coffee Break Portuguese is all about travel. Join Rafael and Ava to learn the phrases you need to know when dealing with travel situations in a Portuguese-speaking country, including using public transport and buying travel tickets. We'll also listen to a practice dialogue set in a train station and hear from Catarina in today's Cafezinho com Catarina, in which she tells us a little more about the Azores. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a...

Welcome to lesson 18 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this lesson we are talking about how to ask for directions and how to give directions in town. If you haven't already listened to episode 8 of our course, we would recommend finding it wherever you're listening to this episode, as we'll be expanding on what we learned in that lesson. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese...

In lesson 17 of Coffee Break Portuguese we're taking what we learned in our previous lesson a stage further and continuing with the topic of shopping. This time, we're at the market, and we're applying some of the same language to a new context, as well as learning lots of new words for the food items you might find there and how to express quantities in Portuguese. We'll also be joined by Catarina in today's Cafezinho com Catarina, in which she tells us about a famous market in Lisbon. If...

Welcome to lesson 16 of Coffee Break Portuguese! This is the series in which we're learning Portuguese right from the beginning, along with Rafael and Ava. The topic of this lesson is shopping. We're learning some transactional language that will come in useful when you’re in a shop. We learn the words for different types of souvenirs, and how to ask how much things cost. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the...

The topic of lesson 15 of Coffee Break Portuguese is numbers. Join Rafael and Ava as they count up to the thousands in Portuguese, and learn the days of the week, the months of the year, as well as some helpful phrases which use numbers and dates. We learned the numbers up to 10 in lesson 6 of our course, so if you haven't already listened to that episode, you can find it in the podcast feed. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of...

Join teacher Rafael and learner Ava for lesson 14 of Coffee Break Portuguese. Today, we are learning transactional language that you can use in a hotel scenario, including how to make a reservation and ask about the facilities. We'll hear a dialogue between two Portuguese speakers and we'll also learn a little more about one particular country where Portuguese is spoken in today's Cafezinho com Catarina. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of...

Bem-vindos a Coffee Break Portuguese lesson 13! In this lesson we are expanding on what we learned in lesson 12, in which we were talking about how to order in a restaurant. We’ll be taking this a step further and talking about how to express likes and dislikes, and say what you can and can’t eat. We'll also learn some other useful phrases which will be useful in a restaurant scenario. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can...

Olá! In this episode of Coffee Break Portuguese we're learning vocabulary and phrases that will come in useful if you’re going to a restaurant. We’ll be learning how to ask for a table and how to order a meal, as well as the words for some specific dishes from the Portuguese-speaking world. This is the 12th lesson of our course, so if you haven't yet listened to the previous lessons, make sure to go back to episode 1 in the podcast feed to start learning Portuguese right from the...