European Portuguese Shorties (from PracticePortuguese.com) Practice Portuguese LDA
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From the premier European Portuguese learning site (PracticePortuguese.com, founded in 2012), we're excited to bring you these short, bite-sized dialogues and audio articles. Practice and improve your listening skills, to better understand the language as it's spoken in Lisbon, Porto, Algarve and the rest of Portugal!
A batch of fresh episodes are launched every week, and vary in format, theme and learning level.
For synchronized subtitles / transcripts, PDFs, quizzes, as well as a full course starting right from the basics, become a member at practiceportuguese.com. We'd love to have you on board as part of our international community of Continental Portuguese learners!
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Salgueiro Maia
As Portugal celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, let’s take a moment to remember one of its biggest heroes.
Adapted from an article written by Lena Strang for Tomorrow Magazine. -
À Descoberta de Sagres
On the western tip of the Algarve, the village of Sagres attracts surfers, hikers, and beach-lovers alike.
Correction: The 2 routes mentioned should be Via Algarviana (not Algarvia) and Rota Vicentina -
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Cava de Viriato
In the middle of the city of Viseu there is a structure that puzzles archaeologists to this day.
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A Nova Paixão Da Anabela
Explore relative pronouns in this passage about how Anabela began her new career.
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Burocracia em Portugal
Navigating bureaucracy in Portugal can be quite the adventure.
Customer Reviews
Love these!
I’ve tried so many different websites to learn Portuguese and these guys are BY FAR the best. It’s a huge help to have a source for European Portuguese audio, since so many resources are in Brazilian Portuguese. The Shorties are the perfect length to be challenging without feeling overwhelming. I play them over and over when I’m on the go to try to understand as much as I can, then later go through the transcripts on their website to fill in the gaps. I especially like the dialogues because they let you hear how Portuguese is spoken in real-life and include a ton of useful phrases. Plus, new episodes are added constantly, so I don't get bored.
Excellent resource!
These shorties are perfect for beginners to start hearing and comprehending portuguese! They are perfect if you are “short” on time and want to sneak a little practice in during the day. I use these when I am driving some where or just want a quick practice session. The speakers are also different so you get different accents and hear different people speaking so it expands your comprehension even more!
I listen to these repeatedly in the car
The episodes here are some of my go-to listening in the car (or walking around with headphones on). They're short but super useful – often dialogues, which I prefer – so I can listen to a bunch in a short period of time but squeeze a ton of practice out of it. And time is something I have short in supply, well, most of the time. I actually find myself replaying the same episode many times and seeing how much I can improve on effortlessly picking up the conversation without pausing, slowing down, relistening, or reading the subtitles/transcripts. Can't wait to devour more of these. Please more dialogues!